It is fair that some users have business they'd like to promote. But often they clutter the main section to promote whatever their idea, production of product is.
The main forum has become a marketplace and is losing its discussion feature. Frequently a post goes up, and the rest of the posts are positive feedback. That is great if this were a customer reviews forum.
Do business advertising, promotions and feedback need a separate section?
Advertising for the purposes of advertising isn't a forum feature, it is great people want to share so much with forum users. But I go to the forum to discuss, not check out the latest and greatest gizmos and gadgets for sale, if I wanted that I'd attend the superbilliards expo.
You've been here 6 years and you never noticed all the threads on this topic before?? What's the point of starting another one?? Bottom line, it's not your forum, it's Howertons. If he doesn't like it, he will stop it. Otherwise, don't worry about it.
On another note, I'm just curious... do you have a bet with someone on how many threads you can start a day??

I think he/she's another lonely person stuck in Mom's basement somewhere.There's a select few that get their rocks off by posting new threads for no reason. Well.... no reason to the average joe, but I believe that this select few, including said OP, love to see their name sprayed all over the front page. I believe that they get some sort of feeling of importance by starting a thread and feeling a false sense of "being in charge".
Case in point... 13 threads about one topic. Including 4 new threads in the SAME day about the same topic.
So you're not the only one that it irritates.
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Not to change the topic -- well, I guess it is changing the topic, but can anybody provide me a link to a *free* website banner ad software? I'm creating a new website, and I would like to play around with this a bit. I probably will eventually purchase a website banner ad software, but if I can see how it works for free, I'd love to explore.
There's a difference between the banner ads that move with .GIF and the stationary ones. I like the stationary ones better, though the moving ones get more attention, I guess.
When I finish my new website, I'm going to post it on AzBilliards and take advantage of the *free* advertising. :thumbup:
On a serious note, I think I have read posts from Jerry Forsyth, AzB moderator, that they welcome other industry members to contribute to the forum if it helps in the advancement of pool as a whole. It's not a proprietary or competition thing with them, at least that's how I understand it. :smile:
What is worse, threads from very active forum participants, informing us of something they have going on (and yes, they might make some money on) ...
... or someone starting a plethora of threads? Over and over and over and over again. About similar topics. With predictable messages.
Which is the greater annoyance? Which is the greater inconvenience to the average forum user?
I know which style aggravates me more. Not that it matters, I can skip threads rather easily. I would think most folks here can, too.