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--- help:deal_posting_guidelines [2016/10/06 10:45]
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+++ help:deal_posting_guidelines [2024/04/29 10:54] (current)
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 | **REPORT any problems to a [[help:moderators|MODERATOR.]]**  | **[[help:deal_posting_guidelines#charities_donations|NO]] Charity Links.**    |
 |**[[help:deal_posting_guidelines#group_buy_deals|POST]] only active deals for [[:list_of_group_buy_sites|group buy sites]].**    | **[[help:deal_posting_guidelines#competitions|NO]] Competitions or private sales.**    |
-|**DEALS that are available to Australia.**    | **[[help:deal_posting_guidelines#affiliate_referral_links|NO]] Affiliate Links anywhere. [[help:deal_posting_guidelines#affiliate_referral_links|NO]] Referral Links in the URL field (only description).**    |
+|**DEALS that are available to Australia.**    | **[[help:deal_posting_guidelines#affiliate_referral_links|NO]] Affiliate Links anywhere. [[help:deal_posting_guidelines#affiliate_referral_links|NO]] Referral Links anywhere ([[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/wiki/help:deal_posting_guidelines?#affiliate_referral_links|see exception]]).**    |
-|**[[help:deal_posting_guidelines#multiple_bargains_for_the_same_site_store|COMBINE]] deals from the same merchant.**    | **[[help:deal_posting_guidelines#price_matching_in-store_negotiations|NO]] Price Matched or In-store negotiated deals.**    |
+|**[[help:deal_posting_guidelines#multiple_bargains_for_the_same_site_store|COMBINE]] deals from the same merchant.**    | **[[help:deal_posting_guidelines#price_beat_negotiated_deals|NO]] Price Match/Beat or Negotiated deals.**    |
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   * Auctions.
   * Competitions or contests within the deal as this detracts from the bargain. [[help:deal_posting_guidelines#competitions|More information.]]
-  * Adult sites or adult items. Check [[help:banned_items|banned items]].
+  * [[help:banned_items|Adult sites or adult items.]]
-  * Gambling or Betting websites.
+  * [[help:deal_posting_guidelines#gambling_betting_deals|Gambling or Betting websites.]]
   * Deals that resemble work or a job.
-  * Deals available only to staff or employees.
+  * [[help:deal_posting_guidelines#staff_deals|Deals available only to staff or employees.]]
-  * Government Programs
+  * [[help:deal_posting_guidelines#government_programs|Government Programs (Social Services/Programs that produce income).]]
-  * Crowd Funding Sites
+  * Crowd Funding Sites.
-  * Incomparable Services
+  * [[help:deal_posting_guidelines#incomparable_services|Incomparable Services Listed here.]]
-  * Amazon eBooks & Udemy Courses (If you are associated)
+  * [[help:deal_posting_guidelines#amazon_ebooks_udemy_courses_excludes_regular_members|Amazon eBooks & Udemy Courses (If you are associated).]]
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   * If you are affiliated with the company.
-If any of the above is true, check the *I am a Store Representative* box.
+If any of the above is true, check the //I am Associated with the Store or Product// box.
+Do not ask users to vote on your deal or attempt to solicit votes (in your deal description or by any other means).
+Do not ask users to vote on your deal, attempt to solicit votes, solicit subscriptions for your user profile or for the related store (in your deal description or by any other means).
 ==== Search first ====
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   - State the merchant and product model, and provide a brief description if you wish.
   - State the price.
-  - State the location (city and state) if it is specific to an area.
+  - State the location (city and state) if it is specific to an area. States should mentioned at the beginning of the title, e.g. [VIC].
   - If it's a deal for walk in customers, mention that
   - If shipping is required, state the shipping cost to major Australian cities if this information is available; approximate range is ok if the exact cost is variable or not available. (Store representatives **must** provide this information - there should be no reason to hide this from potential customers.)  At the least, state "+Shipping"
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   * Do provide the most relevant details but do not copy pages and pages of specifications from the link.
