clarification on Trading Post guidelines

[topazg]

As far as I am concerned, any generally active member on the forums should be able to post messages advertising any new developments in their business trading products. Anything that helps Go generally spread and become profitable (thus allowing it to spread further) is a good thing in my mind.

[ross]

My desire is to offer new information about either 1) a new price or sale on something or 2) a new product (maybe with a small picture, just to give a first impression). Basically, to tell people about what's new.

That's what I figured. I just think a "New Product Announcements" forum is a better fit for that than the current "Trading Posts" forum, which as xed_over says is "obviously for individuals cleaning out their (go related) closets". But I'm happy either way--I think the community will police things pretty well if your posts get too annoying or too frequent (or some other guy who decides to come along later and be particularly spammy--not to imply that you're not a great guy who only has the community's interests at heart).

[deja]

I would like the option to not see ads and so a separate forum for Go related business ads makes sense. I don't think it's anti-business to not want to see ads everytime you visit one of the forums. I would visit an advertizing forum on a regular basis just to see what's new, if there are any sales going on, etc., but then it's my choice and not something shoved in my face everytime I come here.

[ChradH]

I see no harm in go related businesses using a thread of their own (e.g. "News from Shodan Imports") for announcing new products once a week or so. The forum of the German Go Federation has those and it works fine.

[Chew Terr]

Yeah, in similar ways, I like knowing when smartgo pro on the Iphone has new versions, and what the changes do.

[redponey]

@dejavu: I don't think anyone ever suggested that their be "ads" per se, the question was just one of whether it was appropriate for a business to post in the trading post, where *every* post is commercial to some extent.

[Jordus]

After reading this thread, i think think we should do a trial run. I created this subsection for that:

http://lifein19x19.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=39

[redponey]

When I follow that link, it acts like I'm not logged in any more.

[topazg]

When I follow that link, it acts like I'm not logged in any more.

It keeps separate cookies for http://www.lifein and http://lifein - add the www. and it will be fine.

[Jordus]

When I follow that link, it acts like I'm not logged in any more.

There just are not any posts yet.

[ChradH]

When I follow that link, it acts like I'm not logged in any more.

It keeps separate cookies for http://www.lifein and http://lifein - add the www. and it will be fine.

Better still, drop the "www." entirely

[redponey]

@topazg: Ah, I should have looked at the URL, I know better than that.

[Jordus]

Bad cookies!!! Your punishment..... you are to be sent to the lair of the cookie monster......

I didn't know about the cookies....

[cthomas]

Very much obliged, sirs.

[Phelan]

Yeah, it happens. I've experienced this too often on OGS.