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If someone posted a message on here asking for people to come look at Website (/Product) XYZ because it needed beta testers, would that be classed as Advertising, or would that be fair play! :) Thanks, James
James Simpson Web Solutions Developer www.methodworx.com
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If someone posted a message on here asking for people to come look at Website (/Product) XYZ because it needed beta testers, would that be classed as Advertising, or would that be fair play! :) Thanks, James
James Simpson Web Solutions Developer www.methodworx.com
That's a tricky one, and depends largely on the mood of whoever is answering on that particular day. If it's a commercial product then it's probably going to be treated as advertising by some of the regulars, even if you only want beta testers. If you're being legit, then take the 1 votes on the chin.
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That's a tricky one, and depends largely on the mood of whoever is answering on that particular day. If it's a commercial product then it's probably going to be treated as advertising by some of the regulars, even if you only want beta testers. If you're being legit, then take the 1 votes on the chin.
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Commercial is a tricky definition tho.. if its free to end users, does that make it non commercial. (there are other ways of generating revenue) There is not much activity on this board, and maybe thats becuase of the guildeines... I mean, the title clearly states collaboration / beta testing, so I would think it should be fair to allow projects wanting beta testers, to post here. I would also expect projects requiring beta testers to be free of cost or incentivise the testers, even though the nature of the product may become commercial. Wanting beta testers + getting your product exposure is being legit, obviously people would want the exposure offered by this sort of forum, becuase they want to attract beta testers (to help development).. and ultimatly gain a user base. Without the exposure both the forum and its purpose are pointless. James
James Simpson Web Solutions Developer www.methodworx.com
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Commercial is a tricky definition tho.. if its free to end users, does that make it non commercial. (there are other ways of generating revenue) There is not much activity on this board, and maybe thats becuase of the guildeines... I mean, the title clearly states collaboration / beta testing, so I would think it should be fair to allow projects wanting beta testers, to post here. I would also expect projects requiring beta testers to be free of cost or incentivise the testers, even though the nature of the product may become commercial. Wanting beta testers + getting your product exposure is being legit, obviously people would want the exposure offered by this sort of forum, becuase they want to attract beta testers (to help development).. and ultimatly gain a user base. Without the exposure both the forum and its purpose are pointless. James
James Simpson Web Solutions Developer www.methodworx.com
In this case, commercial would mean does your company derive revenue from the product in any way.
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Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads
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That's a tricky one, and depends largely on the mood of whoever is answering on that particular day. If it's a commercial product then it's probably going to be treated as advertising by some of the regulars, even if you only want beta testers. If you're being legit, then take the 1 votes on the chin.
I'm not a stalker, I just know things. Oh by the way, you're out of milk.
Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads
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