Re: Policy on Press Release postings


Subject: Re: Policy on Press Release postings
Ray Denenberg (rden@loc.gov)
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 17:08:30 -0400


Message-Id: <3630F04E.CA0820DA@rs8.loc.gov>
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 17:08:30 -0400
From: Ray Denenberg <rden@loc.gov>
To: gils@cni.org
Subject: Re: Policy on Press Release postings
References: <199810221746.TAA27390@gils.bsn.com>

Edward C. Zimmermann <edz@bsn.com> wrote:
>
> Patrice McDermott <patricem@ombwatch.org> wrote:
> >
> > ...
> > I might amend it -- to be a little looser -- if the poster
> > gives explanatory material at the beginning of the post as to
> > the relevance for this list.
>
> I'd go the other way. NO PRESS RELEASES. Its little more than SPAM.

For whatever it's worth, I'd go with the "looser" policy
expressed above. I think relevant press releases are useful,
often enough, that an occasional spurious or extraneous one
can be tolerated, I don't think they are "spam", and I don't
think the GILS list is busy enough that these should be
considered a serious problem.

-- 
Ray Denenberg
Library of Congress
202-707-5795
rden@loc.gov



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