"Dan Miller" > wrote in message
om...
> > > On 4 Aug 2004 03:53:56 -0700, (WineSellerTeam) wrote:
> > >
> > > >Hi Folks,
> > > >
> > > >Be sure and check out http://www.wineselleronline.com - Its a new
wine
> > > >site based in Ireland with over 21 years experience in the business.
> > > >And establish list of customers shows these guys mean business.Wines
> > > >at wholesale prices, often the same as what off licenses buy them
for!
> > > >
> > > >These guys also supply Coffe machines for your business backed up by
> > > >some great aftersales service. You can download the catalogue of
wines
> > > >from the site at any time or call them with a query.
> > > >
> > > >So go on and check it out!
> > > >
> > > >www.wineselleronline.com
>
> Mike Tommasi > wrote in message
> > >
> > > You work for them. So don't pretend you are some objective client.
> > >
> > > This is not what this forum is intended for. And 99% of your audience
> > > is not even in Ireland, incredible as that may seem.
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > Mike Tommasi, Six Fours, France
> > > email link http://www.tommasi.org/mymail
>
> (WineSellerTeam) wrote in message
. com>...
> > I think that was intended alright Mike
> >
> > Lighten up
> >
>
> Rather than waste alt.food.wine space expressing displeasure about
> 'Shilling' for one's own commercial site, I sent a direct e-mail
> explaining that such postings were out of place and could easily be
> viewed as unethical.
>
> Daragh MacLoughlin was 'kind enough' to respond and explain that:
>
> 1) "i never tried to hide any affiliation"
> 2) "Ever hear of a language barrier Dan? English isnt my first
> language so i cannot always convey what i need to"
> 3) "well to be honest i didnt actually check to see the general flow
> of conversation or check the rules and in fact i think that was the
> first ever post ive made to alt groups"
>
> So, thanks Daragh! Since I'm not in Ireland, I don't have to decide
> whether to do business with this company. (It would have been an easy
> decision, anyway). But I do often add links to merchants in other
> countries on my web site to help direct residents toward worthwhile
> merchants. I don't think I'll be putting up any positive links for
> this guy.
>
> Dan

Oh you should: they've got 'Chat Lynch Badge', afterall ;-).

Sammy