Soliciting...

Meghan - posted on 07/08/2010 ( no moms have responded yet )

Soliciting is not allowed on Circle of Moms, and we have a zero tolerance policy.

This means no work-from-home recruitment pitches, no ads for dieting programs or personal businesses. When you see these you should delete them and warn the OP (original poster). If she solicits again in your community you should block her.

A few members have asked us if there are any exceptions, and the answer is: rarely. But here are a few that fall into a gray area, so we want to explain more carefully what you should do.


NOT ALLOWED

1. Posting diaper codes (the poster gets money off diapers for each person who uses her code).
-This can be very annoying to members in group forums, especially if lots of people start doing it, so we want to discourage it.
-Admins and Mods should delete these posts and tell the OP she can message her personal circle instead (but NOT to PM strangers).

2. "Vote for my child to win" a contest in which she could win money.
-Again, this can be extremely annoying to members in group forums and is almost always off topic.
-Admins and Mods should delete these posts and tell the OP she can message her personal circle instead (but NOT to PM strangers).


ALLOWED UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES

1. Research requests
-When academics or people who claim to be academics post asking members for info or to fill out a survey, their posts should be deleted.
-Please then ask them to write to Herna at the Community Management team (herna (at) circleofmoms.com) to have their request evaluated. If we determine that they are genuine and well-intentioned we will then have them seek permission to re-post their request directly from the Admin of the specific community, and then it is up to the Admin to decide if it would be interesting or beneficial in some other way to her community.

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Policy on Solicitations

The following are considered solicitations and are not allowed on Circle of Moms:

- Work from home recruitment pitches
- Ads for your company or business. This includes but is not limited to dieting programs and books you have authored.
- Requests for votes in a contest being held outside of Circle of Moms
- Requests for donations to a charitable cause
- Diaper discount codes
- Communities created to promote a member's product, service, or business opportunity. Please send us your business email address and we will notify you when we are ready to support this function.

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