On Feb 11, 7:02 pm, wrote:
On Feb 11, 6:52 pm, "Dominic T." wrote:



On Feb 11, 6:39 pm, wrote:

Read my reply below and it should catch you up. You may want to start
by reading about Usenet:http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/primer/part1/

You will find these points listed, among others:

* Do not use Usenet as an advertising medium.

* Think About Your Audience.
"Be familiar with the group you are posting to before you post! You
shouldn't post to groups you do not read, or post to groups you've
only read a few articles from"
"One normally does not join a conversation by just walking up and
talking. Instead, you listen first and then join in if you have
something pertinent to contribute."

- Dominic

Again, apologies all around.

I am more than happy to drop the thread, but have no idea how to go
about that process - any ideas?

Thanks,

wdw

You can't. It is what it is and it will always be since Usenet is
permanent and archived. Which is why you should take your time and
properly research where and how you choose to advertise. Look, to be
perfectly frank with you, this isn't the place for your tea. The folks
here, myself included, truly drink some of the best teas in the world.
Teas that cost hundreds to thousands of dollars for ounces/pounds. No
offense to you, your business, or your product... just realize what
you are selling is most likely of less quality than what most of us
here drink daily or have thrown away. That sounds harsh, or even
arrogant, but I can assure you it is the truth.

I only mention this because you could probably learn a lot from many
of the folks here, and it would only help you. Search our archives,
read our posts, research the regions and teas we drink and talk about.
Again, I think you just saw the word "tea" in this newsgroup's title
and assumed we were Lipton drinkers or all American. We aren't. There
are real tea growers here, people from around the world, and some
authorities on certain types of tea. More importantly most of us have
decades of dedication to tea, it is part of our lives and in some
cases religions.

To try to claim you have "the best tea in the world" is laughable at
best and honestly put up the largest red flag ever to 99% of the
readers here, I was just the only one who took the time/effort to
notify you of it instead of ignoring it and letting it fall away. I do
this to any posts of this nature (not just yours) here on this
newsgroup for a reason, to warn the casual observer/lurker that this
post is not in any way associated with us or is a known reputable and
trusted vendor to anyone here. In a word, SPAM.

Again, all this may sound harsh, but it isn't. You are free to spend
some time here, learn the ropes, contribute, listen... just never
advertise or try to do what you did again and all will be forgotten in
time if you are sincere and become a valued member. You've got a black
eye, just one, you can suck it up and it'll heal or you can move on.

- Dominic

oh, and this is Usenet, not anything to do with Google. It has been
around long before Google, and will be if/when they are no more. You
happen to access it via a Google service, nothing more. The link I
provided earlier and some quick research should catch you up.