+Jozii Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 I know there's a policy against posts promoting something, which is fair enough But I can imagine there are a lot of people out there who would like to announce stuff - from geocaching books to podcasts to magazines to blogs to opening of stores/shops, and more. Wouldn't it be a good idea to have a subforum for that? I'm guessing there are at least some people who would like to keep an eye on such a forum to discover new stuff that might interest them Quote Link to comment
Rock Chalk Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Moving to the Website forum. Quote Link to comment
+SageTracey Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 That would make it easier to avoid.... Quote Link to comment
+GeoTrekker26 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 I know there's a policy against posts promoting something, which is fair enough But I can imagine there are a lot of people out there who would like to announce stuff - from geocaching books to podcasts to magazines to blogs to opening of stores/shops, and more. Wouldn't it be a good idea to have a subforum for that? I'm guessing there are at least some people who would like to keep an eye on such a forum to discover new stuff that might interest them If you want to advertise something, contact Groundspeak to purchase advertising space from them. This is a for profit, private business and there is no reason they should even consider offering free space to a commercial endeavor. BTW, if you know there is such a policy, why do you post your advertisement? Quote Link to comment
Nomex Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 I'm more than happy to support those businesses that buy ad space on the site. Quote Link to comment
+Jozii Posted January 15, 2016 Author Share Posted January 15, 2016 I know there's a policy against posts promoting something, which is fair enough But I can imagine there are a lot of people out there who would like to announce stuff - from geocaching books to podcasts to magazines to blogs to opening of stores/shops, and more. Wouldn't it be a good idea to have a subforum for that? I'm guessing there are at least some people who would like to keep an eye on such a forum to discover new stuff that might interest them If you want to advertise something, contact Groundspeak to purchase advertising space from them. This is a for profit, private business and there is no reason they should even consider offering free space to a commercial endeavor. BTW, if you know there is such a policy, why do you post your advertisement? Is this thread an advertisement? No. I'm saying I know I can't, but that I would be interested in a place where people could. And as someone said above, that way those who don't want to see it can also avoid it. Win-win. Good point about banner ads though, I guess that's a strong factor for Groundspeak not to want a forum for it. On the other hand, I doubt a subforum would seriously make a difference in terms of paid ads. Serious businesses still would want to (and have to, if they want to attract more than a few customers) pay for banners were a lot of people will actually see them Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 I'm more than happy to support those businesses that buy ad space on the site. Have you seen the ads iedm.com? In particular, the one showing this product: NSFW: http://iedm.com/products/david-underwear Quote Link to comment
+GeoTrekker26 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 I know there's a policy against posts promoting something, which is fair enough But I can imagine there are a lot of people out there who would like to announce stuff - from geocaching books to podcasts to magazines to blogs to opening of stores/shops, and more. Wouldn't it be a good idea to have a subforum for that? I'm guessing there are at least some people who would like to keep an eye on such a forum to discover new stuff that might interest them If you want to advertise something, contact Groundspeak to purchase advertising space from them. This is a for profit, private business and there is no reason they should even consider offering free space to a commercial endeavor. BTW, if you know there is such a policy, why do you post your advertisement? Is this thread an advertisement? You know that is not what I was referring to. I was asking why you posted your advertisement that the moderator removed if you knew there is a policy against commercial postings. Quote Link to comment
+Jozii Posted January 16, 2016 Author Share Posted January 16, 2016 I know there's a policy against posts promoting something, which is fair enough But I can imagine there are a lot of people out there who would like to announce stuff - from geocaching books to podcasts to magazines to blogs to opening of stores/shops, and more. Wouldn't it be a good idea to have a subforum for that? I'm guessing there are at least some people who would like to keep an eye on such a forum to discover new stuff that might interest them If you want to advertise something, contact Groundspeak to purchase advertising space from them. This is a for profit, private business and there is no reason they should even consider offering free space to a commercial endeavor. BTW, if you know there is such a policy, why do you post your advertisement? Is this thread an advertisement? You know that is not what I was referring to. I was asking why you posted your advertisement that the moderator removed if you knew there is a policy against commercial postings. I didn't. I posted, it was removed, no hard feelings because the policy makes sense. Then I posted this thread as a suggestion AFTER I learned about it Quote Link to comment
+BCandMsKitty Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I'm more than happy to support those businesses that buy ad space on the site. Have you seen the ads iedm.com? In particular, the one showing this product: NSFW: http://iedm.com/products/david-underwear This kind of thing is exactly why I use Adblock Plus! Quote Link to comment
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