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09-05-2008, 05:40 AM
Backwoods Home Magazine, its staff, and contractors have no business or other relationship with anyone posting in this board and assume no responsibility or liability for anything offered or requested in any ad, nor for anything that may happen if someone responds to an ad. Any questions or problems MUST be resolved between the parties.
Q. Who can post an advertisement in this board?
A. Active members who have demonstrated they have joined primarily to learn and share information, and to become part of the BHM Forum community. (Confirmed Members)
Q. What kind of business can I advertise?
A. Your home-based or other small business for any legal product or service, subject to the following:
You may not post an advertisement for or about any business or website which contains or involves any type of pornography or any hate, bigotry or other stupidity. We reserve the right to remove advertisements for, from, or about anyone or anything we, in our sole judgment, feel to be inappropriate for the Backwoods Home Magazine website.
Q. Can I change or delete my ad once it is posted?
A. You may edit or delete the post within two days of posting. After that, please contact a moderator or the admin to remove a post.
Q. What should my ad say?
A. We recommend you post a detailed description of your business and a link to your website. Do not post individual items for sale since you will not be able to edit them. If you do not have a website, you can post an email link or other way for folks to contact you.
Q. Can I advertise my blog or forum or family site here?
A. If you display advertising, it is considered a business so yes, you may post a link to it here.
If you do not carry advertising, you may post a link to to your non-commercial website in the Links board in the General section.
Q. How many ads can I post?
A. One per member. However, the ad may mention multiple businesses.
Q. Can I post banners or other graphics, or widgets, or whatnots in my ad?
A. No. Only text and text links are permitted in the ads.
Q. How do I make a text link?
A. If the web address to your store or business website is short, you can just type the address, as in http://yourwebsite.com.
If the address is very long, as in
yourverylongbusinessname.com?q=1234567890981234579 2537adsgfsda8458h0afdghadfg9hasdfg
then use the following format so the long link does not mess up the page format in Internet Explorer browsers:
[ url=http://yourverylongbusinessname.com?q=1234567890981234579 2537adsgfsda8458h0afdghadfg9hasdfg]My Business Name[/url]
NOTE: Do not type a space after the first [ . It should look like My Business Name (http://http...%20Your%20link%20will%20look%20like%20this: %3Cbr%20/%3E%0A%3Cbr%20/%3E%0A%5Burl=http://yourverylongbusinessname.com?q=1234567890981234574 937adsgfsda8458h0afdghadfg9hasdfg)
Q. How will I know when I am eligible to post here?
A. When your participation in the Forum promotes you to Confirmed (Green Stars), you are eligible to post in this Board.
Q. So I can just post a lot of one-word comments to stuff until I get promoted?
A. No.
Participation involves the exchange of information, ideas, and opinions. When new posts appear here, we will check the activity of the person posting. We are the sole judge of whether or not your posting activity qualifies as "participation."
Q. So, once I qualify, that's it? I don't have to "participate" anymore?
A. No.
We will regularly monitor the participation of those who have posted here. If you stop participating, we will remove your advertisement.
Q. How often do I have to participate so my ad won't be deleted.
A. That would be telling. ;)
Q. What if I take a month-long vacation to Europe? Will my ad be deleted?
A. Send an IM to the Administrator giving your departure and return dates.
And if you can afford a month in Europe, please consider supporting this Forum and website by running a banner ad for your business.
Q. If my ad is removed for not participating, can't I just come back and post it again?
A. If you return to active participation, yes.
If you return just to post the ad, and do not participate, both the ad and your membership are likely to be removed.
Q. I don't think it's fair that only active members can post ads.
A. Life is unfair. Get over it.
Q. Can I buy an ad here so I won't have to participate?
A. No.
Q. Are these rules subject to change? Should I check this FAQ now and then?
A. Yes and yes.
Q. Who can post an advertisement in this board?
A. Active members who have demonstrated they have joined primarily to learn and share information, and to become part of the BHM Forum community. (Confirmed Members)
Q. What kind of business can I advertise?
A. Your home-based or other small business for any legal product or service, subject to the following:
You may not post an advertisement for or about any business or website which contains or involves any type of pornography or any hate, bigotry or other stupidity. We reserve the right to remove advertisements for, from, or about anyone or anything we, in our sole judgment, feel to be inappropriate for the Backwoods Home Magazine website.
Q. Can I change or delete my ad once it is posted?
A. You may edit or delete the post within two days of posting. After that, please contact a moderator or the admin to remove a post.
Q. What should my ad say?
A. We recommend you post a detailed description of your business and a link to your website. Do not post individual items for sale since you will not be able to edit them. If you do not have a website, you can post an email link or other way for folks to contact you.
Q. Can I advertise my blog or forum or family site here?
A. If you display advertising, it is considered a business so yes, you may post a link to it here.
If you do not carry advertising, you may post a link to to your non-commercial website in the Links board in the General section.
Q. How many ads can I post?
A. One per member. However, the ad may mention multiple businesses.
Q. Can I post banners or other graphics, or widgets, or whatnots in my ad?
A. No. Only text and text links are permitted in the ads.
Q. How do I make a text link?
A. If the web address to your store or business website is short, you can just type the address, as in http://yourwebsite.com.
If the address is very long, as in
yourverylongbusinessname.com?q=1234567890981234579 2537adsgfsda8458h0afdghadfg9hasdfg
then use the following format so the long link does not mess up the page format in Internet Explorer browsers:
[ url=http://yourverylongbusinessname.com?q=1234567890981234579 2537adsgfsda8458h0afdghadfg9hasdfg]My Business Name[/url]
NOTE: Do not type a space after the first [ . It should look like My Business Name (http://http...%20Your%20link%20will%20look%20like%20this: %3Cbr%20/%3E%0A%3Cbr%20/%3E%0A%5Burl=http://yourverylongbusinessname.com?q=1234567890981234574 937adsgfsda8458h0afdghadfg9hasdfg)
Q. How will I know when I am eligible to post here?
A. When your participation in the Forum promotes you to Confirmed (Green Stars), you are eligible to post in this Board.
Q. So I can just post a lot of one-word comments to stuff until I get promoted?
A. No.
Participation involves the exchange of information, ideas, and opinions. When new posts appear here, we will check the activity of the person posting. We are the sole judge of whether or not your posting activity qualifies as "participation."
Q. So, once I qualify, that's it? I don't have to "participate" anymore?
A. No.
We will regularly monitor the participation of those who have posted here. If you stop participating, we will remove your advertisement.
Q. How often do I have to participate so my ad won't be deleted.
A. That would be telling. ;)
Q. What if I take a month-long vacation to Europe? Will my ad be deleted?
A. Send an IM to the Administrator giving your departure and return dates.
And if you can afford a month in Europe, please consider supporting this Forum and website by running a banner ad for your business.
Q. If my ad is removed for not participating, can't I just come back and post it again?
A. If you return to active participation, yes.
If you return just to post the ad, and do not participate, both the ad and your membership are likely to be removed.
Q. I don't think it's fair that only active members can post ads.
A. Life is unfair. Get over it.
Q. Can I buy an ad here so I won't have to participate?
A. No.
Q. Are these rules subject to change? Should I check this FAQ now and then?
A. Yes and yes.