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To: snerd who wrote (25)	6/21/1999 3:15:00 PM
From: SI Brad	Read Replies (7) \| Respond to of 72

The whole point for me is the 'ole "give 'em an inch" routine. That's an excellent point. I understand that is why you and some members are expressing concern in a loud way. It's a valid concern. However, the fact that we have not placed any advertising in the message areas to date has led many to believe that we somehow promised, indirectly through our actions, that there would never be any advertising. We never made such a statement. We said there would be no "banners", and we said there would be no "bombardment". Now that one little, static, unintrusive ad (notice I'm not using any euphemisms for "advertising" here) has popped up, it's creating a panic that this is just the beginning of what will become a "bombardment". I'm not playing with definitions. It is others that are redefining what I said to suit their own tastes, and some are going so far as to call me a liar...because we've done something that violates their interpretation of the spirit of my comments. I meant what I said a year ago, and I said exactly what I meant. No banners. No bombardment. I'm not changing history. I'm not a politician. I apologize for not being even more precise in my comments. I could have said, "By banner, I mean a flashy moving 468x60 or larger graphic, and by bombardment I mean that we won't sacrifice the SI experience by annoying you with moving objects, large downloading graphics, popup advertisements, frequent spam in your mailbox, etc...we may from time to time alter the interface slightly to allow for a tasteful commercial message, etc..." I also apologize for not having the foresight of seeing everything that would happen in the evolution of SI in 20 years that follow its integration with Go2Net and its partners. That said, everyone here at Go2Net appreciates the passionate feedback as a sign that there are a lot of people that care. It's not certainly not a bad thing. I just hope that you will give us the benefit of the doubt. Brad