[12162] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
CREDENTIALS-RESPONSE
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Anita Williams)
Sat May 7 20:32:30 1994
Date: Sat, 7 May 1994 19:09:48 -0500
To: com-priv@psi.com
From: anita@onramp.net (Anita Williams)
COLLEAGUES:
YOUR POINTS ARE WELL TAKEN AND I DID NOT MEAN TO TRIGGER AN AVALANCHE,
MERELY TO BRING UP THE POINT THAT A PERSON'S VIEWPOINT MAY BE DRAMATICALLY
INFLUENCED BY ONE'S PROFESSION -- ACADEMIC OR COMMERCIAL. FOR ME, IT CAN
MAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ENGAGING IN INTERESTING CONVERSATION AND
MEANINGFUL INTERCHANGE. DO WHAT YOU WILL WITH THE SUGGESTION -- IT WAS
ONLY THAT.
>From the looks of things, one must be very cautious about throwing out an
idea or suggestion on a weekend when people have time to read and respond
at leisure.:-) To save time and potential aggravation, here is a grouped
response for today's lot:
Number 1 from Barry Shein of Software Tool & Die
>>what the credentials are of the people
>>discussing these important subjects.
>
>I run The World.
SO WE'VE HEARD -- AND A DARNED GOOD THING I'D SAY :-)
Number 2 from Vadim Antonov
>By default electronic messages are assumed to be personal (i.e. people
>speak for themselves, not for the employers). People speaking for
>organizations explicitly identify their affiliations.
>Some paranoid companies still have empoloyees to attach legal disclaimers
>stating that policy, though.
A VALID POINT -- I'M INDEPENDENT AND ALWAYS SPEAK FOR MYSELF SO THE
SENSTIVITY OF THAT ISSUE ELUDED ME.
Number 3 a response from Mr. Stroup - who wants to guard his privacy.
Number 4 from Ari Ollikainen
>How does your signature clarify your point regarding affiliation?
DO YOU MEAN MY PERSONAL SIGNATURE? I HOPE IT INDICATES I AM A COMMERCIAL
WRITER. IF IT DOESN'T I NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT! YOUR SIG LINE IS
SENSATIONAL!
ANITA WILLIAMS
COPY THAT SELLS
...a freelance commercial writer and marketing consultant
specializing in direct marketing . . . also an author and publisher
who is deeply interested in the emergence of the internet as it
impacts both publishing and marketing - other like-minded folks
feel free to put me on your personal e-mail list for future
conversations.
anita @onramp
