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I do not pay for IIS, nor do I have any insight into the set-up, implementation, management, financial and maintenance overheads; but I do thoroughly enjoy and benefit from these facilities (provided free), and therefore I am happy to moderate my behaviour to what is deemed acceptable by the owner as enforced by the moderators. I will also tolerate their mistakes as I hope others will tolerate mine.
I do not have the desire (or skills) to set up an on-line community, nor have the urge to be a moderator. Therefore, if someone is investing their time and energy to provide me with these free services, I am uncomfortable in allowing myself the luxury of dictating to them, how the site should operate. Suggestions – yes.
If the site owner has banned spam, whatever that definition is, then I will live with that or go elsewhere, as I have the freedom to participate in this community or depart if it no longer meets my needs; unless of course I was a paying customer with a contract that entitled me to spam.
I guess anyone who wants to spam could purchase their own web server, software, comms gear, etc, Then invest the time and energy to design, implement and maintain a website and spam it to their hearts content. I wonder what kind of community would grow from such an endeavour?
Cheers
Dennis
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