   * Please use the > sign at the start of any line of text copied from webpages, flyers, etc. The [[http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax|Markdown]] [[http://michelf.com/projects/php-markdown/extra/|Markdown Extra]] syntax will mark this text as a quote (with a left-hand orange border), rather than appearing to be your own words.
-  * Each deal should be specific to one store as far as possible. All deals posted for a store are listed on the appropriate store page, and the store page is often used by users to check for duplicates. If you have multiple deals from multiple stores, post them as separate deals so that other users can easily find them by store.
   * Note: If you know someone who works for or owns that business or if someone asks you to post or comment, state this when posting or commenting
   * Store Representatives ensure that any links to your site are both relevant (not unnecessary advertising) and at the **bottom** of the deal description only.
+  * Avoid adding comparisons to RRP or other potentially misleading price comparisons.
 ==== URL / Link ====
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   * **Do not** post affiliate or referral links in the URL.
-If you have an affiliate or referral link, please put the URL in the description only. The unaffiliated link that links directly to the specific product should be put in the URL field. More about [[help:deal_posting_guidelines#affiliate_links|affiliate links]].
    *If the link is from a third-party site like Facebook or Twitter, please complete the Store Domain field (located below the URL field) if it has not been automatically pre-filled.
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 ==== Limited Quantity ====
-If your deal has limited quantity, please mention it in the description. If the quantity is too small then your deal may be removed. As a guideline, less than 10 quantity of items is not enough for a deal unless the item has a high price.
+If your deal has limited quantity, please mention it in the description. As a general guide, deals with less than 10 items in stock at the time of submission may be unpublished, but moderators may, at their discretion, allow deals to stay if they are potentially useful to the community.
 ==== Questions about Seller ====
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 ==== Listings on Mass Retailing Sites ====
-If it's a listing on a site such as [[help:posting_guidelines_on_ebay|eBay]], [[help:posting_guidelines_on_quicksales|quicksales]] etc please follow all other guidelines to see if the listing should be excluded for any reason.
+If it's a listing on a site such as [[help:posting_guidelines_on_ebay|eBay]], [[help:posting_guidelines_on_amazon_australia|Amazon]], etc. please follow all other guidelines to see if the listing should be excluded for any reason.
 Remember to consider whether it really is a bargain as compared with stores.
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 If it still looks okay, next look at the history of the seller.  If they've been selling for a while and still seem to be active, the listing is more likely to be allowed.
-  * //Related article -- [[Posting Guidelines on eBay]], [[Posting Guidelines on quicksales]]//
+  * //Related article -- [[Posting Guidelines on eBay]], [[Posting Guidelines on AliExpress]], [[help:posting_guidelines_on_amazon_australia|Amazon Posting Guidelines (3rd Party Sellers)]]//
 ==== Multiple Bargains for the Same Site/Store ====
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 It's also possible to post a deal, mentioning the best offer, and mention "+ more" in the title, then put details of the other bargains in the same posting (along with direct links to those items too)
-If more than one post is found for the same site/store per day, some posts may be removed to reduce clutter (especially where postings are not considered bargains).
+If more than one post is made for the same site/store within 24 hours, it may be combined (especially where posts aren't considered bargains or are related sales/products). Moderator discretion applies.
-==== Price Matching & In-store Negotiations ====
+==== Price Beat & Negotiated Deals ====
-Some merchants offer [[:pricematch]] against the same product listed online or in other shops. However, price match itself **is not a deal**, but rather a method to make a merchant to sell you the same product at a lower price than another merchant's publicly listed price (which is usually the lowest price around).
+Some merchants offer [[:pricematch]]/price beat against the same product listed online or in other shops. However, price beat itself **is not a deal**, but rather a method to make a merchant to sell you the same product at a lower price than another merchant's publicly listed price (which is usually the lowest price around).
