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    Stop Steve, the advertising machine

    Hi there,
    We all know Steve Santos. He *really* is an advertising and job-hunting machine.

    A lot of us have asked him *many* times and in different ways to stop his blatant advertising.
    This has been repeated for years and years now. Result: Unfortunately nada.
    He just doesn't give a shit. He is only very offensive in his answers to these requests.
    Also he has been 'kill-filed' by many of us. Result: Nada.

    He did not get enough answers anymore, so he went hiding his identity.
    He asked questions as Ron, Tom, Rachel, Kathy, Katherine, Marie, Kristine, Heather and ????
    Steve has *clearly* been trolling with his questions.
    Nobody can stop him from doing this. A troll like he is, can change his/hers identity over and over.

    It's obvious that he is *very* determined and willing to keep on advertising.
    Maybe he thinks he has the 'right' to do so because he is a 'major player' in this and other newsgroups ?
    But, I think maybe he can be forced to stop the advertising-shit.
    No need for arguing, shouting or flaming (this has been done and won't help).
    I have a little and simple plan for this. It might work . . .

    Since a couple of weeks now I am sort of 'chasing' his advertisings as some of you may have noticed.
    Result: Steve is *a little* annoyed.
    While he accuses me of acting like I am GOD ??? , he now wishes me 'snake-hell' ????
    (If you are interested: see last thread: 'MDE file shareware?')
    Well I am not pretending to be any God at all. I am also not a 'major player' in this ng, like Steve thinks he is ...
    I *just* want PC DataShit to stop his advertising-shit, that's *all* I am after.

    Arno R
  • dkintheuk

    #2
    Re: Stop Steve, the advertising machine

    With you 100% buddy.

    Comment

    • PC Datasheet

      #3
      Re: Stop Steve, the advertising machine

      Ignore this imbecile! Just like he says, he is not a major player in the
      newsgroups; he's just a little low-life pretending to be God trying to make
      himself look like a big person. All you need do is look at the language he
      uses to obviously see this. Ignore him and eventually he will slither away
      on his belly like any snake does.

      Steve
      PC Datasheet



      "StopThisAdvert ising" <StopThisAdvert ising@DataShit> wrote in message
      news:425e4897$0 $44068$5fc3050@ dreader2.news.t iscali.nl...
      Hi there,
      We all know Steve Santos. He *really* is an advertising and job-hunting
      machine.

      A lot of us have asked him *many* times and in different ways to stop his
      blatant advertising.
      This has been repeated for years and years now. Result: Unfortunately nada.
      He just doesn't give a shit. He is only very offensive in his answers to
      these requests.
      Also he has been 'kill-filed' by many of us. Result: Nada.

      He did not get enough answers anymore, so he went hiding his identity.
      He asked questions as Ron, Tom, Rachel, Kathy, Katherine, Marie, Kristine,
      Heather and ????
      Steve has *clearly* been trolling with his questions.
      Nobody can stop him from doing this. A troll like he is, can change his/hers
      identity over and over.

      It's obvious that he is *very* determined and willing to keep on
      advertising.
      Maybe he thinks he has the 'right' to do so because he is a 'major player'
      in this and other newsgroups ?
      But, I think maybe he can be forced to stop the advertising-shit.
      No need for arguing, shouting or flaming (this has been done and won't
      help).
      I have a little and simple plan for this. It might work . . .

      Since a couple of weeks now I am sort of 'chasing' his advertisings as some
      of you may have noticed.
      Result: Steve is *a little* annoyed.
      While he accuses me of acting like I am GOD ??? , he now wishes me
      'snake-hell' ????
      (If you are interested: see last thread: 'MDE file shareware?')
      Well I am not pretending to be any God at all. I am also not a 'major
      player' in this ng, like Steve thinks he is ...
      I *just* want PC DataShit to stop his advertising-shit, that's *all* I am
      after.

      Arno R


      Comment

      • Alan Webb

        #4
        Re: Stop Steve, the advertising machine

        Boys . . . another hot fire for a little bending of the rules? Ok, better
        flame me as well because I've done the same thing as PCDatasheet. Jeeze,
        it's almost like Donnie misses us.
        --
        Alan Webb
        knoNOgeek@SPAMh otmail.com
        "It's not IT, it's IS"

        "StopThisAdvert ising" <StopThisAdvert ising@DataShit> wrote in message
        news:425e4897$0 $44068$5fc3050@ dreader2.news.t iscali.nl...
        Hi there,
        We all know Steve Santos. He *really* is an advertising and job-hunting
        machine.

