Self promotion is NOT the same as spam

WeAreGhosts

goodness me, what a load of old manure.

mountains out of molehills spring to mind

MaineBlue

Glad wrote: »

just a question to try and understand,
if someone signed up as MSEComper54 and posted a comp, what would make you think it was self promotion anyway?

It wouldn't.

WeAreGhosts

MaineBlue wrote: »

It wouldn't.

nice edit there

so there really is no point, is there?
if you can easily identify a self promo then evidence must be there to give. otherwise, leave it alone

Glad

MaineBlue wrote: »

It wouldn't.

what I meant was if there was something to suggest it was self promotion then that is what you tell the team,
but if there isn't anything to give it away, you wouldn't be reporting it anyway

BlueBella

WeAreGhosts wrote: »

goodness me, what a load of old manure.

mountains out of molehills spring to mind

I was thinking that too - come on guys - arguing about spam on a bank holiday!? Go and have a tipple - no more bank holidays until next year after today! :eek:

MaineBlue

Glad wrote: »

what I meant was if there was something to suggest it was self promotion then that is what you tell the team,
but if there isn't anything to give it away, you wouldn't be reporting it anyway

OK, say there's a company who constantly create IDs to SP on MSE with varying and wonderful ID names that bare no connection to the company (there's a bathroom company already doing this) do we no longer report them? We have no proof as we only have a username to go on but the knowledge that this company are always SP'ing on MSE. Do we report as it looks suspicious (surely MSE Admin can check IP's?) or do we ignore letting this company continue to SP?

Luckyone

Glad wrote: »

what I meant was if there was something to suggest it was self promotion then that is what you tell the team,
but if there isn't anything to give it away, you wouldn't be reporting it anyway

What about when you know it is self promotion & give links to sites to explain the link between people who post comps here to their friendship else where & links showing that they work together

And then the forum team ask you why you think it's self promotion when you have all ready told them?

Marg2k8

BlueBella wrote: »

I was thinking that too - come on guys - arguing about spam on a bank holiday!? Go and have a tipple - no more bank holidays until next year after today! :eek:

Bluebella, I thought you of all people would realise that there are still two more bank holidays this year, when we can all enjoy another tipple with our roast turkey :rotfl:

BlueBella

Marg2k8 wrote: »

Bluebella, I thought you of all people would realise that there are still two more bank holidays this year, when we can all enjoy another tipple with our roast turkey :rotfl:

Oh yes - I don't think of them as bank holidays - more like 'Magnificently exciting days' Wooooo 121 days to go!



All I am saying is -this thread is going round and round in circles like a faulty tin opener on tin of spam! Howay lets put a lid on it! :rotfl:

Moneybot

BlueBella wrote: »

Oh yes - I don't think of them as bank holidays - more like 'Magnificently exciting days' Wooooo 121 days to go!



All I am saying is -this thread is going round and round in circles like a faulty tin opener on tin of spam! Howay lets put a lid on it! :rotfl:

I sit here in total admiration I have no idea how but on every thread you manage to find a reason to bring it back to Christmas.

I think you must be related to Father Christmas and thus this is self promotion!

So spam or report button? :think: