Guest guest Posted August 30, 2000 Report Share Posted August 30, 2000 > > > Forwarding a copy of one newsletter to one conference is not a spam. > > > > Hang on, if the newsletter in question is totally IRRELEVANT to the > > conferences to which it was sent, and a conference is made up of > > individuals seeking to discuss in a dignified manner ONLY a specific > > topic like varnashrama, India news, or whatever then how is that an > > offensive ritvik newsletter sent to a conference that offends most of > > the individuals therein is not in the same category? It amounts to the > > same thing: The individuals in the conference become subjected to stuff > > they never d to in the first place. > > > > Spam has a very specific definition. Something may be rude or > inconsiderate or > out of the flow of discussion, but that doesn't make it spam. Spam by > definition is a certain thing. True, it may not be axactly a spamm, but whatever it may be called it is without a doubt a rude invasion to hurtle UNRELATED and OFFENSIVE stuff into conferences where the members have specifically gathered to discuss something completely different. ys ada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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