Yes Jim, I too have been around longer than the winsock, but times
change and the web is now part of our society. You have no right to
impose your URL phobia on me or anyone else in this group. Who died
and made you Moderator? If you don't like websites don't follow the
links, its that simple! Having a favorite website is no different than
having a favorite brick and mortar store. I really do not understand
your interpretation of the Charter either. Please Quote the parts that
discourage URLs, I would like to see them. As for the last half of
your post, it was just more of your typical drivel.

Mike



On 18 Feb 2004 09:25:08 -0800, (Space Cowboy)
cast caution to the wind and posted:

>Usenet and email existed twenty years before the WWW. You wouldn't
>tolerate pornographic urls even if a teapot was a sex toy. I put
>commercial urls in the same category. You can surf the web and find
>plenty of urls that talk about tea and aren't selling anything.
>Frankly I never came across a commercial url that had anything to say
>on the subject except how much it costs and they don't take American
>Express. The Charter made a stab at commercial posts and stop the
>ridiculous parsing that the spirit of the wording didn't include
>commercial urls. The real problem in this ng isn't the sellers but
>the buyers sucking like babies on their favorite website's tit. It's
>like an MTVxer saying their favorite cereal is Cocoa Puffs. Somewhere
>in their precognitive childhood they bought a commercial hook, line
>and sinker. So if your favorite website has a discussion forum join
>their adoration club. If it doesn't take your business to one that
>does and stop hounding us.