Forum: Community Center


Subject: What is happening here ?

pokeydots opened this issue on Nov 21, 2002 ยท 35 posts


CyberStretch posted Thu, 21 November 2002 at 11:04 AM

From my perspective, seeing the post after Marque deleted the image, it would seem that this behavior is only prevalent with certain members and, thank [insert your Deity's(ies') Name(s) here], not the behavior of the majority of the members. I do not see this as being indicative of the overall membership, just a few individuals who like to poke and prod to get responses. The simple act of posting a picture/render of something that was purchased in the MP, or anywhere else, and responding to inquiries about where to get certain items, IMHO, is not an advertisement. If the post was blatantly placed to promote one's own MP products, I could see some apprehension for allowing this to happen. I have seen previous posts in which the member included pictures and stated that the item was going to be listed in FreeStuff or the MP if people were interested in it. That could be construed as an "advertisement" as well, but some people do not frequent the FreeStuff/MP and appreciate being informed when something they want is made available. I view these types of posts as a "public service announcement", so long as they are not entirely marketing drivel for the product. Again, I did not see Marque's initial post, so I cannot state which was/was not the case in this instance.