Good for you, Amy. My spam filter still doesn't know how to bar Nigerians with impossible amounts of money, Lottery winning announcements, and now seashell-sellers (not all from the Seychelles). I'm up to the ears in the things, mostly found locally, so please, no more. best regards Richard Parker Siargao Island, The Philippines. My website at www.coconutstudio.com is about the island and its people, coastal early humans, fishing, coconuts, bananas and whatever took my fancy at the time. - And not a shell pricelist in sight. -------------------------- On Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:49:46 -0400, Amy Edwards <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Recently several subscribers have asked about the lists posting rules. Many of the questions have >been about what is and what is considered a commercial advertisement and therefore should not >be posted to the list. > >So what is a commercial advertisement? Its an add for a product by a person who wants you to >buy the product. Seems simple right? > >Well here is where it gets more complicated. Because we want to encourage discussions and the >exchange of information the list does allow for certain very specific types of advertisements to be >posted to the list. We allow shell clubs and orginizations to post a limited number of >informational messages. We allow publishers or authors to announce a new book or web site. We >allow subscribers to ask for and recieve recommendations on where to shell, how to shell, what >they find useful when they shell. In addition, we allow commercial concerns to include a link to >their email or web address as part of their signature. > >What we do not allow subscribers to post to this list includes: for sale lists, for hire adds, repeated >announcements about a web site where products are sold. > >Why do you sometimes see a post that obviously breaks the rules? Because this is an un- >moderated list. Most of the subscribers can post directly to the list without anyone reviewing their >posts. So what happens when someone posts an add to the list? They are sent an email >explaining why they should not have posted what they posted. What happens if they continue to >post adds to the list? Their subscription is set to moderated and each post they make has to be >reviewed before it is sent to the list. > >If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me directly > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >[log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs >To leave this list, click on the following web link: >http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 >Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and >click leave the list. >---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------