At 11:06 PM 1/9/97 -0500, relia@juno.com wrote: ...

You have the RIGHT to have negative information removed in many instances. My partner and I have put together an easy to read, easy to use manual that will explain your rights and may help you restore your credit to A+ status. Why pay an attorney $2,000 or some credit counselor $500 or more to do exactly what you can do for yourself?

For less than $15, you can help yourself to better credit. We'll give you all the tools you need and explain exactly what to do. ... You've probably seen other offers or similar credit repair packages that promise overnight results. Anyone who promises a quick overnight fix is *lying* to you. It takes time and perseverance to fix your bad credit. But, it can be done! ... Don't get ripped off and don't take bad advice that encourages you to break the law! Our system WORKS! Our credit repair manual will show you step by step how to do it yourself - and it's not hard to do! ... We purchased a mailing list of folks who should be interested in various products that we produce, but mailing lists can be wrong, and we don't want to take your time again unnecessarily. Thanks for your help!

I understand that freedom of speech is a basic right, and I understand the nature of public discourse which is unhindered being more valuable, even if the signal to noise ratio is higher. I also subscribe to the idea that in a forum where only speech is possible, a persons use of that speech is the representation of that person. (Not that it never is otherwise.) What I'm trying to get at is, when does freedom of speech in a "speech only" environment" become soliciting? To me, though it is only my opinion, it seems that a telemarketer wishing to offer wares to a group on a mailing list should get permission from the lists maintainer. I apologize if this is already the case, as my accusations would be pointless. To me, it seems to be a breach of conduct for a company to use a mailing list that is not thier own as a mass mailing technique. Again, these are only my personal opinions.