Please bear in mind that any rules on this topic can only be enforced by the administrator, Ploppy, and that would mean more work for him.
The work he does on here is voluntary and unpaid and he may not be willing to commit more of his time.
I would not like the forum to lose him because the job becomes too onerous.
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This forum is almost totally free of commercial postings and spam. This, beside the great photos and the forum members' encyclopedic knowledge and numerous witty remarks, is its greatest attraction. The absence of spam made me believe that some weeding was being done. But when I saw JohnBs messages and the discussion that followed, I realized that this was not so.
The main intention behind the poll was to give us members an idea of what a majority of us think about the topic. If we get a result showing that we don't like commercial postings, it may deter us from placing the same message in three different treads. We are, in my eyes, all very sensible and democratic people, and I count JohnB among us.
If we were to get real spammers in here (god forbid) it will not be much we members can do about it. Let's then hope that the commercial actors see the value of keeping this forum as it is.
After all, a look through our topics is the best and cheapest market research any hotel manger, taverna owner, taxi driver, tour operator, sun-bed whatever and brewer can do.
Ploppy (must he never go thirsty) is doing an admirable job for us, and I want to use this opportunity to thank him for it. Thanks Paul!
Tom
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