[DML] Re: Commercial Posting Policy

[Ann & Ed Thompson <RappaRivaRat@xxxx>]

Marc A Levy wrote:
> 
> It looks to me like the commercial posting policy is selective depending
> on who the poster is. 

I don't understand all the hullabaloo surrounding this issue. It appears to
me that the moderator's position is perfectly clear. Please correct me if
I am wrong, but here's how I see it.

1.) It is perfectly okay for any parts or service supplier to respond to
a request posted on the DML for help in locating specific parts or
service. I see absolutely NO problem with this at all. As a DeLorean
owner I would insist that the moderators allow such postings. That's
a MAJOR reason why I'm a DML'er in the first place. For example, I
recently posted a response to a thread about lower control arms. I said
there was a set on eBay. I was not advertising for or about eBay in any
manner or stretch of someone's twisted imagination. It was simply a 
pointer.

2.) It is NOT okay for a parts or service supplier, or anyone else for that
matter, to post an unsolicited commercial ad that is in no way in response
to a specific request for help. I suppose we need to further define
"commercial" here as being "for profit" as opposed to a private individual
offering for sale personal property that may be of interest to the DML
community. Additionally, the commercial suppliers do not need to advertise
on the DML. There is an abundance of links to all sorts of suppliers of
DeLorean parts and service available to any savvy enthusiast.

This seems crystal clear and simple to me. Where are the clouds? I DO NOT
believe for a moment that the moderators are in bed with the likes of James Espey
or DMC Joe and their respective commercial operations. Both have contributed
greatly to the success of the DML and I shudder to think where the DML would
be without them, albeit that James was the founder. BTW, the DML is one of the
most successful of all eGroups, thanks in no small part to Espey. I also shudder
to think where the DML would be without the likes of the current moderators and,
of course, MOM. Their unselfish, unpaid, and often unappreciated efforts must
be recognized for what they are, not for what they are not.

Please folks, let's get off this "commercial posting policy" soap box and get
a life. Personally, I cast a vote for getting on with business as usual and
for putting this petty bickering behind us.

Regards,
Ed Thompson (#6419 since 1982)
Midlothian, VA