Re: The Proverbial Cat online store now open

>> On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 20:53:17 -0500, The Proverbial Cat wrote
(in article <1133205829.575710.169320@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>):

> On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 08:55:01 -0500, The Proverbial Cat wrote
>> (in article <1133184549.480267.299...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>):
>> Since I know there are a number of cat lovers who post here
>> (including JMS), I'd like to make the following announcement.
>>
>> In honor of cyber Monday (i.e. the busiest online shopping day
>> of the year), I am pleased to announce that the Proverbial Cat
>> online store is now open.
>
> Amy Guskin wrote:
>> So....regular messages by longterm posters on non-moderated threads are
>> taking WEEKS to appear, and THIS piece of spam posts promptly?
>
> Well, I wouldn't exactly refer to it as spam. Shameless self
> promotion? Sure. However, it's no more spam than people
> coming here to advertise items they have for sale on ebay.
> My original message was posted to only one group (this one)
> because a) I've been reading and posting here since long before
> you (though not under this email address) and b) I know
> there are a lot of folks here who love cats (including Joe,
> as I stated in my original post).<<

I can only go by what I see. Your posts on this subject all have "The
Proverbial Cat" as your name, your store name, and your e-mail address, and
I've never seen that name before. If you _are_ someone who posts here
regularly, and we know you by your real name, why maintain this veil of
secrecy?

Amy

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