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Edited by: WritersBeware Apr 27, 09, 03:11PM
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"6. The EssayScam Forum is not a place for advertisements or publicity in any way."
Moderator, I am formally requesting that you publicly clarify the rules regarding solicitations via PM. It would be great to see the changes applied, in writing, on the Terms of Use page.
Firstly, as I understand the rules, any "help" provided by one member to another must be provided for FREE, with no financial strings attached. The "help" should also be placed in public view, in the/a thread, so that the forum may grow and other members/visitors may benefit. After all, this is an open forum, not a private tutoring service.
My interpretation of Rule #6, as it applies to solicitations via PM:
If one member solicits another member to provide a paid service (e.g., "write my paper for $13 per page"), the solicitor is breaking the rules. The solicitee is just as guilty if he/she entertains the solicitation. The solicitee has the obligation, as a privileged member of this forum, to either ignore the solicitor or inform the solicitor that commercial requests are not allowed, neither in public nor in private.
My argument against commercial solicitations via PM:
This forum is supposed to be a bastion of strictly non-commercial interaction and information. Mod, if you decide that this forum is the place for commercial solicitations, despite the fact that there are literally hundreds of other sites designed specifically for that purpose, I won't type another word about it. However, the forum will become a gathering place for blatant frauds and completely unaccountable "writers" who have no interest in improving the forum, but only in personal, commercial gain at the expense of the members that they will inevitably defraud. As soon as the word gets out that this forum allows commercial activity, it will be overrun by slimy con-artists who are willing to type whatever lies that they deem necessary to take members' money and run. (Crooks and unqualified writers who could not get legitimate work elsewhere will also start contributing an endless flow of useless posts just to meet the minimum quota to earn private messaging capability.) In short, allowing commercial transactions via PM will mark the beginning of the end of this forum's reputation as a source of factual, commercially unbiased information.
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| Major |
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Apr 27, 09, 04:58PM
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Probably the only working solution would be to disable PM completely. How to check if commercial transactions via PM really take place?
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| WritersBeware |
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Apr 27, 09, 05:33PM
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Major: Probably the only working solution would be to disable PM completely.
That would certainly work. If someone doesn't want to state something publicly, for whatever reason, it probably doesn't belong in this forum, anyway.
Major: How to check if commercial transactions via PM really take place?
Well, certain members have openly admitted—even bragged—about taking paid orders via PM. I do agree, however, that it will be generally impossible for the moderator to police commercial transactions via PM, which is why completely disabling private messaging is the best option.
Let's keep this forum completely open and honest. Back alley meetings do not at all benefit the forum, and can only serve to hurt the forum.
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May 3, 09, 03:26AM
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Mod, can you please make an amendment to Rule #6?
Thank you
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May 6, 09, 01:19AM
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WritersBeware: Mod, please officially clarify Rule #6
This indeed needs clarification. I have seen people advertising companies belonging to certain geographical areas. In my opinion this is advertisement. Though recommending and advertising companies of specific origins is not brand advertisement, however it falls under the category of generic/class advertisement. Companies round the world spend huge sums on generic/class advertisements. Such advertisements have a positive affect on the demand. I fear that this forum would attract persons with commercial interests who would be recommending certain categories as 'Only American companies are legit', 'Australian', 'Buy British', Canadian, Indian, Pakistani, Ukrainian and so on.
I suggest that there should be a complete ban on recommendations of all sorts including class advertisements.
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