        A lot of us have asked him *many* times and in different ways to stop his
        blatant advertising.
        This has been repeated for years and years now. Result: Unfortunately nada.
        He just doesn't give a shit. He is only very offensive in his answers to
        these requests.
        Also he has been 'kill-filed' by many of us. Result: Nada.

        He did not get enough answers anymore, so he went hiding his identity.
        He asked questions as Ron, Tom, Rachel, Kathy, Katherine, Marie, Kristine,
        Heather and ????
        Steve has *clearly* been trolling with his questions.
        Nobody can stop him from doing this. A troll like he is, can change his/hers
        identity over and over.

        It's obvious that he is *very* determined and willing to keep on
        advertising.
        Maybe he thinks he has the 'right' to do so because he is a 'major player'
        in this and other newsgroups ?
        But, I think maybe he can be forced to stop the advertising-shit.
        No need for arguing, shouting or flaming (this has been done and won't
        help).
        I have a little and simple plan for this. It might work . . .

        Since a couple of weeks now I am sort of 'chasing' his advertisings as some
        of you may have noticed.
        Result: Steve is *a little* annoyed.
        While he accuses me of acting like I am GOD ??? , he now wishes me
        'snake-hell' ????
        (If you are interested: see last thread: 'MDE file shareware?')
        Well I am not pretending to be any God at all. I am also not a 'major
        player' in this ng, like Steve thinks he is ...
        I *just* want PC DataShit to stop his advertising-shit, that's *all* I am
        after.

        Arno R


        Comment

        • Douglas J. Steele

          #5
          Re: Stop Steve, the advertising machine

          Steve: Admit it, he's right. You do advertise blatantly, and you make bogus
          posts under pseudonyms.

          --
          Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP

          (no e-mails, please!)



          "PC Datasheet" <nospam@nospam. spam> wrote in message
          news:m0w7e.5508 $go4.4564@newsr ead2.news.atl.e arthlink.net...[color=blue]
          > Ignore this imbecile! Just like he says, he is not a major player in the
          > newsgroups; he's just a little low-life pretending to be God trying to
          > make
          > himself look like a big person. All you need do is look at the language he
          > uses to obviously see this. Ignore him and eventually he will slither away
          > on his belly like any snake does.
          >
          > Steve
          > PC Datasheet
          >
          >
          >
          > "StopThisAdvert ising" <StopThisAdvert ising@DataShit> wrote in message
          > news:425e4897$0 $44068$5fc3050@ dreader2.news.t iscali.nl...
          > Hi there,
          > We all know Steve Santos. He *really* is an advertising and job-hunting
          > machine.
          >
          > A lot of us have asked him *many* times and in different ways to stop his
          > blatant advertising.
          > This has been repeated for years and years now. Result: Unfortunately
          > nada.
          > He just doesn't give a shit. He is only very offensive in his answers to
          > these requests.
          > Also he has been 'kill-filed' by many of us. Result: Nada.
          >
          > He did not get enough answers anymore, so he went hiding his identity.
          > He asked questions as Ron, Tom, Rachel, Kathy, Katherine, Marie, Kristine,
          > Heather and ????
          > Steve has *clearly* been trolling with his questions.
          > Nobody can stop him from doing this. A troll like he is, can change
          > his/hers
          > identity over and over.
          >
          > It's obvious that he is *very* determined and willing to keep on
          > advertising.
          > Maybe he thinks he has the 'right' to do so because he is a 'major player'
          > in this and other newsgroups ?
          > But, I think maybe he can be forced to stop the advertising-shit.
          > No need for arguing, shouting or flaming (this has been done and won't
          > help).
          > I have a little and simple plan for this. It might work . . .
          >
          > Since a couple of weeks now I am sort of 'chasing' his advertisings as
          > some
          > of you may have noticed.
          > Result: Steve is *a little* annoyed.
          > While he accuses me of acting like I am GOD ??? , he now wishes me
          > 'snake-hell' ????
          > (If you are interested: see last thread: 'MDE file shareware?')
          > Well I am not pretending to be any God at all. I am also not a 'major
          > player' in this ng, like Steve thinks he is ...
          > I *just* want PC DataShit to stop his advertising-shit, that's *all* I am
          > after.
          >
          > Arno R
          >
          >[/color]


          Comment

          • Tim Marshall

            #6
            Re: Stop Steve, the advertising machine

            PC Datasheet wrote:
            [color=blue]
            > newsgroups; he's just a little low-life pretending to be God trying to make
            > himself look like a big person. All you need do is look at the language he
            > uses to obviously see this.[/color]

