Self-promotion in the forum

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  1. theraggededge profile image72
    theraggededgeposted 8 years ago

    There seems to be quite a lot of it lately.

    Look left before posting "Do not start threads for the sole purpose of promotion or posting links."

    I would also add, don't respond to a post with your own link either. You can point out that you have a hub that might help someone, but don't link.

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  2. Marisa Wright profile image85
    Marisa Wrightposted 8 years ago

    I'm wondering whether HubPages has changed its attitude.   There's a thread advertising someone's book blatantly and nothing has been done about it.

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    1. TIMETRAVELER2 profile image75
      TIMETRAVELER2posted 8 years agoin reply to this

      perhaps nobody reported it.  Did you?

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      1. theraggededge profile image72
        theraggededgeposted 8 years agoin reply to this

        I did the fourth time it appeared - because that was really taking the mickey. Nevertheless, it's still there.

        Wish I could promote my blog and hubs like that hmm I expect we all do.

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      2. psycheskinner profile image67
        psycheskinnerposted 8 years agoin reply to this

        Yes.  And it took a very long time for that flag to be reviewed, apparently--even assuming I was the first to flag it, which I doubt.

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        1. TIMETRAVELER2 profile image75
          TIMETRAVELER2posted 8 years agoin reply to this

          You can always file a report by emailing the team directly if the flag button doesn't seem to be working.

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    2. psycheskinner profile image67
      psycheskinnerposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      It was eventually deleted.  So apparently it was indeed against the rules.

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  3. eugbug profile image64
    eugbugposted 8 years ago

    Forgive my ignorance, but why is self promotion bad when the link doesn't take the reader off site?

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    1. Marisa Wright profile image85
      Marisa Wrightposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      Because if it were allowed, then we'd have endless threads on these forums, with people posting their Hubs saying "look at me look at me!"   

      I think the thread that prompted this post was one for a book of poetry, which does take the reader off the site.

      Also it's always easier to police a rule when it's simple.  If they try to craft a rule that says, "self-promotion isn't allowed except for x, y and z", then people will start arguing about what constitutes x, y and z.

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