I see by reading this post that the flying conditions
must not be as great as we, in the Northern Hemisphere,
had hoped for our Spring.

I enjoy the posts by Paul Remde and others who might
be 'advertising' their products. There are two other
places I might see their ads: 'SOARING' magazine and
Al MacDonald's website, www.gliderforum.com. But it
doesn't bother me one bit that there might be 'advertising'
here. As long as it serves the soaring community,
I think it is great here.

Reading the charter for R.A.S., I don't see that it
explicitly prohibits ads. The charter does, politely,
ask those to 'refrain' from 'commercial pluggery' (I
wonder how spell check will like that?) but it can
be a gray line between 'commercial' and 'public service.'
I always tend to think of the posts from Paul Remde,
Tim Mara, Tom Knauff, and the handful of other product
suppliers to be a service to me and other pilots and
I hope they continue.

If there were a vote from R.A.S. readers for or against
advertising by the gliding products and service providers,
I would vote YES.

Ray Lovinggood
Carrboro, North Carolina, USA


At 14:48 20 May 2004, Todd Pattist wrote:
'Paul Remde' wrote:

I'm sorry about this being the 3rd commercial post
I've done in the last day
or so. I tend to do them in spurts... I promise to
slow down after this
one.

At the risk of being flamed again, the Charter of
rec.aviation.soaring does not allow *any* commercial
messages in this forum. You should be ashamed of yourself,
as you know the rules. Other soaring suppliers abide
by
them. Put a link to your web site in your sig.

Googles Glossary:
http://www.google.com/googlegroups/glossary.html
netiquette [from 'network etiquette'] n The conventions
of
politeness recognized in discussion forums, such as
avoidance of cross-posting to inappropriate forums
and
refraining from commercial pluggery outside the business
forums.


http://www.faqs.org/faqs/finding-groups/general/
2) Commercial Advertisements
The general rule of thumb is that you need to take
the time
to learn where your advertisement is appropriate before
you
post it. If you are not sure where your advertisement
is
appropriate, don't post it. Another good rule of thumb
is
that unless the group's charter or FAQ specifically
mentions
that some limited types of advertising are welcome,
you
should assume that no commercial postings are allowed.

You will be asked to enter your SeeYou registration
key when you place the order.

People really should not give these out. You should
ask for
other proof (canceled check, etc.)

I don't mean to jump on you Paul, but this is not a
commercial forum and it's against the
Todd Pattist - 'WH' Ventus C
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