Dave,
Will it still be acceptable for those of us who are not
dealor/vendors to pass on to the list "FYI announcements" about BR
related books & products that may interest our list members?
For example, I usually post to the list any BR O-gauge model
offerings that I hear about just to keep other interested members
informed. Since I am not a dealor, vendor, stock holder, or employee
of any model manufacturer or publisher, I do not profit from these
postings in any way and therefore I do not consider these posts to
be "commercial".
Can we still make these type of posts with out any restrictions ?
Should we follow the above guidelines for them and also mark
them "commercial", even though in these cases we are not the
seller/manufacturer/publisher ?
I certainly want to understand and follow the rules.
Thanks for your efforts with maintaining the high quality of BRHSlist.
Bill H.
--- In BRHSlist@y..., "David E. Lotz" <Dave_Lotz@m...> wrote:
> BRHSlisters:
>
> I've reviewed the survey taken:
>
> POLL QUESTION: What type of commercial postings would
> you prefer to see on the BRHSlist?
>
> CHOICES AND RESULTS
> - None at all., 4 votes, 10.81%
> - Only those that have been approved/reviewed by the list
Moderator, 1
> votes, 2.70%
> - Any with Burlington Route related content , 15 votes, 40.54%
> - Any with railroad/hobby related content, 1 votes, 2.70%
> - Any commercial posting regardless of content., 0 votes, 0.00%
> - Limited to Burlington Route related content approved/reviewed by
the List
> Moderator, 16 votes, 43.24%
>
> Then I've thought about the comments/suggestions from those on the
list with
> commercial interests, and have formulated the following policy for
accepting
> commercial postings on the BRHSlist. If there are objections to
any part of
> it, please email me directly and we will begin a dialogue. The
intent of
> this policy is to define the rules following common sense and
courtesy, not
> to be heavy-handed or dictatorial.
>
> COMMERCIAL POSTING POLICY for the BRHSlist
>
> 1. Commercial postings must be items related only to the
collective
> "Burlington Route"
> 2. Commercial postings will be allowed only on Fridays.
> 3. Commercial postings will be moderated - sent to the List
Moderator for
> approval and posting
> (The moderator will fairly review the post for adherence to
this policy and
> either approve
> and post the message to the list, or make suggestions for
change if
> needed.)
> 4. No pop-up or banner advertisements will be tolerated
> 5. Postings should attempt to be informational in nature
> 6. Commercial Postings must have the word "Commercial" as a part
of the
> subject line.
> (This is to allow those list members who do not wish to
receive these
> postings
> to set a filter in their mail program to eliminate them.)
> 7. All replies/inquiries to commercial postings should be emailed
direct -
> not to the BRHSlist
> 8. A subscriber violating this policy will receive only one
warning - a
> second violation will result in being banned from the list.
> 9. Non-commercial posts from subscribers should not contain
any "signature
> footer" promoting the commercial venture -
> i.e. - phone number, web site, sales terms, etc...
> 10. This policy is subject to modification at the discretion of
the list
> owner.
>
> David Lotz
> (314-846-8632
> * E-mail: Dave_Lotz@m...
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