Sponsored Sub Forum appearing multiple times

Myles Splitz

Just noticed a change on the Athletics/Running forum where the new Sponsored forum (Sponsored Forum: Virgin Media Night Run – Sunday May 22nd 9:30pm ) is actually also appear as a sub forum of all other sub forums.

I am wondering is this normal practice as it doesn't appear to be consistent with other Sponsored forums (Such as the Bulk Powder one in The Fitness Forum)?

As a previous moderator of the forum under a previously closed account (ecoli) who spent alot of time upholding the charter's advertisement rules I was deeply disappointed to see this appear on the forum in general, however, the in your face nature as below seems over the top.

Boards.ie: Niamh

Hi Myles Spitz,
This is correct, it is intended to appear across all Athletics forums. This is not normally how we do a sub-forum, moreso a Sponsored Post but we decided to see how this would work. The sub-forum actually lives in Athletics/Running with the rest of them being links back to that sub-forum. I hope that answers your question.

Myles Splitz

Boards.ie: Niamh wrote: »

Hi Myles Spitz,
This is correct, it is intended to appear across all Athletics forums. This is not normally how we do a sub-forum, moreso a Sponsored Post but we decided to see how this would work. The sub-forum actually lives in Athletics/Running with the rest of them being links back to that sub-forum. I hope that answers your question.

It, does indeed sadly

I would urge you to re-consider this, as an active contributor to the forum for over 9 years I can tell you that this sort of in your face promotion (of this race in particular) will have a much more negative impact on the forum as a whole as it went against the ethos for which the forum has grown.

Boards.ie: Niamh

Update on this - we have removed the links from the other sub-forums of Athletics / Running with just the one Virgin Media Night Run sub-forum remaining under Athletics / Running.