Question about the Spam Forum

[peanutmeow]

I just have a quick question about the spam forum. If I have a referral link/offer for a poker site that I wish to post, would I be allowed to post it there? Or is that the jail where all the naughty spam posts get moved to from other forums, never to be replied to again?

Just figured I'd ask first since I'm pretty new around here.

[akajeff]

Yah, post it there. why not...

[peanutmeow]

I'd rather wait and see first, because I don't want to start off as a spammer in my first ten posts if it's frowned upon.

[akajeff]

Yah, NP, but there is a bunch of crap there including TP giving 50$ to people who play naked.

[Talking Poker]

The reason for the SPAM forum is to keep the other sections clean. I used to move spam posted in the wrong sections into there, but got tired of doing that, so now - for the most part - when people spam, it gets deleted and they get banned.

I've implemented software that takes care of most of this manually, which has made things a lot easier for me and the mods.

That said, the SPAM section is still there for legitimate poker offers - note my Full Tilt and Cake poker rakeback threads.

What I don't allow is people to spam other forums or anything else that competes with this site (including my referral links). In other words, if you want someone to go sign up at Ultimate Bet through you, obviously I'd rather them sign up through me, so I'd prefer for you to not post anything like that, and would likely just delete it. I'm not trying to be a jerk about this, but these is an expense associated with running this site (hosting, forum software, contests I kick money into, etc, etc, etc.), so I appreciate the little bit of income I am able to make from it from time to time to help offset those costs.

There are exceptions, of course... There have been times where people have PM'd me, asking for permission to post something, usually offering me a peice of whatever piece they are getting for the deal. I've been open to this in the past, but honestly, it hasn't really worked out and I tend to get ripped off more often than not.

Hopefully that explains it pretty well.

In summary - use your best judgement or PM me with the details. But if you offer is something that I could be offering, generally I'd prefer for people to just sign up through me instead of through you (especially with you being a new member here).

Make sense?

P.S. Good call not taking akajeff's advice.

[peanutmeow]

Excellent.
I've looked through your referral links on the entry page to the site and none of our sites conflict. I totally understand your viewpoint which is why I asked first. I don't think the link I was going to post would be worth offering a piece of, because at most I'd make about 20/per person who actually completed the requirements and so far my volume has been rather low. I just use the revenue to add to my own bankroll pretty well.

Thanks for the quick response.

[Talking Poker]

Sure...

Just keep in mind, just because there isn't a link there right now doesn't mean there couldn't be one there in 5 minutes.

I get contacted by poker sites all the time, but I only promote the ones I believe in, as there are lots and lots of scam sites out there these days.

[Reel Deal]

The authority has spoke. Please close thread. Thank you.

[peanutmeow]

Alrighty.
I'll post it now, and if you happen to decide to offer rakeback/referral links to those sites, I won't be the least bit bothered to remove my links & lock the post. I think that's only fair. Thanks.

[Invigilator]

Dang! I missed that offer.