:no Dealers and consumers
Recently, concerns have arisen regarding dealer "advertising" on the Whites thread. In order to ensure that all dealers have equal opportunity, and that Whites is not showing favoritism, we ask that all dealers not blatantly advertise that certain products are available, or that consumers should contact them for pricing on this thread. If all dealers advertised in this manner, Scubaboard would be at risk of becoming one huge "spamming website".
As this is a somewhat contraversial topic, I'm sure that we can all agree that consumers are smart - if they (the consumer) are after a product - certainly they can ask where to get the product, what pricing is etc, and other members can and will certainly offer their suggestions. However, if you are a advertising yourself as a Whites dealer, we ask that you private msg. members the information, rather than taking what was originally a potentially educational thread and turning it into your own personal "pop up" advertisment site. Scubaboard does offer a thread - Hot Deals - if you are looking to advertise our products, this is the best place for advertising.
All Dealers that advertise in in our thread may have their posts removed, and may be contacted by Whites staff regarding dealership.
I'm sure that all members and dealers can appreciate this - Scubaboard is a diverse site - we want to keep the board educational where it is meant to be educational.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this policy, please feel free to contact me (via private message or email!) with your concerns.
Always striving to build the diving industry.....
Tyler
Recently, concerns have arisen regarding dealer "advertising" on the Whites thread. In order to ensure that all dealers have equal opportunity, and that Whites is not showing favoritism, we ask that all dealers not blatantly advertise that certain products are available, or that consumers should contact them for pricing on this thread. If all dealers advertised in this manner, Scubaboard would be at risk of becoming one huge "spamming website".
As this is a somewhat contraversial topic, I'm sure that we can all agree that consumers are smart - if they (the consumer) are after a product - certainly they can ask where to get the product, what pricing is etc, and other members can and will certainly offer their suggestions. However, if you are a advertising yourself as a Whites dealer, we ask that you private msg. members the information, rather than taking what was originally a potentially educational thread and turning it into your own personal "pop up" advertisment site. Scubaboard does offer a thread - Hot Deals - if you are looking to advertise our products, this is the best place for advertising.
All Dealers that advertise in in our thread may have their posts removed, and may be contacted by Whites staff regarding dealership.
I'm sure that all members and dealers can appreciate this - Scubaboard is a diverse site - we want to keep the board educational where it is meant to be educational.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this policy, please feel free to contact me (via private message or email!) with your concerns.
Always striving to build the diving industry.....
Tyler