Topic: Advertising spam is not allowed - page 16. (Read 577661 times)

That is f*cking mental! The mods are retarded.

Maybe the real reason they are doing this, is so that lots of coins die and bitcoins stays at the top.

this is a great rule for us. i hate spam.

Welcome to this thread

So it is spam for our exchange to let a thread know we listed them?? Since I had 2 posts deleted I can only assume the answer is yes. How is it spam letting communities know ONE time they are listed on an exchange? Please let me know.

I've been following this thread and been thinking this exact same thing.

+1000 over 90% of the people on this thread should agree.

I think the real issue is not pool operators stating they they have set up a pool, but legitimate spam.  Posts like the below are much more inappropriate and irrelevant than a pool operator stating that they have created a pool for a coin:

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.8179584

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.8178396

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.8178348

Not everyone... I don't care for the sheer number of spam, but I do think the vagueness and the way this rule is being implemented should be rethought. Yes, just knowing an exchange listed a coin is informative.., and definitely there's a need to know which pools supports the coin; beneficial, but there are pros and cons either way.

Relevant and appropriate are both subjective terms... What's appropriate for one might not be for another. I consider all the weekly ads I get from store spam.. Okay, maybe not the one I get from Dillard's, but that's my point. Point is, the mods feel they're looking out for the best interest of the community as a whole. Do I agree something should be done to lower the number of spam, sure. Do I think this is the best way, nope.

Here's a thought for the mods ... Maybe the forum can add a new type if member... For those who are advertising their service. Or even provide an option (like a check mark when you post) so that marketing posts can be easily identified by everyone. Of course this will only be effective if users are allowed to filter posts (don't display solicitation posts for example). Oh, also gotta throw a few supporting rules in there... Anybody caught/reported not labeling their post as solicitation gets 3 strikes, or some shit like that. Anyway, I'm sure you guys get the idea.

Yes, this requires a little work to implement at first, but in the long run it pacifies both sides and it's sustainable. Lot less work for the mods if you ask me. But whatever.

I think that the following is true:

PM OPs to add your pool to coin thread

Provide a link to your Mining thread in your SIG

Advertise your mining thread on your pool's page maybe header/footer so people know where to look for updates

Get / use twitter

Mods don't seem like they're willing to be cooperative. Hell, they avoid even to interact with people in this post anymore. I'm starting to think that there's another reason behind this shady and overly general decision rather than just limiting spam.

Everyone apart from the mods I think

Above is the official definition of the term "spam".  

I contest that when a pool operator posts one-time that they have created a pool so that miners can mine a particular coin, that post is both highly relevant and appropriate to the coin thread.  As a miner, this is perhaps the move relevant information that can be posted in a thread, and is often my sole purpose for visiting a coin thread.  Therefore, this act is not advertising "spam" and should be permitted!  Who's with me?

Can you clarify what type of inform is possible?

As I am running a pool, how can I tell our pool is running some XXX coin pool to XXX coin miners?
Do I have to PM to XXX coin author and wait to see until he adds my pool to list?
And what can I do when we add some new function or changed fee or something?


Pools are not same. Some pool have special feature like auto profit switching, auto exchanges.
And their fees are different. Pool changes, and pool need to inform their news to miners.

Actually I just posted some post to our major coin threads to inform we have added auto profit switching and auto exchange feature just some minutes ago.
I don't think I have spammed, just wanted to inform them.

Do I have to delete them?
I am a bit surprised that I unintentionally spammed.

Please tell us detailed guide like "Pool OPs can only post one time per pool, and one more to major pool changes like account merging or new feature addition"

I hate spam as much as the next guy, but this rule is overreaching and completely unfair, to both pool ops and miners. I am always aware that most of the time, all of the pools are not listed in the OP, and always search the thread pages for a better option. With this rule, I no longer have that choice without PM'ing every pool op that I want to check on. And I have NO CHOICE as far as finding some new pool that may have sprung up, unless they are in the OP. Seems a bit oligarchical to me. I was under the impression that the whole cryptosphere was against control, collusion, and suppression. Maybe I misinterpreted. 

support ,no spam advertising.

No good bud.  Miners want to find pool information IN THE COIN THREAD...not on your website.

It is clear to me that the vast majority of members strongly oppose this rule, where a pool owner can not even state that they have added a pool for a coin.  That is absurd.  I understand it may be a few mods MO, but what about the people whom the forum is serving?  Can the mods open a poll and let the masses voices be heard?  Let's see what the numbers say.

All of us that run pools or P2Pools are listening, it's the MODS that aren't listening! If they are, then it would be nice if they answered any of the questions that have been asked to get clarification on the new very vague rule.

Side node, I PM'd a dev about adding my P2Pool to the OP list for his coin two days ago.  Still waiting to be added, and dont have any hash.  Looks like the the little Pools and P2Pool OP's are now SOL to get hash these days. 

Nah not asking you heh. But seems as though you're the only one listening 

You asking me? Hell if I know! But how could they not be under this rule... one can just easily say it's paid advertising, an alt account, whatever. So there's really no way to distinguish between a genuine post versus a paid advert.