"commercialism" -Reply
PETER BERCZ (BERCZ.PETER@EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV)
Fri, 07 Apr 1995 13:59:00 -0400
This bruhaha about commercialism is strange. As a relative newcomer
to high tech instrumental cytometry (buying, use-optimizing flow,
confocal, etc), often I felt like a babe in the woods, wishing I had
access to a rapid response forum where technical issues about
commercial products could have been clarified, debunked/reinforced .
Agreed, this net is not appropriate for disseminating overt sales
pitch and marketing promotions. Yet I cannot help but feel that a.
most corporations are genuinely truthful about their products and
eager to help, and b. when they are not, there is no better way to
debunk false claims than to let everyone peruse it. So let us define
what sales blurb is (e.g. unsolicited promotionals) and ban it, but
let valuable technical information flow unimpeded.
(Sorry I forgot to sign my previus posting this same message.)
J. Peter Bercz
USEPA/EMSL/EMRD
Cincinnati, OH
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