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Neil Walker

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Badger..the internet is all about viral marketing...you send someone you know an e-mail with a link and ask them to forward it on to people they know (friends and family etc) and don't forget the 'social networking' sites such as Facebook, Youtube, Twitter etc.
Without apologies I call that spamming. Ends do not justify means.

Diana Hudson

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Spamming is sending out viral emails to unknown recipients. Asking a friend to pass on information is not spamming; it's advertising.

Beatrice Cloake

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Not real spamming Neil, if you send email to someone you know as suggested by Badger.I got plenty of friends who are going to receive an email and also some of my clients. These are an opportunity to advertise our page.Spamming is when you send emails to unknown recipients.

Neil Walker

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Cannot agree Beatrice I have dealt with it in a PM to you.

Michael Robinson

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Sorry Neill agre with Bea on this one and if our actions save one life then I think the ends do justify the means.

Michael Robinson

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I suppose its a bit like standing in a shopping precinct with a box asking for donations... folk can just ignore us if they want to do so, and no offence is taken.  If I was trying to flog my own pics I agree with Neil, but we are trying to auction for a very good cause, and sometimes in life one has to stick your neck above the crowd and ask.  Also this is a one off, not  a constant barrage demanding . Another point,   I would send to people in my address book is to send every outgoing letter via Bcc that way it will not carry potential threat to anyone. If we are doing this lets get maximum coverage!.

Beatrice Cloake

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The auction will be running for one month. We got little time to advertise it.Since it is a silent auction we will never know who is bidding and for how much and so if a friend does not bid or  offers £ 10.00 and someone else offers £ 100.00, it will not be advertise on the site.The artist will be asked to send the painting to the highest bidder.So I cannot see what can be the discomfort about asking people to come and have a look.We want to give a cheque to GOSH and all agree to have a jolly good one is possible.

Beatrice Cloake

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The auction will go very well I have already some artists on the site who want to bid too......... without having seen the pictures !So it is already starting without a page !

Michael Robinson

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Excellent news....once again WELL DONE :D

Michael Robinson

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Well I will advertise on my home page of my webby. Distribute to local galleries poster/info and how about our Arts councils surely we can get them to give us some publicity. Hmmm looking good I think.

Beatrice Cloake

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Yes we are on track. GOSH has also their own press and so I will get in touch with them.

Gillian Yorath

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I have been using robertsons siccative for a few years now. I normally mix a few drops into the white paint on my palette and somtimes to other slow drying colours. Is this the correct way to use it? I am concerned that it could lead to early deteriation of the painting, although I havn't noticed anything so far.
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