Re: Tote Bag

[Advanced Physics Forums <admin@ADVANCEDPHYSICS.ORG>]

"Advertise" to me implies that someone is out to make some money by filling
up your mailbox.  Since creating the website, I've been putting up my own
money for a cause I believe worth while, and certainly, Physics teachers
would agree.  So, if asking for a little help is SPAM, oh well.  As was said
in the original email, you don't have to buy the bag to support this site.
You could always send the funds directly, thus helping me pay for the
monthly costs of running the server etc.  I would prefer that then having
the website selling the tote bags for me get most of it.

I don't want to bring out the violin here, but at least what I'm doing is a
worthy cause...and a very productive one, unlike other SPAM. (sniff)

Admin
APF
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bernard Cleyet" <anngeorg@PACBELL.NET>
To: <PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu>
Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 8:22 PM
Subject: Re: Tote Bag


> I've advertised (only?) twice both as part of threads. The second time I
> first asked the List's mgr. if it was OK; he assented.  I don't remember
> what the second was, but I think it was another item a friend mfgs.  The
> first was a very accurate sidereal clock on a thread discussing sidereal
> time.  If I remember correctly, I suggested Googling the person's last
> name to find the item.  My friend later thanked me, as a list member did
> purchase one as a result of my post.
>
> In the thread on power line frequency control chaos, as a consequence of
> the blackout, I reported the result of his monitoring line frequency
> using one of his devices in Santa Barbara.  He did this because I
> forwarded a (or several) post(s) from this thread.  Below is his result:
>
> http://www.bmumford.com/clocks/60cycle/index.html
>
> [Notice how I've (again?) slipped in an advert.  This must have been the
> second time?]
>
> bc,  who thinks it's ok to "advertise" the availability of some
> commercial item, IF it directly relates to a thread.
>
> p.s. I think making spam a felony is a bit extreme.
>
> Larry Cartwright wrote:
>
> > Advanced Physics Forums wrote:
> >
> >
> > > I added this bag to the store to generate funds for the site.
> > > It's perfect for teachers and I think you'll love it!
> > > If you prefer, you may also send donations and the information
> > > is at the above mentioned site.
> >
> > Gadzooks!  Spammed by Phys-L!  I pray that the last few remaining
> > non-commercial zones of the Internet are not doomed to extinction.
> > IMHO, well-intentioned spam is still spam.
> >
> > Best wishes,
> >
> > Larry
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Larry Cartwright               Retired Physics Teacher
> > <exit60@cablespeed.com>        Charlotte MI 48813 USA
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Just because spamming is not yet a felony doesn't mean
> > that it shouldn't be.
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~