Posted by Adrian A on 11/16/06 16:57

Irena's Bazaar wrote:
>> Ot took me all of five seconds to Google "charter uk.media.dvd".
>
> Well, I used the keyword *manifesto* and nothing came out....charter
> ... I did not know it under this name.
>
>> "Advertisements [...] whether commercial or
>> personal, will be permitted provided the advertising text is no
>> longer than 5 lines in length.
>
> I cannot believe it, commercial advertisements are even permitted! I
> made my message too long, according to your charter, ok; but I
> understand all the sarcasm less and less, now.
>
>> Regardless of any "rules", you are offering a derisory sum for items
>> which originally cost significantly more and expect people here to
>> be happy about it.
>
> That sum is the current market buying price for traders. That's the
> market for DVDs
> nowadays. I have not done the *market* myself , therefore, please,
> don't lay the blame on me. And, If I may suggest, please visit a few
> boot sales or garage sales next weekend, if you want to see it with
> your own eyes....
>
> In addition, I did not expect people to be happy at all. I expected
> people to reply to my mail if interested (believe it or not 11 people
> from usenet replied) and to ignore it if not. As the netiquette
> states...;-)
>
>> It is clear to people here you have no interest in the subject
>> being discussed other than how much money you can make from a format
>> which is in rapid economic decline.
>
> Well, is your *charter* stating than before posting a commercial ad, a
> user must ingage conversations with the other members of the ng [I
> wish
> I had the time] in order to demonstrate his/her genuine intererst in
> DVDs [because by default, you assume I am not. Are DVD traders not
> interested in DVDs, in your opinion?] ?
> I believe not! Then I do not understand all the hassle.
>
> On the other hand, if you think this should be the case; I you wish
> ads
> to be banned by the ng or accepted only if the sender is a known &
> certified passionate about DVDs, then, please change your charter
> accordingly or moderate the list or use a closed mailing list instead
> of usenet: there are so many solutions but please, do not get angry
> with who is just following the charter and the netiquette.
>
> Thank you.
> Irene

If you're too stupid to find the charter in the first place then you
shouldn't post at all. Your post was simply SPAM.

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