Advertising in Forums?

What's the consensus -- official as well as unofficial -- about the practice of posting ads in the forums?

I'm not talking about using sigs or posting in response to a question -- both of those practices seem straightforward and uncontroversial. I'm referring to starting a new thread for the purpose of announcing a new business or a special promotion, which I see has been done on a limited basis in the past.

If special-case business announcements are permissible, what is the approprate forum for that? Projects? General? Events?

Thanks,

Kelwyn

"It is better to ask for forgiveness than permission"
--Admiral Grace Hopper

[although in this case I seem not to be taking her excellent advice]

I think it is okay to post ads for your in world business, especially if its a grand opening. The problem is "where"? I have put ads in the "projects" thread before.

I still wish we had an advertising thread just for this purpose. It could be used to advertise your own business or promote other businesses you have had a good experience with. You could also give a "heads up" to unfortunate business transactions you might have.

I believe we should have a forum specifically for advertisements.

If people want to look for a certain product or service, they can goto that forum and check out the ads.

Plus, I do not like the idea of spamming these great forums with ads.

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Oh wait, I dont sell anything... oh well.