Re: Picky .sig trend

Hello Cathy! How have you been? Well I hope. I have begun using this sig for the following reason. It was pointed out that folks from another vendor were taking posts from our newsgroup and showing them to potential clients saying "See all the problems informix users are having!" Another poster suggested that we add a sig so that companies couldn't use our posts for their gains. Often we say stuff here as users because this is an open forum, and we don't necessarily want that stuff published or used negatively. If you have a better wording or a better way to accomplish this, please let me know. It's not the wording that I'm in love with, it's the result. And yes the sig does appear to be a bit harsh to me also, but I don't know how to soften it and accomplish the same goal. Take care and I look forward to seeing you again at this year's conference! Tracy ========================================================================= = Tracy W. Nedd = = Banctec Inc. - DBA = = Silver Spring, Md = = tracyn@asd.banctec.com = ========================================================================= = ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. = = This posting is copyright and may be used only for the purposes = = of professional study. Use of this posting in any commercial = = environment is explicity prohibited. This posting may only be = = reproduced for personal archival purposes. = ========================================================================= > > Many people seem to be writing: > -> > ->========================================================================= > ->= ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. = > ->= This posting is copyright and may be used only for the purposes = > ->= of professional study. Use of this posting in any commercial = > ->= environment is explicity prohibited. This posting may only be = > ->= reproduced for personal archival purposes. = > ->========================================================================= > > Would somebody mind telling me how I am missing the boat? This .sig seems to > becoming quite trendy, but I don't even feel comfortable responding to people > who use it. Suppose I respond to a question and someone has this .sig and I > use some of the original text to answer the question. It seems to me whether > it's a personal reply or a posting I could somehow be legally liable and it's > not worth it for offering free comments and advice. > > Does this .sig bug anyone else? Or am I missing the boat on this trend??? > > Regards, > > - Cathy > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Cathy Kipp e-mail: ckipp@vth1.vth.colostate.edu Phone: (970) 491-1294 > Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital Fax: (970) 491-1205 >