[wp-forums] Possible promotion in the forums?

[andrew nevins]

If innocent it could be that the person who's posting the theme/ plugin
recommendation has misread the OP, which is fine because we all misread
things.


On Sat, Apr 26, 2014 at 1:47 PM, Jan Dembowski <jan at dembowski.net> wrote:

>
> I changed the subject line, it was messing up my view in the list archive
> using the same old subject line. ;)
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>  *Question:* When someone randomly appears in a thread and suggests for the
>> original poster - who didn't ask for a theme or plugin suggestion - to use
>> such-and-such theme or such-and-such plugin to achieve what they want,
>> when
>> is the line - simply helping versus 'advertising' - crossed?
>>
>
> That's a solid "It depends" and Andrew is right that we'd need to see the
> topic to know. Sometimes the answer is "Hey try this plugin or theme" but
> if that's a common routine with a person replying then that's kinda bot'ish.
>
> If the link to the plugin is commercial and contains an affiliate code
> well that's just not allowed.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jan Dembowski
>
>> andrew nevins <mailto:andrew.nevins.misc at gmail.com>
>> Saturday, April 26, 2014 6:59 AM
>> Have to see what you mean
>>
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>> Saturday, April 26, 2014 12:07 AM
>> *Question:* When someone randomly appears in a thread and suggests for the
>> original poster - who didn't ask for a theme or plugin suggestion - to use
>> such-and-such theme or such-and-such plugin to achieve what they want,
>> when
>> is the line - simply helping versus 'advertising' - crossed?
>>
>>
>>
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