-Therefore, instead of posting the price match as a bargain, the //real deal// should be from the merchant who is offering the lowest price. Price matching is a bonus, and other members of OzBargain need to arrange their own price match. For example a specific model of HP laptop is cheapest at DickSmith, and you get Officeworks to price match at 5% less. To post this deal:
+Therefore, instead of posting the price beat as a bargain, the //real deal// should be from the merchant who is offering the lowest price. Price beat is a bonus, and other members of OzBargain need to arrange their own price beat. For example a specific model of HP laptop is cheapest at DickSmith, and you get Officeworks to price beat at 5% less. To post this deal:
   * Use the merchant you are price match against. For example:
-    * Title: HP Laptop $500 at DickSmith ($475 at Officeworks via Price Match)
+    * Title: HP Laptop $500 at DickSmith ($475 at Officeworks via Price Beat)
     * URL: URL of the product at DickSmith's website.
   * Mention that you are able to use price match at a competing merchant.
-  * Remember to have a link to your receipt as a proof that (in this example) Officeworks do allow price matching on this product. Use [[media file uploader]] if you need to.
+  * Remember to have a link to your receipt as a proof that (in this example) Officeworks do allow price beat on this product. Use [[media file uploader]] if you need to.
-In-store negotiated deals are dependent on the store, salesperson and other circumstances. In-store negotiated prices (haggling to receive a further discount on the ticketed price) aren't available to everyone and are not guaranteed. You should post a deal for the ticketed/guaranteed price, you can then add your experience with negotiating further discount in the deal description only. Alternatively you may wish to post your experience in the forums.
+Negotiated deals are dependent on the store, salesperson and other circumstances. Negotiated prices (haggling to receive a further discount on the ticketed price) aren't available to everyone and are not guaranteed. You should post a deal for the ticketed/guaranteed price, you can then add your experience with negotiating further discount in the deal description only. Alternatively you may wish to post your experience in the forums.
  ==== Affiliate & Referral Links ====
-=== Affiliate Links ===
+Referral links & codes are prohibited almost* everywhere on OzBargain; this includes all deal, forum and classified posts and comments. Referral links & codes can however be added to our automated [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/wiki/help:referral_links|referral system]] from My Account - Edit - Referrals. Do not solicit referrals by any means in your posts (e.g. asking users to PM you, drawing attention to the referral system, or linking to your own deal posts if you are in the OzBargain referral system for that merchant). Affiliate links are prohibited on OzBargain.
-Affiliate links are //not welcome// on OzBargain. Many OzBargain members are already using various cashback schemes (e.g. [[http://www.cashrewards.com.au|CashRewards]]) to receive cashback from various affiliate networks. Therefore by using an affiliate link, our members may miss out the chance of getting cashback, which makes your deal more expensive! We also don&#039;t want to encourage users sharing low quality deals for the sole purpose of affiliate commissions.
+**EXCEPTIONS:**
+  * Competition referral links (to gain entries) ARE permitted in competition comments but NOT in the competition post.
+  * If you have a referral link or code for a deal you are posting AND it is not in the automated system, please add it to the bottom of your post &amp; a moderator will add it into the referral system (and remove it from your post).
-=== Difference between Affiliate and Referral Links ===
+**Can I post a deal for the Referral offer itself?**
+   *  If the retailer offers a referral program, you may post it as a deal (e.g. signup to ABC site via referral code and earn $10 credit) if all of the following conditions are met:
+          -  The referee also earns a benefit (e.g. credit, discount, etc.).
+          -  The current offer has NOT been posted as a deal previously.
+          -  It is a limited time referral offer for the referee or it is a new addition to the OzBargain referral system (added less than 7 days ago).
 //Main article: [[referral and affiliate link differences]]//
-    * **Referral links** or referral codes give //referrers credit// for the store. We usually allow one referral link at the end of a deal description, but never as the main deal URL.
-    * **Affiliate links** are links that pays affiliates financially. We do not allow affiliate links anywhere in deal or forum posts.
-Both referral and affiliate links are not allowed in comments (excluding competition referral links in competition posts).
-=== How to check if a referral link for a store is allowed ===
-  * Is this your first post or has it been 6 weeks since your first post? Users with a {{:help:l-plate.png?nolink12&|}} or {{:help:red-p-plate.png?nolink12&|}}/{{:help:green-p-plate.png?nolink12&|}} next to their name on deal posts are not allowed to post referral links or codes.
