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

[Michael Niziol]

Podz, sounds perfect to me!

On 18/03/06, Podz <podz at tamba2.org.uk> wrote:
>
> 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..
>
> Views?
>
> P.
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