An unambiguous subject line is especially important for archiving purposes. A standard disclaimer, if appropriate. Also, please limit your text to no more than 72 characters per line. Most editors have a fill or format mode that will accomplish this task for you automatically. Commercial advertising By community consensus, the purpose of Sci.
Petroleum is to inform rather than to sell.
The network is maintained by non-commercial sources and is publicly accessible at no charge. Vendors are encouraged to participate as long as their postings have neutral information value. For example, a short technical description of a new tool or product is perfectly acceptable whilst long product and price lists are not. It is further okay to bring people's attention to commercial WWW sites where more product information can be found, however please do not repeat the same messages over and over again. Non-adherence to these guidelines will almost certainly result in strong peer pressure and negative publicity.