-  * If you are posting a discount code deal AND the site does not allow a referral code to be used in addition to a discount code.
-  * If any of the above is true, **stop! Referral codes are not allowed anywhere in the deal**, not even in the deal description. Otherwise, continue (please note as of April 2015 we **DO** allow referrals for Group Buy sites).
-**Steps to take to post a referral link for stores that are allowed:
-**
-  * You need to post the **non-referral link** in the main URL/Link field.
-  * You are then allowed to post one referral link **at the end** of the main post body
-  * You are not allowed to draw attention to your referral link by means of applying special formatting to the referral link or the text around it (including bolding).
-  * Ensure that you **declare** and **explain** your referral link (if the store is not already in the [[help:referral_links|OzBargain referral system]]). For example,
-    * This is my referral link, if you click through and make a purchase I will receive $10 and you will receive $5.
-   * The deal title should stand on its own without mentioning any referrals. Any product prices in the title should **exclude** the referral discount.
-   * Your post will be marked by the system as a referral post which places an **Referrer** tag next to your username.
-   * Posts containing referral links are subject to **[[help:referral_posting_limit|posting limit restrictions]]**.
-   * Do not post referral links or codes in the coupon code section. This supports the requirement for the link to be placed at end of text.
-   * Do not mention ways to circumvent a sites referral rules - eg multiple sign ups.
-   * Do not link to your referral deal elsewhere on OzBargain (forums, comments in other deals).
-   * Do not add your referral link to your deal post if it was posted more than 7 days ago.
-   * Do not post referral links from a merchant, retailer or service provider different to the one for the main deal.
-** Note **
-   * Either put your referral link at the end of the deal description or don't mention it at all - do not solicit referrals.
-   * Moderators still hold the right to unpublish offers or remove referral part of the links, if found inappropriate. Requests for removal by the OP will be denied unless there is a sufficient reason.
-  * //Related article -- [[Affiliate Links]]. As of 2010, OzBargain is also using affiliation links to **guests**, i.e. not logged-in members, as part of its monetisation method.//
-=== Deals where the referral system is the offer ===
-  * You may post a deal that is for the retailer's referral system, under the basis the referee also earns credit and it has not been posted previously (unless it is a temporary offer that had previously expired) or is already included in the [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/wiki/help:referral_links|OzBargain referral]] system.
-  * Referral links or codes are not permitted in deals that are for the retailer's referral system (As of March 2016). [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/wiki/list_of_referral_links|Create a Referral Wiki Page]] and add your link or code there (for stores not already in the referral system). See the [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/231317|ZenMarket Referral Deal]] as an example.
-  * In the case of long running referral only deals: All subsequent "announcements" about the referral program shouldn't be posted as new deals, including updates to the referral program. This does not include limited time referral only deals where the previous offer was expired/ended and is now being offered again. You may post a forum topic about any updates to a referral program (with a link to the referral wiki or referral system only).
-  * Examples: (1) Airbnb update their refer a friend credit from $32 to $34. As this is a long running referral only deal, updates to the referral program should not be posted as a deal. (2) A Bank has a promotion for the month of April, sign up to a new account and both the referee and referrer receive $50. In July they have the same promotion again - this can be posted as a new deal as it is not a long running referral deal and the previous offer had expired/ended.
 ==== Merchants & Store Representative ====
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 Physical Goods - Only post deals that can be paid for using Australian payment methods. If the deal does not ship to Australia and freight/mail forwarding is required, your deal MUST include the final price including shipping and the name of the freight/mail forwarding company used for the calculations. Deals without a final price will be removed.
-Virtual Goods - Some deals require a VPN or similar to access them, including the [[http://www.hola.org|Hola]] browser extension. These deals are acceptable but please write clearly in the title 'VPN Required' or similar and give basic instructions in the deal.
+Virtual Goods - Some deals require a VPN or similar to access them. These deals are acceptable but please write clearly in the title 'VPN Required' or similar and give basic instructions in the deal. Deals that require a non-Australian identification card or phone number are not possible to obtain for most users and should not be posted.
 Deals in Overseas Countries - Deals available overseas may be applicable to Australians traveling to that destination. Some deals located overseas may not be applicable to the majority of Australians in reasonable circumstances however. Currently only travel/tourist related deals should be posted on OzBargain, these include but are not limited to: Flights, Accommodation, Tours, Airport Facilities/Transport, Special Events (World Cup, Olympics etc) & Communication (Sim Cards, Roaming internet etc). Deals outside of these categories or not realistically applicable to the majority of members may be removed by a moderator. [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/183283|See Discussion]]
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 If there are multiple bargains in the same sale, catalogue or store, it is still advisable to post once only.  Then multiple items can be listed in the same posting; probably with what looks to be the best or most popular bargains at the top. Multiple postings for the same sale and/or catalogue may be unpublished.
-Deal posts that reference a sale, catalogue or store but don't provide enough information to find at least one bargain, may be unpublished. Deal posts that contains ambiguous or non descriptive titles such as '**up to** 50% off sale', 'big clearance' or 'sale' may be unpublished unless specific items are mentioned within the deal description OR a dedicated offer/discount such as '50% off sale' is present (preferably in the title).
+Deal posts that reference a sale, catalogue or store but don't provide enough information to find at least one bargain, may be unpublished. Deal posts that contains ambiguous or non descriptive titles such as '**up to** 50% off sale', 'big clearance' or 'sale' may be unpublished unless specific items & prices are mentioned within the deal description OR a dedicated offer/discount such as '50% off sale' is present (preferably in the title).
 If someone else has posted items from the same sale or catalogue as you now want to publish from, please post under the other person's listing.  If you do post separately, items should be an especially good bargain and you should also link back to the original sale or catalogue post in your separate post. If you are posting a deal using a coupon code from an existing post, please reference that original post in your deal.
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 Deal posts that reference an upcoming sale or deal without information about any specific offer, or have an unknown/indefinite start date may be unpublished. Please post only when at least a product price or a specific discount is known, and include that in the description. //Please note that **up to XX% off** discounts are not specific discounts.//
+Upcoming deals should not be posted more than 90 days in advance.
 ==== Airfare Deals ====
 If the airfare is part of an advertised sale, please include both the booking period and travel period. If it is not an advertised sale, please provide at least one sample itinerary that shows the discounted fare as described.
+==== Financial Services ====
+Deals for loans (such as home, car or personal loans) that quote an interest rate must include a comparison rate in the title or description. Deals that specify a loan offer from a financial institution should link directly to the financial institution. The only case where the deal can be linked to a broker website is if the deal is exclusive to that broker only. Further guidelines for deals posted by a loan broker or bank representative as follows:
+Brokers and bank representatives must quote their **credit license number** & **authorised credit representative number** when posting a deal.
+**If the deal involves a bank offer:**
+  * Check for duplicates to make sure the bank offer hasn’t already been posted by someone else.
+  * The deal title must only mention the bank offer in the title.
+  * No broker offers can be mentioned in the title of the deal. **Aug 2021: If your financial services site also contains an offer (e.g. increased broker cashback), you may also include it in the title.**
+  * The deal should be linked to the bank’s website in the URL field and not the broker’s website.
+  * The deal should be marked as ‘associated’ with your broker website instead of the bank
+  * The broker details can be mentioned at the bottom of the deal description only as per [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/wiki/help:price_comparison_site|third-party deal-posting guidelines]].
+  * The information at the bottom of the deal description should be minimal and not take up a large portion of the description. If a large portion of the description is about the broker offer then it should be posted as a standalone broker deal as outlined in the next section.
+  * The deal will be marked as ‘third-party’ by OzBargain and [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/wiki/help:referral_posting_limit|third-party posting limits]] apply.
+**If the deal is about an exclusive broker offer:**
+  * The deal title can be only about the broker offer without any mention of the bank’s current interest rates or the bank’s cashback offers.
+  * The deal URL should be linked to the broker’s website.
