Rules Allowed or Not?

Can I reply to my sales thread to let them know that all review copies have been claimed? I don't want to be bugged with further requests.

 

Right, that bit is understood.

But, if everyone thinks that the product is free (how are they going to find out that all offered review copies have been taken?), why do you regard to it as a sales thread?

 

But the thing is - it doesn't. Giving something away is not buying, selling, nor trading. I don't consider review copies to be trades, unless a review has actually been given (which in most cases doesn't seem to happen).

That doesn't sound practical. Why should I have to go to the extra effort?

I consider a threaded conversation no different to an email conversation - I like to keep (potential) customers updated.

 

I agree with the point, not with the way it was presented.

It seems logical that letting people know that the review copies have been claimed is relevant information to the thread. It is the same as if someone asks a question, in order to prevent the same question from being asked over and over again (possibly in PM), the response is publicly stated. This is a similar situation, where in order to prevent the same question from being asked over and over again (possibly in PM), the response is publicly stated. Repeated for emphasis, of how this seems to me to be simply a different context where the same rule would apply.

I'm confused as to Smyrl's response visa vi the rules.

 

If you choose to offer review copies (which is about a benefit for you -- getting reviews to help you ultimately make more sales), then you have to put up with the PMs. You may not post just to say there are no more reviews any more than you could post to update how many of anything else are left. If you don't want to deal with the PM issue, don't offer review copies.

Remember to review stickies in any section where you choose to post. This issue is very old news. See the thread below.

http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=380173

 

Surely you don't have a rule for the sake of having a rule. Is there no justification behind this?

It would be in the interest of both the buying/selling parties to be kept well informed of what is and what isn't still available.

 

It's NOT in the interest of everyone else, most of which don't give a shit if review copies are still available or not...DON'T post crap for which no one else is concerned.