Etiquette regarding promoting own competitions

davenoripcord

Hi all,

I've been chomping on here for four weeks and thoroughly enjoying the community - I've been lucky to win four things so far (beginner's luck?) and am really grateful to all that post.

I run a not for profit music site and we are running some competitions that I think people would be interested in, but I am hesitant about posting in case it's against the rules / ethos of the forum.

Please let me know what people's views are on this sort of thing.

Best wishes,

David

weeowens

davenoripcord wrote: »

Hi all,

I've been chomping on here for four weeks and thoroughly enjoying the community - I've been lucky to win four things so far (beginner's luck?) and am really grateful to all that post.

I run a not for profit music site and we are running some competitions that I think people would be interested in, but I am hesitant about posting in case it's against the rules / ethos of the forum.

Please let me know what people's views are on this sort of thing.

Best wishes,

David

Hi,it is against MSE rules to post your own comps.To do so may risk your membership ie you may be PPR'd.



http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/site/forum-faqs

lilias

It's against the rules. Martin regards it as advertising.

elsien

I think however honourable the intention, it's a no-no. See the below rule from the comping board stickly.

9. No Advertising Of Own Websites. This site is free from advertising. Posts on any board considered to be advertising goods, services and/or companies will be removed. This includes the posting of a competition from your own site or from a site that you are employed by. We also do not allow advertising via PM. Examples of this can include anything from a specific sales post or a link to your own website in which you attempt to sell something to someone offering their holiday home to forum members. Unfortunately we cannot allow any advertising of any description no matter how honourable the intention.

fire**fly

davenoripcord wrote: »

Hi all,

I've been chomping on here for four weeks and thoroughly enjoying the community - I've been lucky to win four things so far (beginner's luck?) and am really grateful to all that post.

I run a not for profit music site and we are running some competitions that I think people would be interested in, but I am hesitant about posting in case it's against the rules / ethos of the forum.

Please let me know what people's views are on this sort of thing.

Best wishes,

David

hiya & welcome to MSE but sorry, it's against the rules to post your own comps/sites/blogs

see here..

PLEASE READ - Posts by the MSE Team and BG's - merged

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=253781&postcount=1

9. No Advertising Of Own Websites.

davenoripcord

Thanks all. I assumed that would be the case, which is why I thought best to ask first. Thanks for all the quick replies!

David

elsien

And having had a quick scoot at your site they seem to be twitter ones. No chance of any facebooks/other amongst the tweets?


(Not sure if I'm meant to be asking, but what the heck.)

fire**fly

davenoripcord wrote: »

Hi all,

I've been chomping on here for four weeks and thoroughly enjoying the community - I've been lucky to win four things so far (beginner's luck?) and am really grateful to all that post.

I run a not for profit music site and we are running some competitions that I think people would be interested in, but I am hesitant about posting in case it's against the rules / ethos of the forum.

Please let me know what people's views are on this sort of thing.

Best wishes,

David

hi, AFAIK there's no ruling on

http://www.hotukdeals.com/all/competitions/new

for posting your own comps & once they're posted on other sites like that one or other comp sites they generally end up on here & over the comp sites.

davenoripcord

Thanks for the advice. I tried HotUKDeals but got a formal warning. Oops!

Elsien - Not sure if I'm supposed to reply (!) but yes we're doing them all on FB

elsien

Ok. Thanks.

Luckyone

"Cough Loquax"