This article is from the Paintball FAQ, by Paul "Stryder" Kloehn pkloehn@frymulti.com.
The posting of commercial advertisements for a company has been a much
debated topic. Nearly everyone dislikes "SPAM" and many people consider
commercial advertisements, even paintball related ads, junk mail. But
since the group is not moderated it is nearly impossible to police such
posts. Therefore it is it is strongly suggested that a post of an
advertisement for a commercial organization have the prefix "AD:" added
to the subject header (AD = Advertisement). For example, SUBJECT: AD:
Good Deals on Paint!. This allows people to either skip the message or
invoke a filter.
 
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