+  * The deal should be marked as ‘associated’
+  * Normal [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/wiki/help:store_representative#posting_limits|store representative posting limits]] apply.
+==== Therapeutic Goods ====
+The [[https://www.legislation.gov.au/Series/C2004A03952|Therapeutic Goods Act 1989]] and the [[https://www.legislation.gov.au/Series/F2021L01661|Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code]] restrict how therapeutic goods (medicines, medical devices, complementary medicines, sunscreens, and weight management therapeutic goods) can be advertised. The easiest way to comply with the law is to make no claim of therapeutic benefits and only include the names and the prices of the therapeutic goods in your posts.
+A full explanation and useful links are given on [[:Therapeutic Goods]] wiki page.
 ==== Fuel Deals ====
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 ==== Group Buy Deals ====
-[[:list_of_group_buy_sites|Group buy]] sites such as Jumponit & Scoopon sell their items after reaching a certain number of people who agree to buy their items.
+[[:list_of_group_buy_sites|Group buy]] sites such as Massdrop sell their items after reaching a certain number of people who agree to buy their items.
   * Only deals that are active are allowed to be posted on Ozbargain. A deal is considered active when a user goes to purchase the deal and their sale is immediately finalised. A deal is inactive when a site requires X amount of people for the purchase to go through and that number hasn't been reached. (e.g. 35 bought, 65 more required to get the deal)
   * Please remember to include the state that the deal is applicable to (e.g. $49 for a $100 Dinner Voucher & a Bottle of Wine at Example Restaurant [NSW])
-  * As of September 2015 eBay group deals are EXEMPT from these guidelines.
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 ==== Duplicates ====
-Don't post duplicates (deals that are already on the site).  Please [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/wiki/help:deal_posting_guidelines#search_first|search]] OzBargain before posting.
+Don't post duplicates (deals that are already on the site). Please [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/wiki/help:deal_posting_guidelines#search_first|search]] OzBargain before posting.
 Exceptions:
-  * The original deal is older than one month, and was expired or sold out between then and now.
+  * The original deal is older than one month, and was marked expired or sold out between then and now.
-  * The original deal is active but older than 6 months.
+  * The original deal is active but older than 6 months and has not been reposted to the front page in the past 6 months.
-  * The duplicate gains an excessive amount of positive votes (50+) and reaches the front page.
+  * The duplicate gains an excessive amount of positive votes (100+) and the original deal was posted and had become active more than 24 hours ago.
-  * The original deal is a list of multiple [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/94757|items]] and the item is not contained in the title of the original deal. [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/71407|Related forum discussion]].
+  * The item is not in the title of the original deal. Moderator discretion can apply if the post is seen as excessive.
-Note if the expiry date is not specified on a deal post, our system will automatically expire the deal after 45 days (90 days for freebies). It is the posters responsibility to set an expiry date or report the deal to have it not auto expire.
+Note: If an expiry date is not set on a deal post, it will be automatically marked as expired after 45 days (90 days for freebies). It is the poster's responsibility to either set an expiry date, or report the deal to have it marked as 'long expiry' (never auto expire).
 These exceptions do not apply to [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/wiki/help:deal_posting_guidelines#affiliate_referral_links|long running deals where the referral system]] is the offer.
 ==== Auctions ====
 Don't post auctions.
+==== Joke Posts ====
+Please don't submit joke posts in the deals section - new deals trigger notifications to subscribers who are after genuine deals. Feel free to put any humorous finds in the forums.
 ==== Competitions ====
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 ==== Private Sales ====
-Private sales are not deals. Should you wish to sell personal items please use the [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/classified|classified section]]. Note that only long standing or contributing members can post in this section. [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/wiki/help:classified_posting_guidelines#requirements|More information]].
+Private sales are not deals. Should you wish to sell personal items please use the [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/classified|classified section]]. Note that only long standing members can post in this section. [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/wiki/help:classified_posting_guidelines#requirements|More information]].
