I was asked in another post if, having booted Chingis Khaan for spamming the list, I might also boot "the wool co-op guy". I mentioned my reluctance, but promised to ask the membership, and I assure you all I will abide by the will of the masses.

The case against Chingis was that he joined on 4-23, and by 4-26 had spammed the hell out of the list, posting an advert, then spamming every new thread with his advert, often posting the advert multiple times in each thread. I got some emailed complaints, and he got the boot.

The case against Tristan is a bit less obvious, but I mention it to give some comparison. In 7-8 weeks, there have been two (2) ads posted, one for the Linen Co-op on 3-6-09 and one for the Wool Co-op on 4-24-09. The subject lines made it clear that they were adverts, the content is polite, even apologetic, and they seem to be on topic. Personally I think this is not so different from someone posting that they have a Panther Pavilion for sale, nor do I find two posts in 7 weeks to be particularly objectionable, but, as promised, please let me know if you think Tristan should get the boot.

All things being equal, I don't mind seeing event announcements, or ads for things for sale like tents or garb or stuff of definite interest to the subscribers here as long as the volume by the individual posters is low. 30+ messages in three days is clearly excessive. Is one per month excessive? Is it that we're ok with individuals selling single things, but against businesses marketing to us? Is it that we don't want to see any ads at all? Please let me know how you feel, in that these questions aren't rhetorical, I truly do not yet have my mind made up, nor do I presume to know how you the subscribers feel. Please keep the conversation polite, though.

Thanks in advance for your input!


Cathyn. moderator