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> On 4/20/2008 10:12 AM Steve Caple spake thus:
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> - Attributed to Winston Churchill
Please explain to me how posting information about a model train on a
model train group qualifies as spam. I would characterize it more as
an advert. Y/N?
Big Rich Soprano - 21 Apr 2008 02:35 GMT
>Please explain to me how posting information about a model train on a
>model train group qualifies as spam. I would characterize it more as
>an advert. Y/N?
I've been asking that for a while... Good luck...
P. Roehling - 21 Apr 2008 03:01 GMT
>> > What's the difference between porn salesmen and Chinese DVD pirates and
>> > eBay scammers?
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> model train group qualifies as spam. I would characterize it more as
> an advert. Y/N?
Spam it might be, although it didn't bother me in this venue; but the word
Steve used above was "scammers", not "spammers". Problem is, I don't see
why Steve thought it was a scam.
Although I know little of old Lionel train sets, it looks like an everyday
eBay auction to me.
-Pete
David Nebenzahl - 21 Apr 2008 03:59 GMT
On 4/20/2008 5:17 PM video guy - www.locoworks.com spake thus:
>> On 4/20/2008 10:12 AM Steve Caple spake thus:
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> model train group qualifies as spam. I would characterize it more as
> an advert. Y/N?
Spam like this is showing up in lots of newsgroups (rec.antiques is
another place where it's highly unwelcome), posted by this person or
someone like them.
As someone else here wisely said, if you're looking for stuff on eBay,
it's very easy to find it there. No need for even *more* crap than there
already is in newsgroups.

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