            Well, to be fair to you, you have offered me good help in the past on
            cdma, but I have to say your sock puppets with the same pc datasheet sig
            were a bit of an eyebrow raiser! 8) And it _was_ a regular big gun on
            cdma who pointed out the repackaging of usenet posts for sale on cdma.
            I personally don't mind the sig file stuff: some folks attack that with
            other posters, but IMO it's legitimate and fine. I dunno about stuff on
            other groups, but we all do bone headed things from time to time...
            --
            Tim http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~tmarshal/
            ^o<
            /#) "Burp-beep, burp-beep, burp-beep?" - Quaker Jake
            /^^ "Whatcha doin?" - Ditto "TIM-MAY!!" - Me

            Comment

            • Ed

              #7
              Re: Stop Steve, the advertising machine

              "Email me and I can help you" with no mention of "this is my business and
              I'll charge you" is a blatant troll for business in a newsgroup where your
              posts are usually to contain information that is free and useful (alright -
              I probably don't have any useful information as yet - but I'm working on
              it!).

              If this is your business and you want to share free and useful information
              (as you have done several times), then join the many others who are in the
              same boat, and put links to their businesses in their sigs. There's one of
              the "major players" in another NG whose sig points out "email replies
              require payment". Personally, I don't think that should be a big deal.

              I think the major issue here is what you *seem* to be communicating in a
              post saying nothing more than "Email me and I can help you". If you are
              offering free email one-on-one tutoring to that person, say so, and all
              confusion is cleared up. If you will do nothing for free but are offering
              that person a great deal on low-priced help, then say so - but you may want
              to do that somewhere else!

              Ed

              "PC Datasheet" <nospam@nospam. spam> wrote in message
              news:m0w7e.5508 $go4.4564@newsr ead2.news.atl.e arthlink.net...[color=blue]
              > Ignore this imbecile! Just like he says, he is not a major player in the
              > newsgroups; he's just a little low-life pretending to be God trying to[/color]
              make[color=blue]
              > himself look like a big person. All you need do is look at the language he
              > uses to obviously see this. Ignore him and eventually he will slither away
              > on his belly like any snake does.
              >
              > Steve
              > PC Datasheet
              >
              >
              >
              > "StopThisAdvert ising" <StopThisAdvert ising@DataShit> wrote in message
              > news:425e4897$0 $44068$5fc3050@ dreader2.news.t iscali.nl...
              > Hi there,
              > We all know Steve Santos. He *really* is an advertising and job-hunting
              > machine.
              >
              > A lot of us have asked him *many* times and in different ways to stop his
              > blatant advertising.
              > This has been repeated for years and years now. Result: Unfortunately[/color]
              nada.[color=blue]
              > He just doesn't give a shit. He is only very offensive in his answers to
              > these requests.
              > Also he has been 'kill-filed' by many of us. Result: Nada.
              >
              > He did not get enough answers anymore, so he went hiding his identity.
              > He asked questions as Ron, Tom, Rachel, Kathy, Katherine, Marie, Kristine,
              > Heather and ????
              > Steve has *clearly* been trolling with his questions.
              > Nobody can stop him from doing this. A troll like he is, can change[/color]
              his/hers[color=blue]
              > identity over and over.
              >
              > It's obvious that he is *very* determined and willing to keep on
              > advertising.
              > Maybe he thinks he has the 'right' to do so because he is a 'major player'
              > in this and other newsgroups ?
              > But, I think maybe he can be forced to stop the advertising-shit.
              > No need for arguing, shouting or flaming (this has been done and won't
              > help).
              > I have a little and simple plan for this. It might work . . .
              >
              > Since a couple of weeks now I am sort of 'chasing' his advertisings as[/color]
              some[color=blue]
              > of you may have noticed.
              > Result: Steve is *a little* annoyed.
              > While he accuses me of acting like I am GOD ??? , he now wishes me
              > 'snake-hell' ????
              > (If you are interested: see last thread: 'MDE file shareware?')
              > Well I am not pretending to be any God at all. I am also not a 'major
              > player' in this ng, like Steve thinks he is ...
              > I *just* want PC DataShit to stop his advertising-shit, that's *all* I am
              > after.
              >
              > Arno R
              >
              >[/color]


              Comment

              • StopThisAdvertising

                #8
                Re: Stop Steve, the advertising machine

                Tim,
                check out:


                This is just blatant advertising, over and over again, more than 60 times this year only !
                "If you need help ...., contact me....."


                This is NOT about the sig ! I don't mind the sig. The sig is allright !
                In fact I even think it's a good and clever one.

