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- C O M P O S T
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- P o l i c y O n C o m m e r c i a l P o s t i n g s
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- A l t . S u p p o r t . S t o p - S m o k i n g (A.S.S-S)
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- Updated July 30, 1995
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- 1. Preamble:
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- Recognizing that Usenet, the newsgroup arm of the Internet, has lost
- much of its purity as its population skyrockets and books instructing
- people how to spam for commercial purposes are published, we have to
- likewise recognize that "Netiquette" is breached every day. Nonetheless, we
- strive to maintain a support group to which people who are seeking freedom from
- nicotine addiction and tobacco use can come, lurk, and post freely, without
- feeling restricted by
- the presence of a moderator, or preyed upon by those seeking to profit at their
- expense.
-
- We find the conducting of commercial enterprise on a Usenet group,
- particularly when done under cover of being helpful, to be the most severe and
- despicable form of "net abuse," and for that reason we have formed a policy to
- which we ask people to adhere. Failure to do so will result in one or more
- complaints being made
- to the offending poster's postmaster. These complaints can lead, *and have
- led*, to the cancellation of offenders' Internet accounts.
-
- 2. The Policy:
-
- It is simply this: if you have a technique or have used a product for
- smoking cessation, feel free to post about that technique or product in full, as
- long as IT WILL NOT COST A SINGLE SUBSCRIBER TO alt.support.stop-smoking A
- SINGLE PENNY, CENTIME, PENCE, ETC. AT ANY TIME. That means you may not offer to
- send, provide, or
- point to any material of any sort for any fee whatsoever, including photocopying
- charges or postage costs. It also means you may not make a post which offers
- free information which *leads* to the vending of any idea, technique, or product
- designed to hel
- p a person to quit smoking.
-
- In addition, please follow these guidelines in determining whether your post is
- appropriate. If you cannot satisfy *each* of these conditions, do not post! :
-
- a) You should first make sure your post does not violate any aspect of this
- policy;
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- b) You should be able to reveal everything you know by posting to the group,
- *not* through e-mail;
-
- c) The product or technique should be available *in stores*, preferably
- world-wide, or, in the case of software or electronic media, available without
- cost or fee over the Internet;
-
- d) You should have no beneficiary connection to the product or
- technique whatsoever, except that:
-
- e) You yourself should be an ex-smoker who has actually used the
- product or technique to quit, or alternatively, make clear where you heard of
- the product or technique.
-
- 3. Good Intentions
-
- No one will be exempted from this policy because of a pure heart or
- good intentions, even if your technique or product will wipe tobacco use off the
- face of the earth. In such a case, we suggest you contact a patent lawyer and
- learn about your other marketing options, such as retail, mail order - even a
- commercial Web pa
- ge. You could make a fortune, and you would deserve to! But
- alt.support.stop-smoking is a support group, not a store, and we're not here to
- go shopping.
-
- 4. Action Taken Against Violators of this Policy
-
- It is likely that one or more readers will report your
- violation of "netiquette" to your postmaster or systems administrator and ask
- him or her to take action.
-
- After a complaint has been lodged, you can expect your postmaster or
- systems administrator to warn you that posting commercial messages to a SUPPORT
- newsgroup is considered UNETHICAL.
-
- Be advised that IT IS NOT UNCOMMON TO HAVE ONE'S ACCOUNT TERMINATED or
- INTERNET ACCESS REVOKED for unethical behavior on the net.
-
- 5. Other Commercial Posts
-
- Any commercial post appearing on alt.support.stop-smoking will be dealt with as
- above, even if it is not for something related to smoking cessation.
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