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Re: .market.auction & crossposting
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lugnet.admin.general
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Mon, 13 Dec 1999 17:54:40 GMT
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On Mon, 13 Dec 1999 04:24:42 GMT, Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net>
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> No, not the way I construed it. Mere mention of existence is not
> solicitation. Solicitation requires an offer.
My opinion is with Todd on this one - it is a mild form of
silicitation, I think.
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> http://www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?term=solicitation
> meaning #2 of verb transitive (NOT meaning #2 of verb INtransitive,
> thank you very much, this being a family forum and all)
Arguably, those people flog as well. Both themselves and others ;)
> > And if it's not, but then what does the subject line alone say?
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> > (a) Subject: [FA] - eBay - Lego CUSTOM: - Unique 4 axle custom Hopper
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> > (b) Subject: Discussion: Historic new auction lot
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> Got me there, if I had the power to revise, I would. But I can't cancel
> and repost without breaking a pretty big post tree at this point.
And that's the crucial point between a solicitation and a mention.
I would also argue that a mention of the auction should have been done
without a URL.
Jasper
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| To the viewing audience: I'm sparring with Todd here in this particular instance because it's fun to see two pedants clash, not because I have some major beef... He's mostly right but you'll never get me to admit it. (...) Arguably it's not the only (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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