                Arno R

                "Tim Marshall" <TIMMY!@PurpleP andaChasers.Moe rtherium> schreef in bericht news:d3m2p6$6eg $1@coranto.ucs. mun.ca...[color=blue]
                > I personally don't mind the sig file stuff: some folks attack that with
                > other posters, but IMO it's legitimate and fine. I dunno about stuff on
                > other groups, but we all do bone headed things from time to time...
                > --
                > Tim http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~tmarshal/[/color]

                Comment

                • StopThisAdvertising

                  #9
                  Re: Stop Steve, the advertising machine

                  Alan,
                  You are mistaking or just trying to be funny: 'a little bending of the rules' ...
                  This is NOT about the sig !
                  check out:


                  This is just blatant advertising, over and over again, more than 60 times this year only !
                  "If you need help ...., contact me....."

                  Arno R

                  "Alan Webb" <knogeek@hotmai l.com> schreef in bericht news:_4OdnQbjVv ibEMPfRVn-rg@comcast.com. ..[color=blue]
                  > Boys . . . another hot fire for a little bending of the rules? Ok, better
                  > flame me as well because I've done the same thing as PCDatasheet. Jeeze,
                  > it's almost like Donnie misses us.
                  > --
                  > Alan Webb
                  > knoNOgeek@SPAMh otmail.com
                  > "It's not IT, it's IS"
                  >
                  > "StopThisAdvert ising" <StopThisAdvert ising@DataShit> wrote in message
                  > news:425e4897$0 $44068$5fc3050@ dreader2.news.t iscali.nl...
                  > Hi there,
                  > We all know Steve Santos. He *really* is an advertising and job-hunting
                  > machine.
                  >
                  > A lot of us have asked him *many* times and in different ways to stop his
                  > blatant advertising.
                  > This has been repeated for years and years now. Result: Unfortunately nada.
                  > He just doesn't give a shit. He is only very offensive in his answers to
                  > these requests.
                  > Also he has been 'kill-filed' by many of us. Result: Nada.
                  >
                  > He did not get enough answers anymore, so he went hiding his identity.
                  > He asked questions as Ron, Tom, Rachel, Kathy, Katherine, Marie, Kristine,
                  > Heather and ????
                  > Steve has *clearly* been trolling with his questions.
                  > Nobody can stop him from doing this. A troll like he is, can change his/hers
                  > identity over and over.
                  >
                  > It's obvious that he is *very* determined and willing to keep on
                  > advertising.
                  > Maybe he thinks he has the 'right' to do so because he is a 'major player'
                  > in this and other newsgroups ?
                  > But, I think maybe he can be forced to stop the advertising-shit.
                  > No need for arguing, shouting or flaming (this has been done and won't
                  > help).
                  > I have a little and simple plan for this. It might work . . .
                  >
                  > Since a couple of weeks now I am sort of 'chasing' his advertisings as some
                  > of you may have noticed.
                  > Result: Steve is *a little* annoyed.
                  > While he accuses me of acting like I am GOD ??? , he now wishes me
                  > 'snake-hell' ????
                  > (If you are interested: see last thread: 'MDE file shareware?')
                  > Well I am not pretending to be any God at all. I am also not a 'major
                  > player' in this ng, like Steve thinks he is ...
                  > I *just* want PC DataShit to stop his advertising-shit, that's *all* I am
                  > after.
                  >
                  > Arno R
                  >
                  >[/color]

                  Comment

                  • PC Datasheet

                    #10
                    Re: Stop Steve, the advertising machine

                    Doug,

                    Let me preface my response here to say that I have a high respect for you
                    and one reason is that you always take the high road like you did here when
                    you respond.

                    ARNO is not right. He is just a little low-life pretending to be God trying
                    to make himself look like a big person. All you need do is look at the
                    language he uses to obviously see this. Look at the similarities between him
                    and XMVP.

