Hi Heather,
Have you considered having one day a week only where advertisements are allowed? Some other groups handle it that way. Maybe you could try it for awhile and see if it works. Is there a day where the group is more quiet?
In my experience there are times when sharing certain information might be helpful to the members of this group but it also would be considered advertising so it goes unshared.
One of the reasons that I joined this group was becaue it didn't seem to be militant the way Alpacasite has become.
We all know there is AlpacaMarket and Alpaca Classifieds for our real ads. However if someone had been talking about the color genetics of their sire and a discussion had been going on, it would e nice if on a certain day that person could say, "I've been talking about Mr. Studley ARI#999** and you can view him at...." That would provide a more personal chat group, develop a greater sense of community imo.
My 2 cents. :)
Katy Spears
Alpaca Farmgirl
Alpacas@bellsouth.net
www.alpacafarmgirl.com
Fairhope, AL
--- In AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com, "shirley" <shirl.temple2@...> wrote:
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> I vote yes for ARF advertising.
> We as caretakers must help ARF
> to find ways to help keep our animals
> healthy and free of disease.
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> Shirley Dillon
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> Alpacas of Gemini Farm
> Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
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> www.alpacanation.com/geminifarm.asp
> 908-647-2995
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Heather Zeleny" <alpacatalk@...>
> To: <AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 8:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] advertising
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> > Um, generally the membership is against it. But for getting the word
> > out about shows, seminars, and probably the ARF raffle (good causes)
> > I think everyone agrees those are ok.
> >
> > Please everyone, weigh in with your opinions again!
> >
> > Heather
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> >
> > On Feb 6, 2009, at 5:30 PM, Wyatt Black wrote:
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> >> Hi there,
> >> So, I can't remember- what was the consensus regarding advertising?
> >> (says the Super Stud Raffle lady here :))
> >> Slainte~
> >> Rachelle
> >>
> >> Black Magic Alpaca Ranch
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