Klarinet Archive - Posting 000728.txt from 2001/03

From: Charles Roop <chuckroop@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Jonathan Cohler and friends
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 16:02:41 -0500

Y M M V? Chuck

> From: Bilwright@-----.net (William Wright)
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
> Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 10:45:10 -0800 (PST)
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] Re: Jonathan Cohler and friends
>
> <><><><><> Ongaku Records, Inc. wrote:
> [advertisement for CD]
>
> <><><><> Clare Guy wrote:
> Hmmm...not to mention his [Cohler's] many accomplishments of shameless
> self-promotion.
>
> <><><> Neil Leupold wrote:
> I wasn't going to say anything, but I'm glad you did.
>
> <><> Mark wrote:
> Then again, music is a business, and the "shameless self-promotion"
> applies to just about every ad I see in the newspaper - chamber music
> groups, opera, symphonies, recordings, concerts, etc. Maybe it's the use
> of Klarinet that's bothering you?
>
>
>
> Exactly, Mark. I got into trouble when I first joined this list
> because I protested about advertising. Basically, most people on the
> list told me that I was wrong. They were interested in upcoming
> events, products that are available, and so forth.
>
> It seems to me (still seems to me) that there is a "line in the
> sand" that should not be crossed. Announcements that "so-and-so will
> perform" or "we sell such-and-such" seem OK to me; but when the
> 'announcement' includes a sales pitch, then it's an abuse of this list
> (IMO).
> The same applies to repeated announcements of the same thing.
> Once every six months seems acceptable to me and useful, but more often
> than that seems like an abuse to me. If you want to give a sales pitch
> or many repetitions, then become a Sneezy sponsor and put up your web
> page.
>
> IMO and YMMV
>
>
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