[[help:store_representative]]
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help:store_representative [2020/01/14 14:55] hamza23 [Notice] |
help:store_representative [2023/09/05 01:58] (current) scrimshaw [Who is associated?] |
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* Employee - you work there as an employee or contractor but you're not part of sales & marketing nor do you represent the company. | * Employee - you work there as an employee or contractor but you're not part of sales & marketing nor do you represent the company. | ||
* Product Representative - you don't work for the store however you have some ownership of the product or brand. e.g. distributor, author of book | * Product Representative - you don't work for the store however you have some ownership of the product or brand. e.g. distributor, author of book | ||
- | * 3rd Party Marketing - you work for a company hired by the store to promote their products or their online presence (including SEO) | + | * 3rd Party Marketing - you have been incentivised to promote their products, or you work for a company hired by the store to promote their products or their online presence (including SEO) |
* Official Marketing - you are part of sales & marketing/advertising of the store itself | * Official Marketing - you are part of sales & marketing/advertising of the store itself | ||
* Official Store Representative - you represent the company and have authority to, say, make or withdraw offer and speak on behalf of the company. | * Official Store Representative - you represent the company and have authority to, say, make or withdraw offer and speak on behalf of the company. | ||
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===== How do I apply to become a Store Representative ===== | ===== How do I apply to become a Store Representative ===== | ||
- | To make the affiliation between deals and posters more transparent, OzBargain **requires** all store representatives or associates to declare themselves as associated with the store. When submitting a deal or posting a comment, please choose the //I am Associated with the Store// checkbox. OzBargain also requires all store associates who post a deal to have **private messaging** enabled. This is automatically enabled as soon as you post your deal with the associated checkbox checked. | + | To make the affiliation between deals and posters more transparent, OzBargain **requires** all store representatives or associates to declare themselves as associated with the store. When submitting a deal or posting a comment, please choose an option from the //I am Associated with:// drop-down field. OzBargain also requires all store associates who post a deal to have **private messaging** enabled. This is automatically enabled as soon as you post your deal with a store association. |
- | {{http://files.delvu.com/images/ozbargain/associatedbox-ozb.png}} | ||
===== How do I change my role from Associated? ===== | ===== How do I change my role from Associated? ===== | ||
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* The 2 latest rep posts (excluding those posted before the last performance ban) are 60 days or less apart, and | * The 2 latest rep posts (excluding those posted before the last performance ban) are 60 days or less apart, and | ||
* The vote average for the store's rep posts over the last 90 days is less than or equal to 1 | * The vote average for the store's rep posts over the last 90 days is less than or equal to 1 | ||
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Note: the latest post will be allowed 24 hours to collect votes before vote averages are calculated. | Note: the latest post will be allowed 24 hours to collect votes before vote averages are calculated. | ||
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+ | **Sep 2020:** The algorithm may now exclude excessive voters from the performance ban calculation. | ||
The store is temporarily banned from rep posts for **30 days** from the time of the latest rep deal if the above conditions are met. Note that if a store has been banned twice, the third performance based ban is **1 year**. | The store is temporarily banned from rep posts for **30 days** from the time of the latest rep deal if the above conditions are met. Note that if a store has been banned twice, the third performance based ban is **1 year**. | ||
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* Make sure your email address is current, so that members and moderators are able to contact you. | * Make sure your email address is current, so that members and moderators are able to contact you. | ||
* Make sure your location field is accurate. | * Make sure your location field is accurate. | ||
- | * If you are a non-Australian user, please put in your country of residence in the *location* field. Do not claim that you are from Australia (or elsewhere) and deliberately deceive other members. This **WILL** result in a ban on your account. | + | * If you are a non-Australian user, please put in your country of residence in the *location* field. Do not claim that you are from Australia (or elsewhere) and deliberately deceive other members. |
=====What does it cost?===== | =====What does it cost?===== | ||
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* Penalty boxing of any and all accounts associated with the person or business making such threats; | * Penalty boxing of any and all accounts associated with the person or business making such threats; | ||
* Banning the store from any further posts , thereby rendering them read-only, on either a temporary or permanent basis; | * Banning the store from any further posts , thereby rendering them read-only, on either a temporary or permanent basis; | ||
- | * If a legal threat is received in a form of a cease and desist letter, then the legal document will be posted on [[http://www.lumendatabase.org|Lumen Database]] and a forum post made. | + | * If a legal threat is received in a form of a cease and desist letter, then the legal document will be posted on [[https://www.lumendatabase.org|Lumen Database]] and a forum post made. |
Last edited by scrimshaw on 2023/09/05 01:58