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Posted by John on 05/08/07 18:07
"Franc Zabkar" <fzabkar@iinternode.on.net> wrote in message
news:ltav33lh64ibpcpq6bl2o98cuof5b0rjdj@4ax.com...
> On Mon, 07 May 2007 04:53:53 GMT, "peter" <peter@aust.com> put finger
> to keyboard and composed:
>
>>"Franc Zabkar" <fzabkar@iinternode.on.net> wrote in message
>>news:bpms331o3f4ucs4q4vsn6ugfgpp7toncrf@4ax.com...
>
>>> The DVD format was only finalised in ****Dec 95**** and the first
>>> player shipped in ****Nov 96****.
>>
>>You silly little man the alt.video.dvd groups which are quite a few were
>>created on Oct of 1995.
>
> You were right about the creation of alt.video.dvd in Oct 95
> (congratulations, you got one right, mea culpa), but most (all ?)
> other DVD groups appear to have been created in 1998.
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/news.groups/msg/84be225a302ca0f7?dmode=source&hl=en
> http://groups.google.com/group/alt.video.dvd.tech/msg/4864f1489ce100e5?dmode=source&hl=en
>
> I suggest you acquaint yourself with the respective charters, or are
> you going to claim that the above posts were made by trolls, too?
>
>>>>thre is no charter but there is a guidelines for aus.dvd which
>>>>clearly states that Comm posts are allowed along with Auction, Forsale,
>>>>WTD for wanted etc...
>
>>> Rubbish.
>
>>Not rubbish, its in the history books or in this case in the first
>>postings
>>to the aus.dvd news group.
>
> aus.dvd was created in March 98:
> http://groups.google.com/group/aus.dvd/msg/c5f7525f1aeb44bb?dmode=source&hl=en
>
> Its original charter, posted by the convenor of the group, is here:
> http://groups.google.com/group/aus.dvd/msg/f2c77e67ab9d2067?dmode=source&hl=en
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> "Limited commercial information is permitted but NO [the author's
> emphasis, not mine] commercial advertising. Permitted info is limited
> to info regarding the location of Web sites etc relating to DVD
> software and Hardware."
>
> Notice that the charter specifically says "NO commercial advertising",
> read NO SALESMART COMM CRAP. My posted links to various computer fairs
> constitute "[permitted] info regarding the location of Web sites etc
Hypocrit!
> relating to DVD software and Hardware" and are therefore legitimate,
> just as they are in EVERY other newsgroup ever created.
Suggest you get a life.
I too buy from salesmart and I buy from Trevor Lees who posts commercials in
'aus.audio-visual.home-cinema' news group. It does not bother the regulars
in these groups.
Both Trev and Colin not only post ads but also help many of us in these news
groups.
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