Ivor Jones wrote:[color=blue]
> "Desk Rabbit" <nospam@example.com> wrote in message
> news:voadnVJ6BMvumcHbnZ2dneKdnZzinZ2d@pipex.net[color=green]
>> Ivor Jones wrote:[/color]
>
> [snip]
>[color=green][color=darkred]
>>> Right. The part of your sentence above "whoever they
>>> are" says it all to me. If they were a reputable
>>> organisation they wouldn't hide.[/color]
>> I'm a reputable organisation but I don't display my
>> company information on every post I make. Neither do I
>> display a valid email address. Therefore by your
>> definition Ivor, every message I post is spam.[/color]
>
> Not at all. However if you were to try and advertise your business here,
> that would be spam.[/color]


So just where exactly did the OP advertise their business? By your own
admission they did not give a web site nor an email address.

An advert without any means of contacting the business does not seem
very worthwhile.

You seem to be painting yourself into a corner.