| Re: Would it be so bad for RSI and VNI to respond to the newsgroup? [message #4280] |
Wed, 17 May 1995 00:00 |
rfinch
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Registered: March 1991
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For a different corporate attitude, check out comp.soft-sys.matlab
(Matlab is similar to IDL/PV-Wave). The Mathworks responds promptly
to just about all questions about their product, and IMO it's a much
more useful newsgroup because of that.
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| Re: Would it be so bad for RSI and VNI to respond to the newsgroup? [message #4286 is a reply to message #4280] |
Wed, 17 May 1995 00:00  |
stanley
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Registered: May 1995
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In article <grunes.213.800651451@news.nrl.navy.mil>,
Mitchell R Grunes <grunes@news.nrl.navy.mil> wrote:
> This surprises me. Many companies take advantage of USENET responses
> to "sneak" in advertisements for their products. This is especially
> the case when misinformation has been provided.
And VNI and RSI should be applauded for not participating in that.
> --------------------------THE QUESTION----------------------------
> I am curious: Do most people agree that it would be appropriate for
> VNI and RSI to respond directly to comp.lang.idl-pvwave?
It would seem that the group is meant for discussion of those
products. It makes sense that they take part in the discussion. Since
it isn't biz.*, it isn't appropriate for them to use the group as free
advertising.
> Or to other newsgroups like sci.image.processing, where people
> frequently post questions asking for software packages that can
> do that which IDL and PV-WAVE can do?
If you welcome VNI and RSI into groups to respond with advertising
blurbs every time someone comes along with a question about who does
what, how can you stop any other company from doing the same? And then,
what would stop a company who didn't think their product was getting
enough free advertising in the newsgroup from getting a shill to ask
questions for them? Why bother with a shill? Just post the ads.
As the archivist for the group, I don't appreciate my disk space being
used for free advertising.
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