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Opinions please!! What about allowing some limited local advertising here?

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  • 10-12-2008 12:09pm
    #1
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 5,589 ✭✭✭


    I've kicked this idead up to the admins, and its there call as to yeah or neagh.

    However, what do you (the posters) think about allowing for limited local advertising here?

    The idea would be to create a thread where very simple and basic ads could be put up by posters who have received a good product or service.

    To prevent spam, there would be a min post count, and common sense would apply. Ie, don't plug fifty companies in 10 mins.

    What do you all think? We don't have huge traffic through here but in times of recession like this, every little helps*!

    *Not a plug for Tesco!


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    Dinkie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,291 ✭✭✭Dinkie


    I don't see a problem with that... and as I'm quite new to the town, would like recommendations sometimes. In return, I don't mind recommending people or businesses i've used.

    I wouldn't like the forum to become like gum tree though!


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    FreeEnergy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 50 ✭✭FreeEnergy


    Unless someone is selling toilet roll or something we all need i think the
    market will be tiny. Even though i'd like to plug my own failing business i think it's ultimately pointless.


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    #4
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 5,589 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    You aren't that guy from Steorn are you??


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    FreeEnergy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 50 ✭✭FreeEnergy


    Hi,

    Sorry i don't know who/what/where Steorn is.

    FE


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    europerson
    Registered Users Posts: 2,909 ✭✭✭europerson


    I oppose this plan. Whilst I appreciate that the idea being of benefit to local businesses, through the people of the locality of shopping locally, perhaps only upon discovering a certain seller via Boards, is very noble, I don't think that Boards should move towards a Gumtree-like style.

    Boards does a very good job of providing a forum for discussion, information-seeking and even recommendations. Even if the Admins/Mods were to allow posters to advertise only if they had a certain post count, there may be a proliferation of low-quality posts by these users in order to get to advertise. These would need to be moderated by other Mods, of course.


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    #7
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 5,589 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    FreeEnergy wrote: »
    Hi,

    Sorry i don't know who/what/where Steorn is.

    FE

    They were an Irish company who had claimed to have invented a source of renewable free energy.

    Really strange story, worth a google.


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    #8
    FreeEnergy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 50 ✭✭FreeEnergy


    Sorry not me.
    I make things that actually work.


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    #9
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    Plugging on their own business I am unsure about. If people used a service and thought it was good, plug away. If you need a service but dont know who to go to, ask away. That kind of thing is a better solution. Worked in the Waterford forum anyway, and I think it could be handy here. :)


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