Group Advertising Guidelines

We begin to have members sign-on who only wish to post direct advertisements for their products. Subsequently, It has become time to establish an advertising policy.

This policy will be posted in the comment section of each advertisement.  The member who has posted the advertisement must acknowledge in the same comment section that they have read the policy.  A “Like” emoticon, at a minimum, will indicate that the policy has been read and that the member agrees to abide by it.

All direct advertisements must strictly adhere to the group topic.  All direct advertisements in comment sections must strictly adhere to the topic of the associated post.

The member must post at least one non-advertising post on the group topic for every direct ad posted.  Previous non-advertising posts do not count towards this requirement.  This means that posting two ads between which the advertising member has not posted at least one non-advertising post is against the rules.  No other member may post in order to meet the advertiser’s obligation.  The advertising member themselves must make the post.

Failure to post at least one non-advertising post will result in a warning.  Failure promptly to respond with a legitimate post will result in the member and their ads being removed from the group. 

The non-advertising post will not count towards the member’s obligation if it has previously been posted.

No member is permitted to make a direct advertising post more often than twice per calendar month.  No direct advertising post for the same product will be posted more often than twice per calendar month. ADVERTISING LIMITS AND CONDITIONS MAY BE REVISED THEREFORE THE ADVERTISER IS ADVISED TO READ THIS NOTICE EVERY TIME IT IS IS POSTED IN THE COMMENT SECTION OF THEIR AD BEFORE THEY INDICATE THAT THEY HAVE DONE SO IN THE SAME COMMENT SECTION.

Legitimate content that also advertises a member’s products or effort does not fall under this obligation.  This to say that posting a link to an article which includes advertising is not “direct” advertising and therefore does not fall under these guidelines.  Posting a one-off music or instructional/documentary video on the group topic is not “direct” advertising (even if it also includes a product link on its landing page).

Posting PODcast episodes or selections from video series, however, is direct advertising and must agree to and follow the above  guidelines.  The individual episodes of regularly scheduled weekly PODcasts can be advertised once per week.  The member advertising must still post another non-advertising post for each advertising post.

THESE GUIDELINES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.  ALWAYS READ THEM WHEN THEY APPEAR IN THE COMMENT SECTION OF YOUR DIRECT ADVERTISEMENT AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE DONE SO.

DO NOT POST DIRECT ADVERTISING LINKS IN COMMENT SECTIONS UNLESS IT IS CLEARLY AN ADDITION TO THE SUBJECT BEING DISCUSSED.  OTHERWISE IT WILL BE REMOVED AND THE MEMBER WILL BE REMOVED FOR REPEATED INFRACTIONS.