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Posted 03/19/2025 5:35 pm

Hello everyone!

I saw in the rules that I can't do self promotion and advertising. But, if, one day, I finish a plating project and put it on stampsmarter.com and share the link to make people know I finished my project and is own available for use, is that considered as self promotion?

If it is considered as self promotion, I can completely understand.

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Bobby De La Rue

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Posted 03/20/2025 12:10 am

I posted a whole monograph here without any dramas.

If it benefits the hobby, the author of the work should be acknowledged, and I can't see anything wrong with bringing one's work to the attention of the wider community.

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Posted 03/20/2025 12:34 am

Thanks for telling me your thoughts!

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Posted 03/20/2025 07:09 am

I agree with Bobby De La Rue, if it helps the hobby I see nothing wrong in sharing your knowledge and experience. I would even go as far as to say I encourage those collectors that have work they have done to share with the hobby. How else are we going to extend our knowledge with out a guide to help us that others can share.

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Posted 03/20/2025 07:13 am

There are links and references to the StampSmarter site in countless threads here. If you don't link to a page, someone else gladly will.
We all see farther by standing on the shoulders of those who came before us.

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Posted 03/20/2025 10:19 am

The rule you referenced is targeted to people trying to sell their products and services. If you want to promote a commercial activity on SCF, you should become an SCF sponsor, advertiser, etc.

In your case, where you're sharing your research and information, SCF considers that a valuable contribution our community.

Kirk

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Posted 03/20/2025 2:17 pm

Yup! What Kirk said!

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Thank you really much for all your comments! Getting a confirmation from the forum dad can't be better.

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