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Title: Wandering Men Weekly Round-up! (10/07/07)
Post by: Ashy on October 07, 2007, 08:53:13 PM
This week: a FREE 20+ page Player's Primer, free fiction, our first contest winner and more!

Title: Wandering Men Weekly Round-up! (10/07/07)
Post by: droog on October 07, 2007, 09:16:24 PM
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Title: Wandering Men Weekly Round-up! (10/07/07)
Post by: Ashy on October 08, 2007, 07:52:52 PM
I'm confused....

How is a completely valid and legitimate post that is 100% about RPG-related material, posted in a Role-Playing Games forum, considered SPAM?? :raise:
Title: Wandering Men Weekly Round-up! (10/07/07)
Post by: RPGPundit on October 08, 2007, 09:27:03 PM
It certainly smacks of a shameless plug by a low-post-count poster, so it certainly seems like an ad. But I wouldn't call it "spam" unless Ashy dedicates his entire career on theRPGsite to nothing besides self-promotion.

RPGPundit
Title: Wandering Men Weekly Round-up! (10/07/07)
Post by: droog on October 08, 2007, 09:33:59 PM
Four posts, four promotions.

I'm willing to stand corrected on the exact definition of 'spam.'
Title: Wandering Men Weekly Round-up! (10/07/07)
Post by: Ashy on October 08, 2007, 09:37:54 PM
Thanks for the "vote of confidence"...
Title: Wandering Men Weekly Round-up! (10/07/07)
Post by: TheShadow on October 08, 2007, 09:39:08 PM
I always thought that a commercial product or monetary gain had to be involved for unsolicited email/web promotion to be spam. If not, it's just a plug.
Title: Wandering Men Weekly Round-up! (10/07/07)
Post by: Ashy on October 08, 2007, 09:41:27 PM
Quote from: The_ShadowI always thought that a commercial product or monetary gain had to be involved for unsolicited email/web promotion to be spam. If not, it's just a plug.

Then call my post a plug.  I'm not making anything off the pdf sales linked to above.  :rolleyes:
Title: Wandering Men Weekly Round-up! (10/07/07)
Post by: dar on October 08, 2007, 11:07:13 PM
Oh well, shit. Then at worst it is impolite... maybe?

edit: hmmm maybe even a 'cool thanks for the link' to some, maybe me, if I like what I find there.
Title: Wandering Men Weekly Round-up! (10/07/07)
Post by: James J Skach on October 08, 2007, 11:25:03 PM
Or, ya know, he could post in the fucking sticky thread that's for plugging shit....maybe...just a thought...
Title: Wandering Men Weekly Round-up! (10/07/07)
Post by: dar on October 09, 2007, 12:51:07 AM
That would probably have been best, but it isn't his shit. Does that buy any leeway?