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

[Jeremy Naylor]

At 22:09 20/03/2006, you wrote:

>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

Hey Ewen and all,

Yeah, true - I agree. :)

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Thanks,

Jeremy Naylor
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