[wp-forums] This post looks suspiciously advertastic

[Samuel Bollinger]

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"Under no circumstances is it permitted to use WordPress as part of a 
top-level domain name."

Samuel

On 10/17/2010 9:15 AM, Mika A Epstein wrote:
> Three things bother me about the post.
>
> 1) The URL has WordPress in it, which means he doesn't know jack about the community (or he's naive, could go either way, and neither I care to give money to)
> 2) His site doesn't use WordPress
> 3) His site is broken. FAQ and contact form don't work.
>
> Which I hope is enough to keep people away, but it strikes me as a bit shady.
>
> I don't care about advertising, I care about honest ones :) Heck, I'll pimp a paid for site if it's the best way to do something! But he pinged my radar somehow.
>
> On 17 Oct 2010, at 1:16:33AM, James Huff wrote:
>
>> Never mind, the OP replied while I was typing, so I won't be removing this one. I hope zurvio enjoys the revenue generated by his free ad space on our forums.
>>
>>
>> ________
>> James Huff
>> http://macmanx.com
>> http://weblogtoolscollection.com
>>
>> On Oct 16, 2010, at 10:08 PM, Joni Mueller wrote:
>>
>>> Ha. I'm usually the one who points those out. (And got accused of "picking on" someone on LinkedIn for pointing it out.)   But notwithstanding the URL, had it been mikesmoveyourwp.com, I still say there's no reason why if someone has some product or service that provides a solution -- whether it's pay or free -- they should be prohibited from posting that link.
>>>
>>> I do object to the posting of such links completely out of context to the topic at hand (which was the situation at LinkedIn).
>>>
>>>
>>> Joni Mueller
>>> Pixelita Designs
>>> http://www.pixelita.com
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>>> No, but there IS a 'no WordPress in your URL' law, as it were.
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