RE: [compost_tea] Anniversary and a strong reminder about posts

From: Mike Bosko <mjbosko_at_jmtsystems.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 12:04:12 -0700

Hey Jeff. You didn’t mention not promoting one’s business on the list. It
rarely happens blatantly here (which is appreciated), and its tough to not
promote one’s business when a question is asked specifically about a given
product.

But if I could just interject here that I feel it an important restriction
that when someone posts a question, they get an unbiased response. Being a
software developer, and also a fanatic having too many other hobbies, I
belong to many, many email lists – most of them have a stipulation that
there can be no product advertisement contained in the text of the posts or
replies. The reasoning behind this is to stick with facts, rather than
swayed promotion.

I just hope that, for the sake of growing interest in AACT, we can hold a
‘stick to the facts, ma’am’ policy. Just a suggestion.

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Lowenfels [mailto:jeff_at_gardener.com]
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 9:46 AM
To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
Subject: [compost_tea] Anniversary and a strong reminder about posts

Hi friends!

Well, this week marks the first year we have been on Yahoo....just a little
over a year for the listserve. We have over 370 members. (How many have
tested their teas?).This is a good time to thank you all for you posts and
your courtesy. As list "owner" I thought this was going to be a lot of work.
It has turned out to be a joy so far. Let's keep it up. We made a lot of
advances in this year....from renaming CT to AACT and activating our starter
composts to new ingredients.

THIS IS ALSO A GOOD TIME TO REMIND FOLKS THAT POSTS TO THE LIST SHOULD ONLY
BE ABOUT LIST MATTERS. PLEASE DO NO USE A POST ON THIS LIST FOR A PERSONAL
MESSAGE MEANT ONLY FOR A SELECT FEW ON THE LIST (Not picking on your
blueberries Bob, but that is a good example). Some folks on this list get
hundreds of emails a day and the addition of just one "Hi, so and so, I
loved the cake you sent me..." is one too many. And please, no more
"thanks" for messages sent and information received. Your appreciation is a
given.

Use this rule: Does what I have to post have to be said? Will it be useful
to the whole list? Will others care? OR IS IT PERSONAL. If it doesn 't ADD
TO THE GROUP DISCUSSION, don't send it. I am going to start to be a stickler
this year. We have had a year to practice!

Cheers and thanks everyone!

Jeff



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