Hotrodders.com classified ad issues
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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
| − | This wiki entry was started to organize and formalize the discussion surrounding potential adjustments to the way that classified ads and the related discussions are handled on the Hotrodders.com forums | + | This wiki entry was started to organize and formalize the discussion surrounding potential adjustments to the way that classified ads and the related discussions are handled on the Hotrodders.com forums. |
| + | ===Current Hotrodders.com classified ad policy=== | ||
Hotrodders.com currently has a [http://www.hotrodders.com/ads/ classified ad system] which offers unlimited free classified ads to its members. Per [http://www.hotrodders.com/help/board/guidelines.html Hotrodders.com guidelines], it is forbidden to buy, sell, or trade parts on the forums. | Hotrodders.com currently has a [http://www.hotrodders.com/ads/ classified ad system] which offers unlimited free classified ads to its members. Per [http://www.hotrodders.com/help/board/guidelines.html Hotrodders.com guidelines], it is forbidden to buy, sell, or trade parts on the forums. | ||
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| + | When discussions delve into transactions among members, moderation policy dictates that the specific details of the transaction (price, part specifics, make/model, etc.) are to be edited out, and the members are to be referred to the classifieds, or to the private messaging system (PM's). | ||
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| + | As stated in the [http://www.hotrodders.com/help/board/classifieds-guidelines.html Hotrodders.com classifieds guidelines], "commercial" ads from vendors are disallowed. The exact wording is: | ||
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| + | The Hotrodders Classifieds are primarily intended for person-to-person sales of parts and vehicles, not for companies to advertise their goods. Commercial ads are prohibited. Commercial ads are generally defined as ads in which many of the same product are being offered for sale. However, a special exception may be made if a private collector is offering a one-time sale of a large collection of similar parts. | ||
| + | </blockquote> | ||
==Buy/sell forum== | ==Buy/sell forum== | ||
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