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Advertising on lugnet
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lugnet.admin.terms
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Date:
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Wed, 16 Oct 2002 13:12:02 GMT
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I recently noticed an unabashed advertisment placed in the robotics group
and I've been trying to figure out if advertising is appropriate or not in
those kinds of groups (as opposed to the market areas).
The terms of use state;
Discussion Group Terms and Conditions
LUGNET includes discussion groups which allow feedback and interaction
between users. LUGNET and its owners and/or operators do not control or
censor messages, information, or files delivered to discussion groups. It is
a condition of your use of the discussion groups that you do not:
.......
(do not) Post information or material for commercial purposes which is not
reasonably related to LEGO toys or which contains advertising which is not
reasonably related to LEGO toys.
.......
I had assumed that advertising is simply not acceptable. Rereading the terms
of use, it would appear that bonafide sellers of Lego "add-ons" are quite
within their right to use news groups to promote their products.
Anyone else got any strong feelings about this?
Personally;
I go out of my way not to advertise.
If lugnet turns into a commercial forum, I would be significantly less
inclined to participate. At the moment, thanfully, this is not the case.
John Barnes
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) I think the intent is that it is not, unless the group specifically allows it. See this thread (this is a post from the middle... but it has a proposed clarification in terms that seemed to be well received and that addresses this very point) (...) (22 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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