Spam is a no no - Questions
Good morning, WA members.
Today Nathaniell reply to one of my message to a member, which I felt should be discuss by all instead of just me replying there.
https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/wa-affiliate-program/a-question-about-posting-links/comment/24277062
He brings out a very good point which should be debated / discuss / improved on. Here is a screenshot of the said message (I hope Nathaniell do not mind):
The link he share is:
https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/nathaniell/blog/can-you-share-your-website-link-inside-wa
I used to offer to advice members not to put in their website link in their post and most of the time I just inform them that it is for their information only (FYI only) ... sometimes, I forget to put that in. The link I attached is usually this:
https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/training/wealthy-affiliate-the-open-education-project/spam-is-a-no-no
After reading Nathaniell's post, he have good points too ... yet there is still some grey areas. I think members would learn a lot about the meaning of spamming in WA by just reading that post alone. There is also a link inside there to another well known WA member post, Loes:
https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/loes/blog/when-you-are-asking-for-help-please-give-the-details-to-save-time
which is also relevant if we want to ask for help regarding our website.
There is actually another post by Tiffany (or more popularly known as TDomena):
https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/tdomena/blog/i-dont-usually-rant-but-i-finally-have-to-about-spam/comment/22520830
It is here, Kyle also gave a reply and I attached it here for everyone (you don't have to go searching for it):
For me, my 2 cents of opinion and suggestion, to get the discussion going, are as follows:
- I think it is Kyle's responsibility to clear any doubts or grey areas in this areas by updating this training regularly or as and when needed, the do and don'ts. Of course, he do not have do it himself since he is a very busy man.
https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/training/wealthy-affiliate-the-open-education-project/spam-is-a-no-no - Maybe WA can set up another section (like we have blog, training, success, etc ... why not website related?) just for member to ask or blog specifically with regards to their wordpress themes, plugins, problems, how-to and so on. This is to differentiate it from the Site Comments and Site Feedback. I think this will help a lot of members with regards their wordpress website, to improve their presentation. I attached an image, as example, from FB with regards to this:
How about you? What do you think? What will be your suggestion, if any?
All the best to you and have a great day. Blessings.
ps. Just read one post that explains why we need rules in WA. Here it is:
https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/joes946/blog/rules-you-gotta-be-kidding
A good one.
Recent Comments
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Hi,
Thank you for sharing this post and it is reminder.
Let's be more mindful of how we use the system. Either way, it all depends on how we perceive the situation to be.
Thanks.
Very thought provoking and helpful. A big further than I am at the moment, but nice to have this in mind as I move forward. Thanks for sharing this!
Christine
Thanks, Christine, for dropping by and giving your opinion.
Just doing my part to try to make WA a better platform and experience for all. Since we are affiliate marketer, WordPress and its 'accessories' knowledge will be an advantage, especially since we are trained in WA, using WP. Just my opinion.
Have a nice day, Christine, and all the best.
My solution would be to not allow any nongeneric links in the WA blog Chang.
We would have to allow generic links for the purpose of explaining where to find specific training.
My general rule of thumb is if I see a nongeneric link then I don't read the post and if it is at the end of the post I don't like it and report it as spam.
Derek
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I believe there is NO need for any WA member to share their website links in the body of a message here on Blogs as this is completely covered in other areas, namely, 1. Our profile, anyone can see our websites listed there and send us feedback by private message. 2. SiteComments and 3. SiteFeedback.
It would be spamming our Inbox and not using the fantastic tools set up on the platform for this end :)
Thanks, Paula, for your input and great observations.
I appreciate it very much and ...
I agree with what you have said.
Have a wonderful day and cheers.