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InkJet Friends:
I take great satisfaction from your comments about how this forum is the best source for unbiased printer information. I have heard comments that some of the other forums seem to have been hijacked by marketing types who are obviously pushing commercial agendas at the expense of objectivity. One person told me that over 50% of the threads in some forums are repetitive ("I just bought a GruntMaster") because this is a good way to "bump" a thread and keep a targeted product at the top of the list. Some of the posts in each thread are from the same cast of characters and bring no new information ("My BeastEater had BO, but I love my new GruntMaster").
Up to this time, there have been relatively few "commercial posts" on this forum, and they have been dealt with on an individual basis; as we get more attention from the search engines, we expect these "Trojan horse" attacks to increase. We are determined to keep this forum as "pure" as possible by continuing our practice of limiting posts to those with legitimate questions and those with helpful information that benefits the community. It is perfectly OK to mention products if you have personal experience with them and information about those products that will benefit others, especially if you are a seasoned member with multiple posts. Commercial posts from unfamiliar sources may be deleted at the admin or moderator's discretion.
If you see any suspicious or problematic posts, please use the "Report" link at the bottom right of every post. We'll get an email and check it out. It is not always easy to tell which are legitimate and non-legit posts, so we'll have to rely on our collective better judgment and may error on the side of caution. For the most part, your post will be deleted if you just joined the forum and one of your first posts is, "Hey, look at this website where you can buy a GruntMaster for CHEAP."
Since this is also your forum, please reply here with your comments and suggestions on this "policy".
Here is the email I've been sending out to people who have been trying to advertise on the site: (any suggestions?)
"Advertising, Marketing, Self Promoting Threads, Topics & Posts
Hello,
We've received some complaints from members regarding your post on the forum. We ask that forum members do not use our inkjet forum to advertise products and services. We sometimes allow users to link to their, or other people's sites, but usually only from our seasoned members who have spent hours helping the community and have numerous helpful posts. Most often these links are posted in reply to a question posted by someone else.
Once you've become a forum participator with many helpful threads, related to inkjet printers, refilling InkJets, etc. then we may allow these types of posts.
Regards,
admin
Inkjet Printer Forum / Inkjet Refill Forum
http://www.nifty-stuff.com"
I take great satisfaction from your comments about how this forum is the best source for unbiased printer information. I have heard comments that some of the other forums seem to have been hijacked by marketing types who are obviously pushing commercial agendas at the expense of objectivity. One person told me that over 50% of the threads in some forums are repetitive ("I just bought a GruntMaster") because this is a good way to "bump" a thread and keep a targeted product at the top of the list. Some of the posts in each thread are from the same cast of characters and bring no new information ("My BeastEater had BO, but I love my new GruntMaster").
Up to this time, there have been relatively few "commercial posts" on this forum, and they have been dealt with on an individual basis; as we get more attention from the search engines, we expect these "Trojan horse" attacks to increase. We are determined to keep this forum as "pure" as possible by continuing our practice of limiting posts to those with legitimate questions and those with helpful information that benefits the community. It is perfectly OK to mention products if you have personal experience with them and information about those products that will benefit others, especially if you are a seasoned member with multiple posts. Commercial posts from unfamiliar sources may be deleted at the admin or moderator's discretion.
If you see any suspicious or problematic posts, please use the "Report" link at the bottom right of every post. We'll get an email and check it out. It is not always easy to tell which are legitimate and non-legit posts, so we'll have to rely on our collective better judgment and may error on the side of caution. For the most part, your post will be deleted if you just joined the forum and one of your first posts is, "Hey, look at this website where you can buy a GruntMaster for CHEAP."
Since this is also your forum, please reply here with your comments and suggestions on this "policy".
Here is the email I've been sending out to people who have been trying to advertise on the site: (any suggestions?)
"Advertising, Marketing, Self Promoting Threads, Topics & Posts
Hello,
We've received some complaints from members regarding your post on the forum. We ask that forum members do not use our inkjet forum to advertise products and services. We sometimes allow users to link to their, or other people's sites, but usually only from our seasoned members who have spent hours helping the community and have numerous helpful posts. Most often these links are posted in reply to a question posted by someone else.
Once you've become a forum participator with many helpful threads, related to inkjet printers, refilling InkJets, etc. then we may allow these types of posts.
Regards,
admin
Inkjet Printer Forum / Inkjet Refill Forum
http://www.nifty-stuff.com"