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RicodJour wrote:
On Jun 20, 3:00 pm, Zoot Katz wrote: Thanks for the link. I like seeing nice jersey designs. So what if you sucked me in. I'm not buying one anyway. Neither would have most of the complainers bought one so there's no harm done. Several regular posters tout their web sites without being derided as spammers. The regular posters are regular guys and behave in regular ways - for the most part! They don't resort to schizophrenic third person chicanery. It might seem like a fine difference to some, but it's not. The odd thing is the guy actually does have some nice stuff. For the life of me I can't figure out why he'd feel it was necessary to blow smoke up people's asses to sell it. BINGO. (Although his stuff is way overpriced IMO.) |
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On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:26:50 -0400, David Kerber
wrote: Several regular posters tout their web sites without being derided as spammers. True, but they usually let you know up front that they are touting their own web site, rather than coming on as "hey, look at the cool site I found." There was a guy who tried that with his wetsuits a while back, and received pretty much the same treatment as Rick. Perhaps "commercial trolling" should be considered a new category of so-called spam. The product linked in the post is topical for the limited number of groups in which it was cross-posted. It wasn't EMP by any method of measurement. Guerrilla marketing has its own risks, I guess. I still like the jersey designs. The custom made jacket with your event numbers is fantastic. -- zk |
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Zoot Katz wrote:
On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:26:50 -0400, David Kerber wrote: Several regular posters tout their web sites without being derided as spammers. True, but they usually let you know up front that they are touting their own web site, rather than coming on as "hey, look at the cool site I found." There was a guy who tried that with his wetsuits a while back, and received pretty much the same treatment as Rick. Perhaps "commercial trolling" should be considered a new category of so-called spam. The product linked in the post is topical for the limited number of groups in which it was cross-posted. It wasn't EMP by any method of measurement. Guerrilla marketing has its own risks, I guess. I still like the jersey designs. The custom made jacket with your event numbers is fantastic. Acting like "just some guy" who "just happened to stumble" on the website when in fact he owns it is dishonest. Period. |
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On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:41:43 -0700, "Bill Sornson"
wrote: Acting like "just some guy" who "just happened to stumble" on the website when in fact he owns it is dishonest. Period. I can't believe I agree completely with Sorni about something, but I do. -- JT **************************** Remove "remove" to reply Visit http://www.jt10000.com **************************** |
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On Jun 21, 6:17 am, John Forrest Tomlinson
wrote: On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:41:43 -0700, "Bill Sornson" wrote: Acting like "just some guy" who "just happened to stumble" on the website when in fact he owns it is dishonest. Period. I can't believe I agree completely with Sorni about something, but I do. That is the wonder that is Usenet. You guys get to hold hands and sing Kumbaya, _and_ we deliver a ****-storm of on-point criticism to someone who probably never saw it coming. Generally, the feedback on such an activity (Wow! Look what I just found!) outside Usenet would be in dribs and drabs and not particularly constructive. The perp...sorry...the alleged perp would probably not learn from the experience. Enter Usenet where spankings are everyday occurrences, and a broad sampling of misfits...sorry...posters would weigh in with their opinions. The OPerp (trademarked, sorry) seems a good-natured sort, and I'm willing to discount his transgression as an abundance of youthful exuberance.* R * Offer good for a limited time only. Void where prohibited by law. |
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On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:33:06 -0700, RicodJour wrote:
On Jun 20, 3:00 pm, Zoot Katz wrote: Thanks for the link. I like seeing nice jersey designs. So what if you sucked me in. I'm not buying one anyway. Neither would have most of the complainers bought one so there's no harm done. Several regular posters tout their web sites without being derided as spammers. The regular posters are regular guys and behave in regular ways - for the most part! They don't resort to schizophrenic third person chicanery. It might seem like a fine difference to some, but it's not. The odd thing is the guy actually does have some nice stuff. For the life of me I can't figure out why he'd feel it was necessary to blow smoke up people's asses to sell it. Over the years I've met some number of salesmen who just do stupid **** like that. They'll have a perfectly legitimate, if humble company with decent products and some reasonable hope of expansion - then exaggerate to the point of discrediting what they've really got. Or this bogus testimonial / sock puppet thing - I don't get it. Why lie when the truth is available and perfectly suitable to your intentions. Oh well. Ron |
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On Jun 21, 9:40 am, RonSonic wrote:
On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:33:06 -0700, RicodJour wrote: The odd thing is the guy actually does have some nice stuff. For the life of me I can't figure out why he'd feel it was necessary to blow smoke up people's asses to sell it. Over the years I've met some number of salesmen who just do stupid **** like that. They'll have a perfectly legitimate, if humble company with decent products and some reasonable hope of expansion - then exaggerate to the point of discrediting what they've really got. Or this bogus testimonial / sock puppet thing - I don't get it. Why lie when the truth is available and perfectly suitable to your intentions. Oh well. There's a current thread in the construction groups where a manufacturer makes a totally outrageous claim - that their plastic product that allows grass to be driven on (think honeycomb) can support 97,000 pounds per square foot, or 1.2 fully loaded semi- tractor trailers on every square foot. I find such claims insulting. R |
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