Special deal

Ken Fortenberry wrote:
Rodney Long wrote:
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I guess you could call this post spam, ...

Do you think ?

Here's a suggestion, the next time you feel inclined to SPAM
a non-commercial Usenet newsgroup send email instead. Send the
email to those folks who you know won't mind your message and
tell them to pass it along to their friends who feel the same.

Just don't do it here. You have no idea what kind of Pandora's
box you'll open if SPAM becomes acceptable. I won't let it
slide, I will bitch about it here and if that doesn't stop it
I will complain to your ISP.

The group let the SPAM you just had to share slide without
comment and this is what happened. You've had your freebie, now
stop it out.



Your right, I should never had given these guys a chance at the deal, I
sure don't "need" their business to survive, I mean it's not worth the
lashing ,, don't worry it won't happen again, as this is the last time
"I" will be selling anything "PERIOD" from my web site, or anywhere
else, as fast as these are selling already from my web site, they will
be gone fast.

To tell you the truth I'm glad I'm out of the retail business, then I
can talk all I want on news groups, about the way I fish, maybe help
others kick some butt, and have a better time on the water. I am the
"expert" in this "method" of fishing, and I can teach others how to get
the most out of it. Since I will no longer be "selling" anything, no one
can claim it's spam.

--
Rodney Long,
Inventor of the Mojo SpecTastic "WIGGLE" rig, SpecTastic Thread,
Nutri Shield insect repellent. ,Stand Out Hooks ,Stand Out Lures,
Mojo's Rock Hopper & Rig Saver weights, and the EZKnot
http://www.ezknot.com

Rodney Long wrote:

... Since I will no longer be "selling" anything, no one
can claim it's spam.

A commercial in a non-commercial Usenet newsgroup is SPAM,
no matter who's doing the actual retail work. There is a
fine line between a commercial and a testimonial but I have
no doubt that you'll push it right up to the line and beyond
until someone calls you on it. ;-)

--
Ken Fortenberry

Ken Fortenberry wrote:
Rodney Long wrote:

... Since I will no longer be "selling" anything, no one can claim
it's spam.

A commercial in a non-commercial Usenet newsgroup is SPAM,
no matter who's doing the actual retail work. There is a
fine line between a commercial and a testimonial but I have
no doubt that you'll push it right up to the line and beyond
until someone calls you on it. ;-)

No more than someone talking about drop shotting, Texas, or Carolina
rigging. The only difference is the people get to hear from the "real"
expert on using the rig. I have over 2,000 hours, (and over 4,000 fish
caught) experience using the Wiggle rig. I can make lures do things most
fishermen only dream about, I want to share that knowledge, and finally
I will be able to on news groups, people can call me all they want to on
it, according to my ISP, that is not spamming.

Spamming is mutable cross posting and mutable emails for profit, no
spammer would "waste" his time writing single emails, or "on topic"
post, and answering "on topic" questions in news groups, there is not
enough profit in it.



--
Rodney Long,
Inventor of the Mojo SpecTastic "WIGGLE" rig, SpecTastic Thread,
Nutri Shield insect repellent. ,Stand Out Hooks ,Stand Out Lures,
Mojo's Rock Hopper & Rig Saver weights, and the EZKnot
http://www.ezknot.com

Rodney Long wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
Rodney Long wrote:
... Since I will no longer be "selling" anything, no one can claim
it's spam.

A commercial in a non-commercial Usenet newsgroup is SPAM,
no matter who's doing the actual retail work. There is a
fine line between a commercial and a testimonial but I have
no doubt that you'll push it right up to the line and beyond
until someone calls you on it. ;-)

No more than someone talking about drop shotting, Texas, or Carolina
rigging. The only difference is the people get to hear from the "real"
expert on using the rig. I have over 2,000 hours, (and over 4,000 fish
caught) experience using the Wiggle rig. I can make lures do things most
fishermen only dream about, I want to share that knowledge, and finally
I will be able to on news groups, people can call me all they want to on
it, according to my ISP, that is not spamming.

Spamming is mutable cross posting and mutable emails for profit, no
spammer would "waste" his time writing single emails, or "on topic"
post, and answering "on topic" questions in news groups, there is not
enough profit in it.

You're right, no SPAMmer would waste his time hawking his wares
on a non-commercial Usenet newsgroup because doing so would be
bad for business.

You realize that you're posting all this on a binary newsgroup
devoted to fishing pictures ? Hardly an appropriate venue for
commercials.

--
Ken Fortenberry

Hell, so he got a call from Larry Nixon (whoever he is) "I" got a call from
Barbara Bush! (whoever she is)

john

1-Highlight the offensive posting.
2-On the "message" tab, click "block sender".

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Posts are blocked by posting address. Some posters may change posting addys
to avoid filters, merely repeat the process (1-2) for new addresses.

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