Voice-Users: Re: 21st Century

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Sorry, I thought I sent this out yesterday, but it seems that it did not =
go through. Here it goes again.

I do not think it is unreasonable to let people know where an archive is
being stored, or what company is providing a service.

I do not promote our company products or services. I simply take them =
to a page saying who we are for those whom are interested, not my =
product index or my home page. I can understand if I had something like =
"this service is sponsored by 21ce, speech recognition specialists", or =
"You can get the best SR products from here and our prices are insane", =
or I would make the graphic that is in question here state that we are a =
speech recognition dealer, or, I would simply include the over a =
thousand email addresses from this list when we are running a promotion, =
but I do not do any of these things. I do not take out any links to =
sites that are input from footer email addresses that vendors use here =
either. In fact, I think I am promoting other dealers more than myself =
because of this and instead of spending an hour or two posting and =
answering questions with footers that lead back to our company, i'm =
subscribing and unsubscribing people. I'm not interested in using this =
list promote our company on the web. We do well without it. What I am =
interested in doing is providing a large source of accessible =
information for voice recognition software and supporting this industry =
with the tools I have, through the internet. I have always been =
interested in this, and always will be.

I am very sensitive to this list. So much, that I do not allow any of =
our staff to post messages (except for my boss and Marcelo). Mainly =
because I am afraid they might throw a sales pitch to the list and start =
a never ending 21st Century thread (such as this one).

I can agree with one thing. The graphics are bigger than I'd like and I
have told our webmaster about that, and I'll ask him to make them a bit
smaller so it doesn't look like a big advertisement.

Also, about your email addresses and the archiving of the site on search
engines. I do not want to make it in-accessible for search engines to =
store this information. It is useful information that I believe should =
be available, and services such as deja-news will not archive them =
either.

HOWEVER, I have been listening to everyone's comments about the spamming =
and I get about 50 spams daily. I have no idea where they come from, =
but do know they are very annoying.

I will be testing out a program that will despam our archives. This =
way,
we'll all be protected (from this list).

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Sorry, I thought I sent this out = yesterday, but=20 it seems that it did not go through. Here it goes = again.

WHOA guys.

Seems like I've pinched a nerve here.

I = think=20 we're making a big deal out of a small thing.

I do not think it = is=20 unreasonable to let people know where an archive is
being stored, or = what=20 company is providing a service.

I do not promote our company = products or=20 services. I simply take them to a page saying who we are for those = whom=20 are interested, not my product index or my home page. I can = understand if=20 I had something like "this service is sponsored by 21ce, speech = recognition=20 specialists", or "You can get the best SR products from here = and our=20 prices are insane", or I would make the graphic that is in question = here=20 state that we are a speech recognition dealer, or, I would simply = include the=20 over a thousand email addresses from this list when we are running a = promotion,=20 but I do not do any of these things. I do not take out any links = to sites=20 that are input from footer email addresses that vendors use here = either. =20 In fact, I think I am promoting other dealers more than myself because = of this=20 and instead of spending an hour or two posting and answering questions = with=20 footers that lead back to our company, i'm subscribing and unsubscribing = people. I'm not interested in using this list promote our company = on the=20 web. We do well without it. What I am interested in doing is = providing a large source of accessible information for voice recognition = software and supporting this industry with the tools I have, through the = internet. I have always been interested in this, and always will = be.

I am very sensitive to this list. So much, that I do not = allow any of=20 our staff to post messages (except for my boss and Marcelo). = Mainly=20 because I am afraid they might throw a sales pitch to the list and start = a never=20 ending 21st Century thread (such as this one).

I'm sorry if I = have=20 offended anyone.

I can agree with one thing. The graphics = are=20 bigger than I'd like and I
have told our webmaster about that, and = I'll ask=20 him to make them a bit
smaller so it doesn't look like a big=20 advertisement.

Also, about your email addresses and the archiving = of the=20 site on search
engines. I do not want to make it in-accessible = for=20 search engines to store this information. It is useful information = that I=20 believe should be available, and services such as deja-news will = not=20 archive them either.

HOWEVER, I have been listening to everyone's = comments about the spamming and I get about 50 spams daily. I have = no idea=20 where they come from, but do know they are very annoying.

I will = be=20 testing out a program that will despam our archives. This = way,
we'll=20 all be protected (from this list).

This is part of the reason I = started=20 the archives running on our servers.

Sorry for the long post, I = just wanted=20 to make a point.

Hope we're still friends =3D ) .

Enrique Padilla