Author Topic: small manufacturer from Australia  (Read 8201 times)

Offline ChocolateSecret

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Posts: 2
  • Karma: 0
    • View Profile
    • Chocolate Secret
small manufacturer from Australia
« on: November 25, 2008, 10:42:23 am »
Hi,
are people allowed to announce their product range here?

MOD EDIT: Hi. We don't have any advertising as such on this website, but if you have an affiliate programme it might be worth you sending Chocadmin a private message with the details.
« Last Edit: November 25, 2008, 02:20:45 pm by smurfboy »

paulham

  • Guest
Re: small manufacturer from Australia
« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2008, 11:10:34 am »
Won't be much of a secret if you do......

Offline loulou

  • Global Moderator
  • Addict
  • *****
  • Posts: 27694
  • Karma: 104
    • View Profile
Re: small manufacturer from Australia
« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2008, 09:19:16 pm »
Sssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
A power-crazy bitch who lives in a fantasy world

Offline Jim@Chocolatemission

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 148
  • Karma: 0
    • View Profile
Re: small manufacturer from Australia
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2008, 10:19:39 am »
Why was this edited? I am sorry but this is a chocolate forum .... they were only informing us of their chocolate range!? No wonder this place is so dead

Offline smurfboy

  • Global Moderator
  • Addict
  • *****
  • Posts: 16836
  • Karma: 105
    • View Profile
Re: small manufacturer from Australia
« Reply #4 on: November 30, 2008, 01:03:07 pm »
Okay, I've been holding off on this, but it's time someone said something.

Jim, it seems like every time you come on here lately, you're doing nothing but complaining about how dead the forum is. There was even a thread in which you referred to us as 'sad bastards wasting our lives on a dead chocolate forum'. Then in other threads you have complained the forum is unfriendly! Please explain what, if anything, about your behaviour would make anyone want to be friendly towards you?

The thread was edited (note edited, not deleted) because Chocadmin does not allow free advertising on this site. As the original poster was polite enough to ask if he/she could advertise the product range, I equally politely explained that this is not allowed, but offered him/her the alternative of making Chocolate Review an affiliate. If you, or any other member, is that desperate to know about this member's product range, there is nothing to stop you sending him or her a PM. The name of the range is even in the username, for heaven's sake! You could easily use Google and your initiative.
Who needs karma when you know you're great already?

drterror666

  • Guest
Re: small manufacturer from Australia
« Reply #5 on: November 30, 2008, 02:25:33 pm »
Yes!  What he said!

paulham

  • Guest
Re: small manufacturer from Australia
« Reply #6 on: November 30, 2008, 03:09:26 pm »
Och! Jim's just got the P-M-T.
A wee bit 'o' chocolate an the lassie will be fine.

Offline Jim@Chocolatemission

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 148
  • Karma: 0
    • View Profile
Re: small manufacturer from Australia
« Reply #7 on: November 30, 2008, 10:52:07 pm »
Well its hardly the most active forum ever is it - it mostly consists of one forum member cutting and pasting stories from talkingretail.com and grumbling like a troll.

I just find it ridiculous that people aren't allowed to share their relevant sites - I mean for christ sake this is a chocolate forum

Offline smurfboy

  • Global Moderator
  • Addict
  • *****
  • Posts: 16836
  • Karma: 105
    • View Profile
Re: small manufacturer from Australia
« Reply #8 on: November 30, 2008, 11:41:53 pm »
Yes, we are a small forum, but many of us have been posting here for years and enjoy it. And personally if I didn't enjoy it and found it 'dead', I'd go and find somewhere else I felt was more interesting instead of continually moaning about it.
Who needs karma when you know you're great already?

Offline Jim@Chocolatemission

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 148
  • Karma: 0
    • View Profile
Re: small manufacturer from Australia
« Reply #9 on: December 01, 2008, 01:27:59 pm »
The only reason it is a small forum is because you won't let it grow. I wouldn't bother posting here if it wasn't for Paulham's one in every one hundred interesting post!

Offline smurfboy

  • Global Moderator
  • Addict
  • *****
  • Posts: 16836
  • Karma: 105
    • View Profile
Re: small manufacturer from Australia
« Reply #10 on: December 01, 2008, 01:38:27 pm »
How are we stopping it from growing? Genuine new posters are always welcome - it's only people trying to make a fast buck who get short shrift.
Who needs karma when you know you're great already?

paulham

  • Guest
Re: small manufacturer from Australia
« Reply #11 on: December 01, 2008, 05:02:23 pm »
I wouldn't bother posting here if it wasn't for Paulham's one in every one hundred interesting post!

Would that be when someone gives you some free chocolate and you hang around hoping for some more?

Offline Jim@Chocolatemission

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 148
  • Karma: 0
    • View Profile
Re: small manufacturer from Australia
« Reply #12 on: December 01, 2008, 06:21:46 pm »
To be honest I am coming off as a bit of an a-hole.

Smurf - I obviously have a higher tolerance for direct marketing so from my POV posts that like I find intresting .... obviously you completely differ from this which is fair enough - you and CA run the thing after all so it is your views that count. I will stop complaining.

Paulham - to this day I am still puzzled by why you chose to be so kind, and your generosity has not been forgotten. Saying that you often dilute your kindness with silly/cryptic comments which are aimed to antagonise - which is why I don't like the majority of your posts.

paulham

  • Guest
Re: small manufacturer from Australia
« Reply #13 on: December 01, 2008, 06:25:18 pm »
You just don't get my sense of humour. It takes a while (or never). Dont say it antagonises you. That's like a red rag to a bull!

Offline ChocolateSecret

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Posts: 2
  • Karma: 0
    • View Profile
    • Chocolate Secret
Re: small manufacturer from Australia
« Reply #14 on: December 02, 2008, 12:18:49 pm »
Hi,
I was going to apologise earlier for my initial post, but then realised, reading the responces, that I only trigered something that the regular members of this forum had to sort out anyway.
I sent a PM to the moderator requesting a bit more info on affiliated program, no responce so far.
As I said, I find this forum quite informative and happy to place a link on my website.
Sweet dreams..