[wellylug] Perl Training - June/July 2004 (advertising issue)

[Wood Brent]

--- Chris Hall <chrishall at orcon.net.nz> wrote:
> On 26/05/04 10:56 pm, Damon Lynch wrote:
> 
> > Our rule is no advertising on this list.
> 
> So please tell me how we would know of the discount offered to Wellylug 
> members which BTW would be hard to prove as we have no membership 
> registration yet.

Until Sam's WLUG advertising list/facility becomes available, we couldn't know
of it under the current rule. This type of issue is one reason why a blanket
advertising ban is not my favourite course. However, the list service is
provided by Ewen, & it is his rule, so we respect it. Simple. (I do understand
Ewen's rationale, though, and why the rule is there. It's not all bad :-) 

If you feel the restriction is not a good thing, then offer a service
comparable to the current one which permits advertising & we'll see if members
choose to move.

As far as identifying members, print out a msg to you from the list if you want
"proof". WLUG membership is simply by joining the list.

> I had to join the Dunedin LUG to obtain a membership number so that I could 
> get the discount offered for Xandros.

Different strokes. If it ever becomes of value to have a member registration
system, we will probably instigate one, but at present the informality is nice.
(IMHO)

Brent Wood