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Does it count as spam if you run the forum?

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Old Jul 27, 2011 | 05:40 PM
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Default Does it count as spam if you run the forum?
Say there's a person that runs a message forum about scrapbooking. Now, let's say this person also has another website dedicated to... I dunno... let's say it's for downloading free clipart for your scrapbooks or something. Is it considered spam if this person keeps crossposting links into their message forum that says "Check out this frilly photograph border!"?

Just curious what OT thinks.


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Why are you on a scrapbooking forum?
Old Jul 27, 2011 | 07:17 PM
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Why are you on a scrapbooking forum?
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Old Jul 27, 2011 | 07:18 PM
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Old Jul 28, 2011 | 08:48 AM
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Spam if you paid for a membership to the website. Not spam if the website is free.
Old Jul 28, 2011 | 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Not Sure
Spam if you paid for a membership to the website. Not spam if the website is free.
How do you discern the difference on a website that has both paying members, and non paying members subject to the same said spam?

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it is spam and when I pointed this out my post got deleted...
Old Jul 28, 2011 | 09:42 AM
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Spam if you paid for a membership to the website. Not spam if the website is free.
How do you discern the difference on a website that has both paying members, and non paying members subject to the same said spam?
That's my point - paying members should not be subjected to the advertisements that non-paying members are. If they are, it's spam.
Old Jul 28, 2011 | 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by clawhammer
Why are you on a scrapbooking forum?

I was just posing a hypothetical, and changing the names to protect the innocent. I've seen a lot of spam/worthless links to "gofastvideo" on here lately. I get it... paying s2ki members disappeared in droves after the latest "upgrade", so there's a need to generate revenue from other means, but come on... really?



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