"John Fields" wrote in message
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On Mon, 1 Aug 2005 13:34:37 -0500, "DBLEXPOSURE"
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"John Fields" wrote in message
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On Sun, 31 Jul 2005 20:47:40 -0500, "DBLEXPOSURE"
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"John Fields" wrote in message
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Ah, I see you disagree with my assessment of the poster as a
SPAMmer, who has no interest in anything except dumping what he
considers to be junk. My logs go back a few years and I've never
seen him around here before so, unless I'm missing something, he's
not interested in contributing anything; all he wants to do is get
rid of some of what he considers to be junk.
I will give you this, though; He's targeting his audience, so at
least the SPAM isn't as bad as if he was selling stock in, say,
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John Fields
Professional Circuit Designer
He is contributing books and someone, obvious not you, might be
interested.
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I disagree. Were he contributing them, they wouldn't be for sale.
he'd be giving them away.
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Wrong.
They would then be "free" contributions. The act of asking for payment
does not negate the contribution. Einstien contributed alot to the world
of
physics. He was paid well for his contributions.
I see no harm.
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I see you have a higher tolerance for SPAM than I do.
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I guess so, If he was peddeling viagra in alt.electronics I would take a
different view.
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There is no difference between peddling viagra and peddling
electronics books here. They're both peddling, and this is a
newsgroup chartered for the purpose of discussing electronics
topics, not a flea market.
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I am a capitalist, therefore I belive he has every write to
ask for money.
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Anyone can ask for money, but this is not the appropriate place to
try to sell things. As I pointed out earlier, this is a newsgroup
chartered for the purpose of discussing electronics topics, not a
flea market.
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I also do not belive that every offer of something "For
Sale" should be considered SPAM.
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In this newsgroup it _is_ SPAM. There are other newsgroups around
where his pitch would have been appropriate, but not this one.
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The trade of goods for money is what keeps
this country going. Look around you. There is not one material thing
that
was not or does not contain a product that sombody sold to sombody else.
To
ridicule anyone just because they are asking for payment in un American in
my point of view.
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I don't understand why you can't understand that it's a question of
what's appropriate and what isn't. Do you welcome uninvited beggars
at your door asking foir money?
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It seems that the anti SPAM frenzy has gotten to a point that if anyone
offers anything for sale some is sure to jump all over them with
belittling
and disrespectfull verbage.
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That's because SPAM and its purveryors have gotten so out of hand
that they're incurring the wrath of everyone exposed to it/them.
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Reading along a finding these exchanges gets as old and tyiring as finding
SPAM itself.
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I don't know what you're trying to say. Is English your second
language?
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I see you are a professional and would like to think that such verbage
would
be beneath you.
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Why? Do you think that because I'm a professional I have to write
and talk the way you think that "professionals" should? That's
ridiculous.
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The books that this person is trying to sell may be of interest to someone
else who reads alt.electronics
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Yeah, and Viagra may be also, but you had a problem with that, no?
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Who knows, that person may get em for a buck each...
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Really, who cares?
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John Fields
Professional Circuit Designer
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Yeah, and Viagra may be also, but you had a problem with that, no?
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John, I know you understand the distinction between Viagra and a ttl
cookbook. That argument is a non starter. Don't try to twist things
around. I'm smarter than that.
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Do you think that because I'm a professional I have to write
and talk the way you think that "professionals" should? That's
ridiculous.
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Yes. No, Professional behavior is common knowledge. It's not only this
post that I find your language to be abrasive. You seem to like to jump all
over anybody who may have a different opinion or point of view no matter the
subject.
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I don't know what you're trying to say. Is English your second
language?
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Now you have lowered yourself to the use childish insults. C'mon John, You
can do better that that. How old are you? Yea sure, I don't allways proof
read and I'm not the world's best typist but, Fliebend in drei sprachen.
In this newsgroup it _is_ SPAM. There are other newsgroups around
where his pitch would have been appropriate, but not this one.
I didn't see a sign on the door
You might have mentioned this to the OP. It may have been more effective.
If I had a $50K Storage Scope that I was willing to part with for a few
hundred bucks it would be inapropriate to post that fact in this group?
That's ridiculous.
Who knows, that person may get em for a buck each...
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Really, who cares?
Because you don't care you assume the entire world must not. Incredibly
self-centered.
I do. I really would like to see those books end up in the hands of
somebody who might learn from them. And there is a pretty good chance that
someone like that just might be subscribed to this group. And I also think
your rule of absolutely no mention of the words "for sale" is unrealistic
and unenforceable.
I have fought on more than one occasion in defense of my country and what it
stands for. So, things like capitalism and freedom of speech are pretty
high on my list of what is and what is not important. ONE POST from a guy
trying to offer up some electronics books in an electronics forum is_not_
inappropriate and does_not_ warrant an ass chewing. However, some guy in a
news group trying impose his views of what is and what is not appropriate
and to limit another's write to free speech does.
The OP was not being Abusive. You sir, take every oppertunity to be
abusive. Makes it difficult to take you seriously.