From: not@likely.com 
  
 Toronto Garage Door Company wrote: 
  
 > I am sorry for my posts to these newsgroups if they are unwarranted. 
 > I thought it was proper ettiquette to post an advertisement in forsale 
 > newsgroups if: 
 > 
 > a) I do it by hand to each newsgroup one at a time without posting with 
 > multiple newsgroups in the TO: head 
 > 
 > b) I posted to relevant newsgroups.  Forsale newsgroups, and I offer 
 > worldwide shipping! 
 > 
 > c) Spamming = The posting of unsolicited advertisments.  I don't know, but 
 > people who subscribe to newsgroups that are listed 'forsale' ... Does that 
 > not classify them as 'requesting' to read messages from people who are 
 > selling items?  Further more, I am not emailing these people directly, I 
 > am just posting a message to a forsale newsgroup that they themselves have 
 > subscribed to! 
 > 
 > Am I wrong? 
  
         There are three things you've missed. 
  
         First, local groups (such as nyc.*) are for posting by locals.  If 
 you're 
 offering garage door rollers or whatever, you're supposed to be a local 
 organization.  Toronto is not "local" to NYC (New York City).  Try the 
 misc.forsale groups instead. 
  
         Second, having said that, *.forsale groups are generally for 
 non-commercial 
 postings.  They're the Internet equivalent of classified ads, not 
 billboards.  You seem to be posting for a garage door company, so you don't 
 qualify. 
  
         Third, posts to usenet are supposed to contain an actual post, not 
 just a 
 link to some webpage somewhere.  One of your posts was just a link and a 
 "Thank You", while the other contained more text, but was still basically 
 just a reference to an eBay auction. 
  
         So yes, you are wrong, but at least you were nice about it. :) 
  
         I would refer you to the FAQ for this newsgroup, but I haven't seen 
 it 
 recently.  How often do they post the FAQ for this newsgroup anyway? 
  
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