FAQ Query

Dear FAQ maintainers (Mr Tokin et al),

Could I ask if it would be appropriate to place a small advert on
uk.sci.astronomy for an astronomy based residential school that the Open
University currently provides? Would it be in breach of the FAQ guidelines?

Kindest regards,
John
http://physics.open.ac.uk/~jdtanner

John D. Tanner wrote:
Dear FAQ maintainers (Mr Tokin et al),

Could I ask if it would be appropriate to place a small advert on
uk.sci.astronomy for an astronomy based residential school that the Open
University currently provides? Would it be in breach of the FAQ guidelines?

I would be happy with that personally. Many other events here are "paying".

Steve

John D. Tanner wrote:
Could I ask if it would be appropriate to place a small advert on
uk.sci.astronomy for an astronomy based residential school that the
Open University currently provides?

IMO it would be very appropriate indeed.

Would it be in breach of the FAQ guidelines?

The FAQ is only a FAQ -- the "definitive" (as far as anyone pays any
attention to such things nowadays) guideline is the newsgroup charter,
which includes in its examples of relevant topics: "Educational
seminars". Where advertising is concerned , it permits "short (less than
10 lines) ... announcements of events relevant to astronomy in the UK".

IOW, "a small advert ... for an astronomy based residential school"
would not contravene the charter.


HTH

Best,
Stephen

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Stephen Tonkin wrote:
John D. Tanner wrote:

Could I ask if it would be appropriate to place a small advert on
uk.sci.astronomy for an astronomy based residential school that the
Open University currently provides?


IMO it would be very appropriate indeed.

Would it be in breach of the FAQ guidelines?


The FAQ is only a FAQ -- the "definitive" (as far as anyone pays any
attention to such things nowadays) guideline is the newsgroup charter,
which includes in its examples of relevant topics: "Educational
seminars". Where advertising is concerned , it permits "short (less than
10 lines) ... announcements of events relevant to astronomy in the UK".

IOW, "a small advert ... for an astronomy based residential school"
would not contravene the charter.


HTH

Best,
Stephen

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Okay, I'll get my wording correct and post asap

Cheers,
John
http://physics.open.ac.uk/~jdtanner