How about only advertising on those dates that are only prime number? I'm
sure some computer guru could write a quick c-shell script that will only
accept adevertisments on those days...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Davidson [SMTP:wdavidson@THEGRID.NET]
> Sent: Monday, January 18, 1999 11:30 PM
> To:   vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject:      Re: Bus Depot SPAM, again! - Note from the List Admin!
>
> In my experience most rules just create more problems. So I suggest we
> keep
> it simple....
> 1.    Make Saturday the Vendor Specials day.
> 2.    The other 6 days Vendors may post freely to answer specific
> questions
> that have been posted to the list about products. Vendors are encouraged
> to
> include more education than just price and availability.
> 3.    If you feel the need to complain, do it nicely by pmail to the
> offender. If they continue, then file a complaint with the list
> administrator. (The list administrator may elect to have complaints
> handled
> by a committee.) Don't post complaints to the list.
> Bill
> 90 Westy Syncro
> Lake Tahoe
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marshall Ruskin <mruskin@PANGEA.CA>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Date: Monday, January 18, 1999 10:34 PM
> Subject: Re: Bus Depot SPAM, again! - Note from the List Admin!
>
>
> >Dear Readers:
> >
> >I suggest the following solutions for your consideration:
> >
> >1.    Commercial enterprises must incorporate the word "advert" as the
> very
> >first word in the subject line of each ad;
> >
> >2.    Seek cooperation from commercial advertisers to not make multiple
> >promotions on the same day, and to group all their promotions into one
> >message per enterprise per day;
> >
> >3.    Do not discourage commercial enterprises from responding with
> answers
> >to Listee's postings where that response also carries technical
> information
> >that the individual list poster may find useful, or is generally
> informative
> >to the other potential readers, even if the commercial enterprise also
> may
> >benefit;
> >
> >4. Listee's are to use the list administrator's mailbox as a destination
> for
> >all complaints regarding commercial vendors use of, or alleged abuse of
> the
> >list.
> >
> >5.    Form a committee of list members, who can act as independant
> >arbitrators of the above point #5, in the case of "serious" disputes. The
> >committee will not have legal responsibility, just the trust and
> good-will
> >of all list participants.
> >
> >6. Reporting to the list of the findings of said committee, including
> >statistics, on a "regular basis".
> >
> >Marshall Ruskin
> >84 Westy
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> >Date: Monday, January 18, 1999 11:51 PM
> >Subject: Re: Bus Depot SPAM, again! - Note from the List Admin!
> >
> >
> >>List members -
> >>
> >>After reading most of the follow up posts to Tim's comment, I must admit
> >>there is almost an even split amongst people who are for vendor
> >>"advertising" as there are people who are against vendor "advertising".
> >>We'll personally I think, at TIMES there is too much advertising on the
> >>list.  On the other hand, I would hate to see it totally leave the list
> as
> >>Ron, Ken and others (including myself) do provide the list with valuable
> >>information, tips and can offer a lot of advice to the less
> knowledgeable
> >>list members.  The occasional advertisement isn't totally out of line as
> I
> >>am sure most of us will agree.
> >>
> >>So this leaves suggestions on what we should do.  I don't want to
> dictate
> >>what goes on this list because it isn't my list - I like to consider
> myself
> >>as a referee of sorts.  I guess we have the following options:
> >>
> >>- ban advertising
> >>- limit OUTRIGHT adverting to ( for example) Saturdays and Mondays
> >>- leave things as it
> >>
> >>I am quite interested personally in the outcome of this because I have
> my
> >>own business that deals with Volkswagen parts and accessories.  I have
> kept
> >>my business activities to a minimum in order not to conflict with my
> duties
> >>as a list administrator.
> >>
> >>As always I am open to comments or suggestions both openly or via pmail.
> >>
> >>David Marshall - vangon list administrator
> >>David's Volkswagen Home Page - david@volkswagen.org
> >>Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning - sales@volkswagen.org
> >>
> >