I agree with Sue and Roland. I would hate to see the list swamped by marketing material but the occasional announcement like the one below is definitely of interest to me. Another example of a mailing list that works with some vendor input from time to time is the confocal mailing list - often there the subject line will be prefixed with "Commercial". Some people on that list on that list are also careful to declare commercial interest - which I always appreciate. The bottom line, to quote, out of context (?), from another thread :) > If you don’t want to hear (read) it then just delete it. > JL Regards, Adrian Smith Centenary Institute, Sydney, Australia On 21/03/2008, at 5:16 AM, FloCyte Associates, INC wrote: > No this is not acceptable! I'm sorry, I just don't get it! I agree > 100% with Roland. > > I can't understand your position at all? WHO pays the majority of > the expenses for meetings? Vendors! Without them your cost to > attend ISAC would probably triple or quadruple!! Who allows you to > have very cheap or FREE local users' group meetings? Vendors! Who > solves issues with vendor services?? VENDORS! Why on earth would > you exclude vendors from the discussion??? > > And actually SOME people welcome messages from vendors... Vendors > can solve a lot of your problems! The Boston Area high speed sorter > list, for example, welcomes vendors responses and they get results. > The vendors HEAR their requests and respond! I've learned a LOT > from vendors! Without messages from Vendors, how do you find out > about new products and services? How often would you go to the ISAC > website to look for a new product you don't even know exists? Or > how do you know there is some training opportunity happening in your > area? OR how do Vendors know what you need and how do you get your > service / technical questions heard by all vendors? > > Shutting them out isn't the answer to your mail problems! Roland's > answer was eloquent! And, although we've discussed this often, > nothing has ever evolved that is a better suggestion! If you don't > like messages from vendors, just filter them out, and having > [Company:] in the subject time is a perfect way to do that! > > I'm sorry, I just don't get it!! Why would you shoot yourself in > the foot? Vendors - you can put my email address on your mailing > list!! Just put [Company:] in the subject line! I'll filter them > and decide what I want to read or not read later! Just like I > filter this list! > Sue > > > At 01:37 PM 3/18/2008, you wrote: > >> I would suggest extending this to include use of e-mail addresses >> from the mailing list for commercial solicitation. Can we agree >> this is unacceptable ? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Joanne Lannigan [ mailto:jl7fj@cms.mail.virginia.edu] >> Sent: Sun 3/16/2008 11:56 AM >> To: cyto-inbox its JSAN cell sorting and analysis system there >> >> Please refrain from use of this list for commercial purposes. The >> ISAC >> website has a place where you can post news releases about such >> events or >> information. Thanks- >> >> On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:17:03 -0500 >> "Jeffrey Harvey" <jsharvey01@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Dear all, >> > >> > Bay bioscience is a Japanese company, based in Kobe. The company >> designs, >> > develops and manufactures high performance cell sorting and >> analysis >> >systems >> > and also develops unique reagent products. The company made the >> decision >> > earlier this year to establish a direct office in the United >> States and >> > to introduce its instrument systems here. Bay bioscience >> currently offers >> > the JSAN system, which combines high performance cell sorting and >> analysis >> > capabilities in a compact and affordable design. The company >> office is in >> > the San Francisco area and the company has demo sites on both the >> East >> >Coast >> > and West Coast. Please visit the company website >> (www.baybio.co.jp ) to >> > learn more about the company and its products. I will be >> overseeing the US >> > operation and also the distribution of the products in Europe >> The company >> > will be an exhibitor at both the Northwest Regional Cytometry >> Meeting >> >(March >> > 13-15, in Portland, OR) and at the ISAC Congress in Budapest (May >> 17-21). >> > Please visit us at either of those meetings, if you wish to >> discuss any >> > aspect of the company's products. In the interim, please feel >> free to >> > contact me directly, at this email address. I'll look forward to >> hearing >> > from you. >> > >> > Best Regards, >> > >> > Jeff Harvey >> >>Received on Mon Mar 24 16:58:00 2008
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