Not to make too fine a point, but question ...

If Music Hunter's tagline, which does include what can be considered an advertisement pitch, is 
inappropriate, how about the numerous signature lines with links to people's commercial websites? 
Isn't that the same thing, just perhaps less "tacky" or "blatant"?

I don't like restricting any of this, to be honest, I'm not anti-commerce. I think a customer 
endorsement as the sole topic of a message, posted by the party being endorsed, is over the line in 
this forum. But can't we just relax about people's signature lines? If you take it out to its 
logical conclusion, you get to an absurd place, in my opinion. And I think it's unfair to single out 
one guy just because he's got what some deem a more "aggressive" commercial signature line.

One man's opinions ...

-- Tom Fine

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cornell, Bryan E" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 8:42 AM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Feedback on vendor service to Amherst College Library


ARSC has clear rules for the list.  See http://www.arsc-audio.org/arsclist.html

"Spamming and commercial advertising are also inappropriate and will not be tolerated and can result 
in removal from the list. Personal messages, subscription requests and other business should be sent 
to the appropriate address and not posted to the list."

I really don't see how that tagline can be viewed as anything but spam.

How about we all move on from this thread and start talking about topics relevant to the list? Keep 
in mind that the list is UNMODERATED, meaning it's up to all of us to keep the discussion on track.

Bryan Cornell
ARSClist Administrator

-----Original Message-----
From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of 
D P Ingram
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 4:53 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Feedback on vendor service to Amherst College Library

(Speaking generally) maybe it would be good for ARSC to set some clear rules for the list and all 
members follow it, as there can be (to me) some off topic missives but I am not ARSC.

The posting by Music Hunter didn't annoy me, but then my ARSC mail is filtered into that of 78-L, so 
I am used to deleting large chunks of mail unread after a quick scan of the subject line.  But, even 
speaking as a customer of Music Hunter, their "slogan" does grate on a personal level (many slogans 
do) but I cannot fault their service to us.

Rgds, Darren


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On 25 feb 2011, at 04.35, Malcolm Rockwell wrote:

> Hi there.
> This list is a forum, not a bulletin board. We talk about things that relate to ARSC, 
> specifically, and our place(s) within it and the things that interest us. Most of us do not self 
> promote our products and/or services. It's just bad form. If everyone did it the forum would 
> degenerate into chaos. Besides, most of us already know what the specialties of the other list 
> members are. Go to one of the ARSC conventions, buy a table and do your promoting there, not here.
> This is just one ARSC member's opinion.
> Malcolm Rockwell
>
> *******