[CLUE-Admin] Re: O'Reilley Request

[Jed S. Baer]

On Thu, 17 Apr 2003 18:58:59 -0600
El Presidente de CLUE <president at clue.denver.co.us> wrote:

> On Thursday 17 April 2003 06:31 pm, Jed S. Baer wrote:
> > Hey Guys.
> >
> > I've updated the CLUE website with the O'Reilly "safari" blurb. Given
> > that I've been the most vocal complainant regarding spam, I admit to
> > feeling a bit squeamish about posting a blatant marketing message to
> > the mailing lists though. I understanding the reasoning by which it's
> > deemed "OK", but it still makes me uneasy. Following is the blurb I
> > started writing for CLUE-Talk or Announce. Feedback please.
> 
> FWIW, we have not announced the O'Reilly stuff on our email lists.  I
> have personally setup 3 or 4 banner ads for them that ran on CLUE web
> site for a few weeks or months.  The one difference is that I normally
> posted the banner ad on the home page.
> 
> In the past, O'Reilly did not ask us to spam our email lists, so I don't
> think we need to know.  Our web site gets > 800,000 page views a year
> (~2200 per day) - they're ad will definitely be seen.
> 
> I agree that a blantant ad to the lists is probably not a good idea. 
> So, I suggest that we keep it on the sponsors page and also put it in
> the 'News and Notes' section.  We had another O'Reilly ad there a few
> months ago and no one complained.

OK, I'll throw a quick blurb on the main page as well.

Dave P: I'm just curious how much emphasis the O'Reilly folks are putting
on a mailing list announcement.

jed
-- 
I wouldn't even think about bribing a rottweiler with a steak that
didn't weigh more than I do. -- Jason Earl