FV> Since you are a Librarian... or at least an employee. Can you tell me

according to my esteemed colleagues, I'm not a librarian.......
but that's another story... 

 FV> why Libraries in some areas will not allow a simple "flier" for a
 FV> Fidonet BBS to be posted on their bulletin board (the ones with thumb
 FV> tacks, not computer :)?

 FV> I made up a flier for my BBS and with the thought of promotion, went
 FV> to the local library in my town and a couple of towns close by. The
 FV> idea was to simply put the flier on the bulletin board there and let
 FV> people see it.

 FV> I asked the Librarian about posting the flier. In each case, I was
 FV> turned down due to the fact that the flier stated a "for
sale" echo in
 FV> the message are list. I understand the "non-commercial"
ads policy, but
 FV> these same libraries offer Internet access and have fliers on their
 FV> cork boards for "non-profit" organizations. I mean, damn,
The people
 FV> that work in those "non-profits" get paid. I don't get
jack squat. In
 FV> fact, I pay the bills to offer my BBS to the public and taxes to
 FV> support the stinking library.

 FV> In thinking that the "for sale" area was the problem, I
took that out
 FV> of the flier. I went back and the librarian refused to see me. The
 FV> clerk, or whatever the helpers are called, took the filer back to the
 FV> librarian and it was refused again.

short answer: ignorance, fear, and bureaucratic mindset. when faced with
something they don't understand, they'll always say no because it's easier
and,  in their job situation, safer. once they've said 'no', they aren't
going to change  their decision, as you found out. 
you'll have to find a different venue, or a way to make it look like
something else and use a 'straw man' to present it. or hit new libraries
where they don't know you. :-(

I've been thinking in terms of internet cafes, the computer section of the
sunday classifieds, and other such stuff lately. haven't come up with any
really brilliant ones lately.

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