This is something in my mind since ages and I'm pretty sure you always ask yourself the same thing. Lets discuss it !?
Why it is SPAM to mention your small and evolving website to a forum or blog but it is not spam to mention Facebook,Twitter,Google,Youtube,URL shorteners etc. and do links in posts (even if not promoting your own content there,but something else) ? After all even though these websites are well known, posting a link or mentioning them should be prohibited SPAM if the same rules apply for ALL sites.This sounds exactly as monopolism. For example youtube can easily convert by embedded video in offtopic forum for something fun AND has ads in the middle of the video.
That way we promote rich sites go even richer and 'small' sites not being able to be heard, but 'small' doesn't mean bad service isn't it ?
I want to add small note that affiliatefix is the first forum I found that has most likely thought about that by giving us chances to have our own service listed and even mentioning it where it suggest.
For me this is a step forward to equity against major websites.
Why it is SPAM to mention your small and evolving website to a forum or blog but it is not spam to mention Facebook,Twitter,Google,Youtube,URL shorteners etc. and do links in posts (even if not promoting your own content there,but something else) ? After all even though these websites are well known, posting a link or mentioning them should be prohibited SPAM if the same rules apply for ALL sites.This sounds exactly as monopolism. For example youtube can easily convert by embedded video in offtopic forum for something fun AND has ads in the middle of the video.
That way we promote rich sites go even richer and 'small' sites not being able to be heard, but 'small' doesn't mean bad service isn't it ?
I want to add small note that affiliatefix is the first forum I found that has most likely thought about that by giving us chances to have our own service listed and even mentioning it where it suggest.
For me this is a step forward to equity against major websites.
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