[wellylug] [OT] 3x PC's free to a good home

[Ewen McNeill]

In message <441E47D0.5040200 at jon.geek.nz>, Jonathan Harker writes:
>Why not DEFINE the advertising that offends us, and ban that? 

Because if some "advertising" is allowed by the rules, then people tend
to interpret those rules to suit themselves.  And we have yet more (:-))
arguments about what is and isn't allowed.  It also tends to be a
slippery slope down towards spam (IME of 15 years online).

"No advertising" has the advantage of being a concise rule, with
no built-in exceptions for people to misinterpret in their favour.
Jeremy and I are happy to preview anything that people think may be
borderline and say yay/nay or suggest an alternative way to word it.
(And there's wlug-trade for those that prefer their Linux discussion
with adverts.)

This meta-discussion should probably move to wlug_org.  Let's get back
to talking about Linux here.

Ewen