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Article #105870Re: X2 The Threat for sale
From: Pooh-Man
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:51
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:51
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"Briarroot" <woodsyl@iwon.com> wrote in message
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> *You* are missing the point. People who read this newsgroup are highly
> likely to be interested in the type of game that Nats is offering. A
> *single* message advertising an eBay auction for a game of interest to the
> readers of this group does not constitute spam. It might be different if
> he were constantly inundating this newsgroup with off-topic ads, but he
> isn't. Those posting objections to Nats' auction ads are wasting far more
> time and demanding far more attention than he ever has.
>
> And considering the actual amount of off-topic ads appearing daily in the
> gaming newsgroups ("golds" anyone?), Nats' recent auction notices are
> rather a breath of fresh air!
His eBay posts are all over the gaming groups and not just here. That is
spam. There is a games market group for just that purpose. I used to sell
and trade games there quite frequently. He has a much better chance of
selling there than here. Got any other questions?
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