                    Microsoft's Rules Of Conduct state, " We ask that you refrain from posting
                    advertisements or solicitations that do not pertain directly to the intended
                    use and purpose of the newsgroup or chat." Note that it does not forbid
                    advertisements and solicitations! The key to what this says is to understand
                    the intended use and purpose of the newsgroup. There is no where that
                    directly states what the intended use is but the following statement is
                    found in Getting Started With The Web Based Newsreader, "The Web-based
                    Newsreader allows you to enter into discussion groups where people who are
                    passionate about Microsoft technologies share their thoughts, help, support,
                    and ideas." I expect that you would not question that I frequently share my
                    thoughts, support and ideas. Tim Marshall states that I have helped him in
                    the past. Yes I make a mistake from time to time and you catch them. And I
                    am sure you will confirm that I have never claimed to be a MVP. So there is
                    one other phrase found in Getting Started With The Web Based Newsreader,
                    "share their help"(sic). "Contact me if you would like my help" is an offer
                    of an option to the poster which he may freely accept or reject to solve his
                    problem at hand. I think that if you go back and review all the posts where
                    I have offered my help, you will find that I have never made the offer where
                    a simple newsgroup paragraph would have completely solved the poster's
                    problem. For example, Nick J posted the subject MDE File Shareware. He
                    wanted to know how a time limited version of his database could be created.
                    Can you answer this and provide him a detailed description (and code) of how
                    to do it in a simple newsgroup paragraph? I think not with all due respect
                    to you. So I offered Nick the option to contact me if he wanted me to set it
                    up for him. Not too long ago, a poster wanted to know how to create an order
                    entry database. I made the offer to him, he contacted me, I gave him a
                    simple database for $200 and he was very grateful. I have numerous
                    experiences like this.

                    Microsoft's Rules Of Conduct state, " We ask that you refrain from posting
                    advertisements or solicitations.. ..." Microsoft distinguishes between
                    advertisements and solicitations. "Contact me if you would like my help" is
                    not an advertisement. The only advertisement I do on the newsgroups is in my
                    signature line and that is no different, with all due respect, than putting
                    "Microsoft Access MVP" after your name. Advertising is frequently seen in
                    the newsgroups! Any time you see a referral to a website, that is indirect
                    advertising because it is in most cases a referral to the website of someone
                    in business to develop Access database applications. Anytime you see a
                    reference to a third party product, that is direct advertising and no matter
                    what the responder says, he is endorsing that product. For the purposes of
                    the discussion here, I am not raising an objection of either of these
                    advertisements because I see them as another means of responders sharing
                    help pertaining directly to the intended use and purpose of the newsgroup.
                    "Contact me if you would like my help" is obviously a solicitation and this
                    solicitation is never made unless it is directly intended to share my help
                    with a poster.

                    Now you say that I "advertise blatantly". Blantantly is a little harsh don't
                    you think? Blantantly has the connotation of being boisterous or obtrusive.
                    XMVP was blatant. And as pointed out above, "Contact me if you would like my
                    help" is not advertising. Yes, you see "Contact me if you would like my
                    help" from time to time but if you determine the percentage of times you see
                    this to the times I respond to posters otherwise, it is a small percentage.
                    Finally, on this subject, I have kept my offer to help posters to eight
                    simple words.

                    What makes my posts "bogus" if I post under a pseudonym? All these posts
                    have been legitimate questions and when answered, the entire newsgroup
                    community benefited from the answers. There was nothing bogus about it!
                    William Shakespear was not his real name, was everything he wrote bogus?
                    Pope Paul II was not his real name, was everything he said, wrote and did
                    bogus? Apparently not, nearly three million people turned out for his
                    funeral!

                    Doug, I hope that I have not offended you here because I have no intent to
                    do that. I do have high respect for you and because of that felt my response
                    to this thread was best placed as a response to you.

