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Date:         Tue, 19 Jan 1999 10:24:29 -0400
Reply-To:     Malcolm Stebbins <Malcolm.Stebbins@MSVU.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Malcolm Stebbins <Malcolm.Stebbins@MSVU.CA>
Subject:      Re: Bus Depot SPAM, again! - Note from the List Admin!
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Here's another idea: All vendors charge 15% more for anyone voting to limit vendor's advertising and the vendors can use that money to subsidize those of us who are pro-vendors. malcolm s

On John wrote:

> David, > > As I said 4 years ago or better, I'd like it banned totally, but I realize > that is not well serving to a constant growing readership. Frankly it > hadn't occured to me, but your second idea of a designated day is superb. > That seems quite a fair and reasonable idea. I'd go further, one good > post on that day of all the week specials or whatever from any supplier, > and I'd define a supplier as anyone who sells parts or vans on a regular > (more than monthly) basis whether they actively profess a business or not. > Now I wouldn't limit access, if these people want to post legitimate > replies to questions, just like any of the rest of us have been doing for > 5 years, without a single plug cept for their .sig as if that isn't > enough, by all means let them. I'd love an easily skimmed or deleted list > of the weeks sales on Saturday for instance. And after all they are > welcome to personally respond via pmail to anyone with anything they so > choose. Frankly the people who are worth doing business with will recieve > sufficient testimonials to the effect from other list members word of > mouth. > > John > janderson@iolinc.net


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