quoted 9 lines It is a for profit (or at least a not a losing money proposition) venture>
> > It is a for profit (or at least a not a losing money proposition) venture
>
> Then you shouldn't be littering our email boxes with your crap. Not only does
> this have NOTHING to do with IDM, it is also a blatant abuse of the net. Post
> that shit one more time and I'm having a nice chat with your sysadmin, and I
> mean ANYWHERE, not just this list.
>
> So much for "FREElove".
Notifying sysadmins is totally unwarranted. Dan is not DIRECTLY making a
profit through the net. His Registry is a collection of info FROM the net
and is FREE to all who wish to register! His service, external from the
net (I hope), is what he is charging for. It is perfectly fine to conduct
an exchange of information over the net which may lead to profits indirectly.
The net is being used by businesses everyday. The convenience of the net
most likely assists in their business, thus making/increasing profits.
If Dan is trying to pull promotors into an email list and ask them to
buy his Registry list, then that may be abuse of the net...
However, it possibly could be allowed, as long as it's by email (deals which
make profit are exchanged through email all the time). So go read the net
guidelines before making such rash posts, Pete.
Usenet used to not be allowed for any sort of commercial posts, but I believe
they have a section of newsgroups for that now. I don't think an email list
or small services conducted by email is blatant abuse of the net.
However, I do believe asking for money defeats the purpose of rave.
Dan, why charge money? I understand if it's to cover your costs (breakeven),
but try to be realistic - Do you think people will really go for it if it's
not free? I mean, they probably already have adequate people, connections,
and information.
Would it be possible for you to do this for non-profit? That would make you
legit on the net if you were to run into any difficulties.
Lastly, a rave promotion email list would be great! There are already info
lists such as SERAVES, MWRAVES, etc, but a list for discussion of the
behind-the-scenes of rave promoting would be wonderful...and DJs and those
who help out in any way can be a part and make connections with people,
trade ideas, give suggestions on lights/sound/etc, and maybe even collaborate
on events!
That's my $.02
-djkc