"Did I breach a rule?" Topic
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| Erzherzog Johann | 08 Mar 2025 12:11 a.m. PST |
I saw a kickstarter that looked interesting and had some items I hadn't seen elsewhere and had been looking for. I posted here about it, not as an ad (I have no link to the project except potential interest as a customer), but because I thought it looked interesting. I included a link to the page. That post has been deleted. If I broke a rule it was inadvertent and I apologise. Did I? If so, what rule? Did my post fit the definition of an advertisement? Cheers,
John |
| John the OFM | 08 Mar 2025 2:58 a.m. PST |
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| Erzherzog Johann | 08 Mar 2025 3:24 a.m. PST |
Hmm, thanks John, it seems I *might* have transgressed against this: "I'm a fan. Can I promote a new release from my favorite hobby company?
Please don't. If we allow that, it incentivizes non-advertisers to get their fans to post on our forum and get unpaid advertising. Of course, you can still post a review or a game report." Other questions get a definitive "no", this one gets a "Please don't". And I would argue that I wasn't "promot[ing]" it. I noted that a new kickstarter looked interesting and included items I had been searching for. Oh well. C'est la vie. Cheers,
John |
 20thmaine  | 08 Mar 2025 4:30 a.m. PST |
It's easy to break a rule…there are so many of them. But if WRG taught us anything it was that as a group we need a lot of rules to keep us playing nicely….  I'm betting there's a rule against commenting on the number of rules… If there isn't, there probably should be  |
| DisasterWargamer | 08 Mar 2025 5:24 a.m. PST |
Better to have favorite hobby company advertise here |
| 14Bore | 08 Mar 2025 6:53 a.m. PST |
Easy to be a fan and want others to be as well without having anything to do with said company. |
 Editor in Chief Bill   | 08 Mar 2025 8:07 a.m. PST |
Erzherzog Johann, we've emailed and PM'd you about this, but apparently you are not receiving our messages. |
| lkmjbc3 | 08 Mar 2025 3:45 p.m. PST |
Bill is just trying to encourage advertising… which is his right. BTW, Bill I would like to advertise. Please check your PMs. Joe Collins |
| Erzherzog Johann | 08 Mar 2025 10:31 p.m. PST |
Editor in Chief Bill wrote:
'Erzherzog Johann, we've emailed and PM'd you about this, but apparently you are not receiving our messages.' Thanks. It never made it to my email; I just checked, including Spam etc. I have now seen your PM to me. I'm sorry about this. I thought I was just letting people know about some scatter terrain I'd found and hadn't realised it would be seen as an ad. Thanks for the clarification. Cheers,
John |
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