                    Steve
                    PC Datasheet







                    "Douglas J. Steele" <NOSPAM_djsteel e@NOSPAM_canada .com> wrote in message
                    news:uXTgfoQQFH A.924@TK2MSFTNG P14.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
                    > Steve: Admit it, he's right. You do advertise blatantly, and you make[/color]
                    bogus[color=blue]
                    > posts under pseudonyms.
                    >
                    > --
                    > Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP
                    > http://I.Am/DougSteele
                    > (no e-mails, please!)
                    >
                    >
                    >
                    > "PC Datasheet" <nospam@nospam. spam> wrote in message
                    > news:m0w7e.5508 $go4.4564@newsr ead2.news.atl.e arthlink.net...[color=green]
                    > > Ignore this imbecile! Just like he says, he is not a major player in the
                    > > newsgroups; he's just a little low-life pretending to be God trying to
                    > > make
                    > > himself look like a big person. All you need do is look at the language[/color][/color]
                    he[color=blue][color=green]
                    > > uses to obviously see this. Ignore him and eventually he will slither[/color][/color]
                    away[color=blue][color=green]
                    > > on his belly like any snake does.
                    > >
                    > > Steve
                    > > PC Datasheet
                    > >
                    > >
                    > >
                    > > "StopThisAdvert ising" <StopThisAdvert ising@DataShit> wrote in message
                    > > news:425e4897$0 $44068$5fc3050@ dreader2.news.t iscali.nl...
                    > > Hi there,
                    > > We all know Steve Santos. He *really* is an advertising and job-hunting
                    > > machine.
                    > >
                    > > A lot of us have asked him *many* times and in different ways to stop[/color][/color]
                    his[color=blue][color=green]
                    > > blatant advertising.
                    > > This has been repeated for years and years now. Result: Unfortunately
                    > > nada.
                    > > He just doesn't give a shit. He is only very offensive in his answers to
                    > > these requests.
                    > > Also he has been 'kill-filed' by many of us. Result: Nada.
                    > >
                    > > He did not get enough answers anymore, so he went hiding his identity.
                    > > He asked questions as Ron, Tom, Rachel, Kathy, Katherine, Marie,[/color][/color]
                    Kristine,[color=blue][color=green]
                    > > Heather and ????
                    > > Steve has *clearly* been trolling with his questions.
                    > > Nobody can stop him from doing this. A troll like he is, can change
                    > > his/hers
                    > > identity over and over.
                    > >
                    > > It's obvious that he is *very* determined and willing to keep on
                    > > advertising.
                    > > Maybe he thinks he has the 'right' to do so because he is a 'major[/color][/color]
                    player'[color=blue][color=green]
                    > > in this and other newsgroups ?
                    > > But, I think maybe he can be forced to stop the advertising-shit.
                    > > No need for arguing, shouting or flaming (this has been done and won't
                    > > help).
                    > > I have a little and simple plan for this. It might work . . .
                    > >
                    > > Since a couple of weeks now I am sort of 'chasing' his advertisings as
                    > > some
                    > > of you may have noticed.
                    > > Result: Steve is *a little* annoyed.
                    > > While he accuses me of acting like I am GOD ??? , he now wishes me
                    > > 'snake-hell' ????
                    > > (If you are interested: see last thread: 'MDE file shareware?')
                    > > Well I am not pretending to be any God at all. I am also not a 'major
                    > > player' in this ng, like Steve thinks he is ...
                    > > I *just* want PC DataShit to stop his advertising-shit, that's *all* I[/color][/color]
                    am[color=blue][color=green]
                    > > after.
                    > >
                    > > Arno R
                    > >
                    > >[/color]
                    >
                    >[/color]


                    Comment

                    • Douglas J. Steele

                      #11
                      Re: Stop Steve, the advertising machine

                      "PC Datasheet" <nospam@nospam. spam> wrote in message
                      news:jbA7e.6935 $sp3.5538@newsr ead3.news.atl.e arthlink.net...[color=blue]
                      > Yes, you see "Contact me if you would like my
                      > help" from time to time but if you determine the percentage of times you
                      > see
                      > this to the times I respond to posters otherwise, it is a small
                      > percentage.[/color]

                      But when your message is "contact me if you would like my help", there's no
                      mention that your help would not be free.
                      [color=blue]
                      > What makes my posts "bogus" if I post under a pseudonym? All these posts
                      > have been legitimate questions and when answered, the entire newsgroup
                      > community benefited from the answers. There was nothing bogus about it![/color]

                      If your intent is to provide an FAQ, do so. I don't have evidence, but I'm
                      sure I've often seen your self-posted questions answered not only with some
                      advice, but also the suggestion "contact me if you would like my help"

                      You must realize that even if you aren't violating the wording of the
                      Microsoft Rules of Conduct, you are violating the spirit. And in my opinion,
                      you're definitely violating the charter for comp.database.m s-access, as
                      reproduced at http://www.mvps.org/access/netiquette.htm

                      --
                      Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP

                      (no e-mails, please!)





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                      • Duane Hookom

                        #12
                        Re: Stop Steve, the advertising machine

                        I agree 100% with Doug. I happen to know there are many MVPs who attempt to
                        make their living from consulting. They are generally not a busy or billing
                        out the hours that they would like. Yet, I have not seen any of these MVPs
                        (or other prolific posters) attempting to pull in contract work like Steve.
                        The quality of their replies and their experience and knowledge is above
                        Steve's and yet they respect the spirit of the news groups.

                        I have seen some signatures that suggest something like "Reply to me here
                        for free advice or email me privately along with payment information". I
                        believe the intention of these is to deter private emails and keep
                        "consultati ons" in the News Groups for all to share freely.