 ==== Free Multimedia Content & Websites ====
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 There are so many useful free multimedia content (e.g. ebooks, videos, photos, software, apps etc.) and websites out there that if we listed every great one, then we would be inundated with deals. Feel free to discuss any of these in one of our [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/forum|forums]]. Alternatively, add the freeware to its dedicated free software wiki page -- [[:Useful Free Software]].
-In general, multimedia content that are always free and available to everyone should be posted in the forums, but if something that was not previously free is offered free temporarily or permanently, it qualifies as a deal. In some cases, decisions on whether a post should stay as a deal or be moved to a forum post is at moderators discretion. As this is an evolving subject, community feedback is welcomed in our Site Discussion forum.
+In general, always-free multimedia content that are available to everyone should be posted in the forums. Products that are temporarily free or have become permanently free qualify as deals. Moderators will make informed decisions on whether posts should stay as deals or be moved to the [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/forum/30381|Free Software forum.]] As this is an evolving subject, community feedback is welcomed in our [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/50729|Site Discussion forum.]]
 Examples of what you **shouldn't** post:
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 ==== Charities/Donations ====
-Just like free software and freeware, there are many great charities out there. Charity deals where the user receives nothing in return are not a bargain but feel free to post any charities or good causes on the [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/forum|forums]].
+Freebie deal posts from charities targeted at specific groups where you receive a physical item in the mail are not permitted (with exception of a deal posted by a rep). See [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/354078|discussion]].
+Charity deals where the user receives nothing in return are not a bargain but feel free to post any charities or good causes on the [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/forum|forums]].
 ==== 18+ Only Sites ====
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   * 1 deal per 24 hours
   * 2 deals per 7 days - provided the votes on past deals are not too low. This can be reduced to 1 deal per 7 days if past votes are low.
-  * If the past 2 rep posts for the domain made the front page (20+ votes), the representative is allowed an extra post per week, making it 3 deals per 7 days.
+  * If the past 2 rep posts for the domain made the front page (30+ votes), the representative is allowed an extra post per week, making it 3 deals per 7 days.
 See [[store representative#posting_limits|posting limits]] for details.
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 ==== Gambling / Betting Deals ====
-Deals which involve betting and/or gambling should not be posted.
+Deals which involve betting and/or gambling should not be posted. Offers that requires membership of gambling sites / venues cannot be posted either. Please see [[https://www.liquorandgaming.nsw.gov.au/operating-a-business/gaming-licences/gaming-licences-permits/gambling-advertising-restrictions|Gambling advertising restrictions]] at Liquor & Gaming NSW.
 While discussions on betting and/or gambling may be discussed in the forums, moderators reserve the right to remove them at their discretion.
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 ==== Staff Deals ====
-Deals available only available to staff members (e.g. Woolworths) are not permitted to be posted as a deal. Feel free to post a thread in the [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/forum|forums.]]
+Deals available internally to staff members (for example, [[https://teambenefits.woolworths.com.au|Woolworths Team Benefits]]) are not permitted to be posted as deals.
+Deals from providers external to the workplace (for example, [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/702501|free Maritime Museum entry for NSW Health employees]]) are permitted as deals. In this example, free entry to the Maritiime Museum for its own employees will not be allowed as a deal.
 ==== Government Programs ====
-Generally, government deals should be posted to the forums. A deal is a cost saving measure (e.g. free public transport) and shouldn't be income producing (e.g. receive Centrelink payments). [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/127347|Discussion]]
+Government programs that are cost saving measures (e.g. free public transport) are permissible to be posted as deals. However programs and social services that produce income (e.g. increase to Centrelink payments) should not be posted. [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/127347|Related discussion]]. Moderator discretion will apply.
+==== Refund Policies ====
+Refund policies or satisfaction guarantees are seen as store policies and not something to be used for monetary gain. As such they should not be posted as deals, you are welcome to discuss such policies in the [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/forum|forums]] however.
 ==== Crowd Funding Sites ====
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   * Assignment/Writing Services
   * Social Media Management Services
+  * Investment Opportunities
+  * Wedding/Marriage Services
+  * Psychic Readings
 ==== Amazon eBooks & Udemy Courses (Excludes Regular Members) ====

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