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Re: on writing subject lines (Was: Re: Recent spam on comp.lang.c)

From kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey)
Newsgroups comp.lang.c, comp.misc
Subject Re: on writing subject lines (Was: Re: Recent spam on comp.lang.c)
Date 2023-12-04 23:46 +0000
Organization Former users of Netcom shell (1989-2000)
Message-ID <ukloct$e14$1@panix2.panix.com> (permalink)
References <87h6o63g31.fsf@nosuchdomain.example.com> <87v89fwa07.fsf_-_@yaxenu.org> <ukib06$2sdq4$1@dont-email.me> <ukisad$30te6$3@dont-email.me>

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On 12/3/23 10:39, Lew Pitcher wrote:
> 
> Even worse, these modern interfaces often /force/ people to post,
> inundating the medium with trivial chatter. ("You don't have anything to
> say? Too bad; you need to post /something/ in order to keep your account
> open.")

You are not the customer.  You are the product.  Forcing people to post
to keep their account open means more traffic, and traffic is money.
--scott

-- 
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

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