[wp-forums] Who can offer what

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So, what I am seeing is this:

1) Unsolicited overt commercial ads - don't like them, won't allow them. 
If found will be deleted and the poster warned.
2) Semi-unsoliced (c)overt commercial ads - will be treated the same as 
#1 above. These are the ones where there was a request for something 
(help, template, what ever) and some one links to their commercial 
product (the scenario I tossed in earlier)
3) Solicited help - where the OP is willing to pay and EXPLICITLY says 
so. The thread will be checked for contact information and then closed 
with instructions to the OP and potential sellers.
Buyers must:
    Provide contact information so that they may be contacted outside of 
the WP Forums. Be aware that there are some unscrupulous people out 
there and that "Buyer Beware" does apply. If at all possible, they 
should look into the potential seller's history. Be aware of alternate 
forms of paid help, to include (but not limited to) WP-Pro mailing list 
and rentacoder.com. Be responsible to post in their thread once help is 
no longer needed (one some one was selected or project completed) - this 
is for the sanity of those involved and so that the OP isn't getting 
needless emails.
Sellers must:
    NOT use the forums for anykind of unsolicited help. If they want to 
actively sell their product, buy an ad through Google.  To passively 
sell their services, sign up with WP-Pro, or start bidding on projects 
at rentacoder.com. If they wish to respond to a "will pay for help" 
posting, it must be done off line from the forums.

Any posting not following the guidelines *will* be removed w/o warning. 
Repeat offenders may find themselves locked out of the forums for some 
time. Repeat repeat offenders will find themselves designated 
persona-non-gratis.


Thoughts? Comments?

-tg

Podz wrote:
> Moshu wrote:
>   
>> What I'd like to see:
>> If OP asks for paid help but says in her post (as it already
>> happened!) "reply here in the forum"...
>> to be _always_ moderated! No exception. And explain that s/he should
>> post the contact address.
>> The help seeker should always post a contact address so the offers go
>> private. (We can even close the thread with a brief explanation of the
>> above and, eventually, a link to wp-pro... until anything is going to
>> change)
>>     
>
> Two points:
> 1. Excellent idea.
> 2. "We" - good move. Welcome back :)
>
> P.
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