Self Posting in Update List
Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 5:01 pm
This is whether or not someone should be able to post an update to their own fic in the Update List.
Presumably this could extend to posting about one's own fic in fic search and other update threads.
The problem seems that there was an informal rule to prevent self promotion, and excessive author "spam". That is an author frequently releasing small chapters and thus giving daily posts on the thread, dominating it.
So the question is should there be a self promotion allowed or not.
As the update thread is more of a construct there can be a discussion on the conventions.
I'm not against formalizing and restricting more the update thread.
Thoughts?
Update: Kadunta and others have found a previous ruling. Here
So this is something that was never formally setup (and written into the rules).
Presumably this could extend to posting about one's own fic in fic search and other update threads.
The problem seems that there was an informal rule to prevent self promotion, and excessive author "spam". That is an author frequently releasing small chapters and thus giving daily posts on the thread, dominating it.
So the question is should there be a self promotion allowed or not.
As the update thread is more of a construct there can be a discussion on the conventions.
I'm not against formalizing and restricting more the update thread.
Thoughts?
Update: Kadunta and others have found a previous ruling. Here
So this is something that was never formally setup (and written into the rules).