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Advertising your own worksheets
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manonski (f)
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Advertising your own worksheets
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Some members here advertise their own worksheets and everytime they are told, sometimes not very nicely, that this is not allowed. I �ve looked around on this site and I have not seen any rule that says that this practice is forbidden.
I am not saying I am pro-advertising. I am not and I �ve never asked people to download my worksheets. I �ve been a member for over a year and I don �t know when or how this was decided this type of promotion was not permitted.
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21 Feb 2009
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SusanBrown
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I agree...besides I never do this...I have enough points and I create good and useful worksheets..for everyone that is interested on them.....but I do not care if others do...the spirit of being good and friendly and offer help have been forgotten by some members..time to time here in this web site..the FORUM is a big battle...for stars....and just few are socially polite into it....courtesy or compassion or something like that?? they do not know what these words mean...unfortunately..sometimes some members want to be the owner of this site and create their own rules..and treat others very bad because of this or that...pity...anyway just human beings showing their issues and fails..normal? I do not know...
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21 Feb 2009
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HARIM
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Manonski and Suzylima,
Thank you so much for your contributions and for the way you look at things.I don �t think it �s forbidden but it �s advisable not to advertise.Just imagine how this board would look If all the members advertised their wss here.
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21 Feb 2009
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BRAHIM S
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Indeed this (self advertising being inappropriate) is not specified anywhere in the website... But whoever said the web site is perfect?
It certainly needs some improvements, and the first, and most urgent, of which is undoutedly, to set some rule prohibiting this sort of promotion... It has been causing too many problems on the forum recently and to quote harim
"Just imagine how this board would look If all the members advertised their wss here."
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21 Feb 2009
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Ivona
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I think that the reason why some members (i belong to the minority) sound harsh to the advertisers. It �s because things are being repeated and repeated over and over again. Even though it �s not to one and the same person, it´s still annoying! To me. And to some other members. But the fault is probably in the absence of the rule which should clearly specify what´s ok, what´s not ok.
I wish i were more patient and polite (just like dear Ladybird), but i �m not. I should practise more. Starting from now. 
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21 Feb 2009
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SusanBrown
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Yes, Patience and tolerance are good virtuous qualities we should practise more (not the opposite) and pass them to our students..and other ones...this should be worked into our spirit and our souls..after all....have a nice weekend Folks..even when people are bad with others they will be forgiven someday...that is a hope...
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21 Feb 2009
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Mar (itxasobcn)
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I disagree, ladybird.
You �re polite, kind, nice and so sweet. Just great!!!!!!!!!
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21 Feb 2009
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manonski (f)
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Well, thank you all for your input. I totally agree that this forum could be full of self-advertising and like I said, I am not pro "check my wonderful worksheet". I can decide what is good or not for my students without having someone shoving it up my nose (or another part of the body....
What I have a problem with, is members who are making up rules about what is acceptable or not on the site and then being rude about that to other members. It �s the rudeness that bothers me. You can request someone to not do something in a nice way.
Have a good weekend everyone!
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21 Feb 2009
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Asya82
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Well, as I can understand this discussion was started because of my innocent desire to share my worksheet(((( Again I want to tell you that I �d never have done it if I hadn �t seen such examples here in this forum myself! I saw dozens of them (such ads as you call them)and nobody was punished for it - only me!!! Nobody accused them of anything(((((( So I decided that it �s normal in this site!!! But it turned out that if you do it here you �ll have to read upsetting and insulting words about yourself!!! What a shame!!!!
When I read these ads by other teachers it doean �t mean that I �ll download their worksheets and it doesn �t mean that they will get thousands of points!!!! I often skip such posts as I don �t need those topics!!!!
Have a good weekend and be human!!! |
21 Feb 2009
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I think you �re always kind and polite.