[[help:commenting_guidelines]]
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help:commenting_guidelines [2012/05/20 09:52] ozpete [Personal Attacks] |
help:commenting_guidelines [2012/12/23 23:04] (current) neil [Declaring Relationship with Business] clarity, don't comment |
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| Examples of when this checkbox should be checked: | Examples of when this checkbox should be checked: | ||
| - | * You are an employee of the store | + | * You are an employee of the store or have in any way worked for the business (e.g.website designer or sales rep) |
| * You are part of a franchise for the store | * You are part of a franchise for the store | ||
| * You are a third party company who is employed to promote the store or do its marketing | * You are a third party company who is employed to promote the store or do its marketing | ||
| - | * You have in any way worked for the business (e.g.website designer or maintainer) | + | * You are a friend or family member of the owner of the store. |
| - | Once the checkbox is checked, your username will have the 'REP' symbol next to your username for the current thread only. | + | Once the checkbox is checked, your username will have the 'REP' symbol next to your username for the current thread only. If you don't wish to have the rep next to your name, then consider **not commenting** on deals where you have an association. |
| **Failure to declare association may cause sockpuppeting penalties to be applied.** | **Failure to declare association may cause sockpuppeting penalties to be applied.** | ||
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| ==== Affiliate Links ==== | ==== Affiliate Links ==== | ||
| - | Affiliate links are generally not welcomed over here in OzBargain. Not that we do not want you to make money, but instead we already have a very good [[store:moneybackco.com|cashback scheme]] in place that is partnered with many affiliation networks in Australia. Therefore by using your link, our members might miss out the chance of getting cashback, which makes your deal more expensive! | + | //Updated August 2012:// Affiliate links, referral links or referral codes **should not** be posted in comments. You should not link to your own deals where you are an affiliate (e.g. deals marked with an {{:help:aff.png?nolink&|}} tag) or if you are in the OzBargain affiliate system (Vitacost, GreenmanGaming). |
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| - | However, if there is no affiliation network that can provide cashback to our members, i.e. they will have to pay the same amount anyway if they don't click through your link, then the moderators here might turn a blind eye on it. Please make sure that you put enough declaration in your post about the affiliate link. | + | |
| ==== Comment Signatures ==== | ==== Comment Signatures ==== | ||
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| - | ==== Off Topic.==== | + | ==== Off Topic==== |
| When comments veer from discussions on the product, moderators may unpublish comments. If there is too many members off topic then discussions maybe closed. The intent of comments is to help inform members about the bargain, be it issues, points of clarification alternative offerings etc. Excessive ramblings reduce the visibility of these points that may assist our members with the bargain and will be restricted. | When comments veer from discussions on the product, moderators may unpublish comments. If there is too many members off topic then discussions maybe closed. The intent of comments is to help inform members about the bargain, be it issues, points of clarification alternative offerings etc. Excessive ramblings reduce the visibility of these points that may assist our members with the bargain and will be restricted. | ||
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| This site is meant for people of all ages. If the comment/post has informative info, Moderators may EDIT (XXX) out the offending words, otherwise the whole comment/post will be unpublished. If a vote is attached to the comment, then the vote will also be revoked. Repeat offenders may have their account temporarily banned. | This site is meant for people of all ages. If the comment/post has informative info, Moderators may EDIT (XXX) out the offending words, otherwise the whole comment/post will be unpublished. If a vote is attached to the comment, then the vote will also be revoked. Repeat offenders may have their account temporarily banned. | ||
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| + | ==== Illegal or Inappropriate Links ==== | ||
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| + | Please do not post links to sites that may be deemed inappropriate. | ||
| + | Examples: | ||
| + | * Torrent or file sharing sites | ||
| + | * Videos that are not suited to a general audience (e.g. foul language, nudity) | ||
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| + | ==== Competitor Comments and Links ==== | ||
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| + | Store reps should not comment in a competitor's thread and link to their own store. If you have a better deal, please post it separately as a deal for your store. | ||
Last edited by ozpete on 2012/05/20 09:52