On Thu, 26 May 2005 07:25:03 GMT, Gunner wrote:
On 25 May 2005 18:19:47 GMT, Dave Hinz wrote:

On Wed, 25 May 2005 13:04:52 -0500, B.B. u wrote:

Technically, you didn't SPAM. Spamming is posting an ad many times
or to many places.

Well, that's one definition. And he did hit at least here and the
wooddorking group. google would, of course, give the whole list.

Is a hobbyist who offers up a machine for sale, a spammer?

I don't think so. If someone participates in the group, that's a whole
lot different than someone using it _exclusively_ to exploit it as a
free advertising forum. Like Steve Knight and Robin Lee over in the
wooddorking group - great advice, active participants, and oh by the
way, they sell stuff. But they don't just come in, drop an ad, and use
it only for that; they contribute real value to the group.