                        --
                        Duane Hookom
                        MS Access MVP
                        --

                        "Douglas J. Steele" <NOSPAM_djsteel e@NOSPAM_canada .com> wrote in message
                        news:eFitAVTQFH A.3496@TK2MSFTN GP09.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
                        > "PC Datasheet" <nospam@nospam. spam> wrote in message
                        > news:jbA7e.6935 $sp3.5538@newsr ead3.news.atl.e arthlink.net...[color=green]
                        >> Yes, you see "Contact me if you would like my
                        >> help" from time to time but if you determine the percentage of times you
                        >> see
                        >> this to the times I respond to posters otherwise, it is a small
                        >> percentage.[/color]
                        >
                        > But when your message is "contact me if you would like my help", there's
                        > no mention that your help would not be free.
                        >[color=green]
                        >> What makes my posts "bogus" if I post under a pseudonym? All these posts
                        >> have been legitimate questions and when answered, the entire newsgroup
                        >> community benefited from the answers. There was nothing bogus about it![/color]
                        >
                        > If your intent is to provide an FAQ, do so. I don't have evidence, but I'm
                        > sure I've often seen your self-posted questions answered not only with
                        > some advice, but also the suggestion "contact me if you would like my
                        > help"
                        >
                        > You must realize that even if you aren't violating the wording of the
                        > Microsoft Rules of Conduct, you are violating the spirit. And in my
                        > opinion, you're definitely violating the charter for
                        > comp.database.m s-access, as reproduced at
                        > http://www.mvps.org/access/netiquette.htm
                        >
                        > --
                        > Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP
                        > http://I.Am/DougSteele
                        > (no e-mails, please!)
                        >
                        >
                        >
                        >
                        >[/color]


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                        • Arno R

                          #13
                          Re: Stop Steve, the advertising machine


                          "PC Datasheet" <nospam@nospam. spam> schreef in bericht news:jbA7e.6935 $sp3.5538@newsr ead3.news.atl.e arthlink.net...
                          [color=blue]
                          > ARNO is not right. He is just a little low-life pretending to be God trying
                          > to make himself look like a big person. All you need do is look at the
                          > language he uses to obviously see this. Look at the similarities between him
                          > and XMVP.[/color]
                          <snip very long non-issue-bullshit-defending story of Steve>

                          It is true that XMVP attacked you on your advertising. A LOT of others here did also ...
                          You just don't give a shit ...
                          But I am sorry for you Steve, but there is NO other similarity between me and XMVP.
                          Look at yourself:
                          If you compare trolling well, .... you win. You have been hiding your identity a LOT.
                          My language is also very 'neat' compared to yours.
                          If one looks at my language and yours, I am sure that YOU compare with XMVP's language and not me.

                          BTW: I have been away from this ng a long time just because of our local troll.

                          I am not God, nor pretending to be so.
                          I am not a snake.
                          I *just* hate your blatant advertising, and I am very determined to 'annoy' you as long as you continue.
                          (I am NOT talking about your sig here as I stated before. Your sig is fine with me. )
                          But you obviously think YOU are some kind of a 'major contributing God ??' and you have a 'right' to job-hunt here.

                          Of course it is true that you also offer help in these newsgroups. But that is NOT the issue here !
                          The issue is that you, and only you, are the 'major advertising job-hunting machine' here.
                          You are lurking and waiting for questions where you think you can jump in with:
                          "if you need help ... contact me".

                          Who acts like he is a 'God' ??
                          Who is a 'snake'??'

                          Arno R


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                          • Alan Webb

                            #14
                            Re: Stop Steve, the advertising machine

                            Arno,
                            Maybe so, but your insistence on debating everyone replying to you and
                            getting the last word surpasses whatever sins Steve has committed. It's
                            time to stop the flame war. Continueing it begins to demonstrate that you
                            are more troll than legitimate poster. I am sure you will respond to this
                            post as well and argue with me that I am wrong. It is your right to do so.
                            I am asking you to let it go.
                            --
                            Alan Webb
                            knoNOgeek@SPAMh otmail.com
                            "It's not IT, it's IS"

                            "StopThisAdvert ising" <StopThisAdvert ising@DataShit> wrote in message
                            news:425ea6d0$0 $44075$5fc3050@ dreader2.news.t iscali.nl...
                            Alan,
                            You are mistaking or just trying to be funny: 'a little bending of the
                            rules' ...
                            This is NOT about the sig !
                            check out:


                            This is just blatant advertising, over and over again, more than 60 times
                            this year only !
                            "If you need help ...., contact me....."

