[wp-forums] "official" policy should be made

[Podz]

Matt Mullenweg wrote:
> Podz wrote:
>> Person B says - in an existing thread - that DreamHost are great and
>> leaves a referral link. That link will generate MORE than the $50.
>> One is commercial, open and they work for the cash.
>> One is private, possibly hidden to the link clicker and they lift not a
>> finger for their money.
> 
> This is why the hosting page was created, because listings there can't
> be bought and it changes based on feedback that comes in.
> 
> This is always why WP never did a hosting company ourselves, because if
> we suck there is no incentive to send people elsewhere, but if someone
> on the hosting page sucks there are a dozen other hosts to take their spot.
> 
>> Another - I say that A Small Orange is a good host and give a straight
>> link. Bob Parsons (who runs Godaddy) has also joined the forum and he
>> says that Godaddy can do the job and gives a straight link. Who is
>> commercial there?
> 
> Bob Parsons is in our forum? That's crazy.
> 
> More directly, what if Podz starts promoting freshlypressed.net? Is
> there a level where someone contributes where we say it's okay for them
> to pimp commercial stuff?
> 
> The forums live at /support/, personally I would prefer they remain
> untainted by commercial promotions
> 

So the short version is good then ?

"If you want money for it your post will be deleted" in the existing
sticky? That still leaves some ambiguity but that's just the way it is..

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