[Suggestion] Make rule 3.6 clearer

[roydan]

Rule 3.6 is one of the "core" rules of BHW. It describes how to sell, and by implication, who can sell.
(Posting in the MP requires a certain type of account...)

3.6 Advertising to, or solicitation of, any member to buy or sell any products or services through the unauthorised or impermissible use of the Site such as PM solicitation. (Note: If you have something you want to sell on this forum, post it in the Marketplace SubForum.

Also, please close the parentheses

That being said, it doesn't explain what counts as selling, and I believe that a few more examples can save the moderation team some time in issuing warnings and explaining it to users.

Here are a few of examples that some members might not consider selling, even though they break that rule:

1. Offering review copies via DM
2. Recruiting beta-testers via DM
3. Trying to find a job

And I bet that there are more examples that people that are smarter than myself can think of.

 

[UnusualSubstance]

I agree with your suggestion.

Obviously the most important part will be closing that parenthesis.

It hurts.

It's so painful.

.

 

[roydan]

parenthesis

I had to Google "what these are called ( )"

 

[UnusualSubstance]

I had to Google "what these are called ( )"

I usually just call them brackets.

 

[Zwielicht]

The TOS can only be updated by the forum owner and his legal team.

I've always been under the impression that rule 3.6 was more vaguely worded intentionally to prevent others from trying to look for loopholes in the rules. After all, this is a black hat forum where looking for loopholes in rules is what we do best.

At the very least, I'll add the grammatical error in rule 3.6 as a discussion point to next week's meeting so that someone with the ability to edit the TOS can do so if they deem it necessary. The decision isn't up to me though, so I can't say what action, if any, will be taken at this time.

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