                            Arno R

                            "Alan Webb" <knogeek@hotmai l.com> schreef in bericht
                            news:_4OdnQbjVv ibEMPfRVn-rg@comcast.com. ..[color=blue]
                            > Boys . . . another hot fire for a little bending of the rules? Ok,
                            > better
                            > flame me as well because I've done the same thing as PCDatasheet. Jeeze,
                            > it's almost like Donnie misses us.
                            > --
                            > Alan Webb
                            > knoNOgeek@SPAMh otmail.com
                            > "It's not IT, it's IS"
                            >
                            > "StopThisAdvert ising" <StopThisAdvert ising@DataShit> wrote in message
                            > news:425e4897$0 $44068$5fc3050@ dreader2.news.t iscali.nl...
                            > Hi there,
                            > We all know Steve Santos. He *really* is an advertising and job-hunting
                            > machine.
                            >
                            > A lot of us have asked him *many* times and in different ways to stop his
                            > blatant advertising.
                            > This has been repeated for years and years now. Result: Unfortunately
                            > nada.
                            > He just doesn't give a shit. He is only very offensive in his answers to
                            > these requests.
                            > Also he has been 'kill-filed' by many of us. Result: Nada.
                            >
                            > He did not get enough answers anymore, so he went hiding his identity.
                            > He asked questions as Ron, Tom, Rachel, Kathy, Katherine, Marie, Kristine,
                            > Heather and ????
                            > Steve has *clearly* been trolling with his questions.
                            > Nobody can stop him from doing this. A troll like he is, can change
                            > his/hers
                            > identity over and over.
                            >
                            > It's obvious that he is *very* determined and willing to keep on
                            > advertising.
                            > Maybe he thinks he has the 'right' to do so because he is a 'major player'
                            > in this and other newsgroups ?
                            > But, I think maybe he can be forced to stop the advertising-shit.
                            > No need for arguing, shouting or flaming (this has been done and won't
                            > help).
                            > I have a little and simple plan for this. It might work . . .
                            >
                            > Since a couple of weeks now I am sort of 'chasing' his advertisings as
                            > some
                            > of you may have noticed.
                            > Result: Steve is *a little* annoyed.
                            > While he accuses me of acting like I am GOD ??? , he now wishes me
                            > 'snake-hell' ????
                            > (If you are interested: see last thread: 'MDE file shareware?')
                            > Well I am not pretending to be any God at all. I am also not a 'major
                            > player' in this ng, like Steve thinks he is ...
                            > I *just* want PC DataShit to stop his advertising-shit, that's *all* I am
                            > after.
                            >
                            > Arno R
                            >
                            >[/color]


                            Comment

                            • Larry  Linson

                              #15
                              Re: Stop Steve, the advertising machine


                              "StopThisAdvert ising" <StopThisAdvert ising@DataShit> wrote in message
                              news:425e4897$0 $44068$5fc3050@ dreader2.news.t iscali.nl...
                              Hi there,
                              We all know Steve Santos. He *really* is an advertising and job-hunting
                              machine.

                              A lot of us have asked him *many* times and in different ways to stop his
                              blatant advertising.
                              This has been repeated for years and years now. Result: Unfortunately nada.
                              He just doesn't give a shit. He is only very offensive in his answers to
                              these requests.
                              Also he has been 'kill-filed' by many of us. Result: Nada.

                              He did not get enough answers anymore, so he went hiding his identity.
                              He asked questions as Ron, Tom, Rachel, Kathy, Katherine, Marie, Kristine,
                              Heather and ????
                              Steve has *clearly* been trolling with his questions.
                              Nobody can stop him from doing this. A troll like he is, can change his/hers
                              identity over and over.

                              It's obvious that he is *very* determined and willing to keep on
                              advertising.
                              Maybe he thinks he has the 'right' to do so because he is a 'major player'
                              in this and other newsgroups ?
                              But, I think maybe he can be forced to stop the advertising-shit.
                              No need for arguing, shouting or flaming (this has been done and won't
                              help).
                              I have a little and simple plan for this. It might work . . .

                              Since a couple of weeks now I am sort of 'chasing' his advertisings as some
                              of you may have noticed.
                              Result: Steve is *a little* annoyed.
                              While he accuses me of acting like I am GOD ??? , he now wishes me
                              'snake-hell' ????
                              (If you are interested: see last thread: 'MDE file shareware?')
                              Well I am not pretending to be any God at all. I am also not a 'major
                              player' in this ng, like Steve thinks he is ...
                              I *just* want PC DataShit to stop his advertising-shit, that's *all* I am
                              after.

                              Arno R


                              As a founding member of this newsgroup I can tell you that advertising has
                              always been welcomed here. This is especially true for our MVPs who deserve
                              to run ads for all the good work they do. The only rule for advertising in
                              this newsgroup is to make sure that you put all your ads in your signature
                              line. If you just post URLs that seem to answer a question but actually
                              lead to an advertisement, that's OK too.


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