[drivingpairs] advertising and posting

Sterling,
We're talking about two different things.   The web site and the list are two 
separate entities, on different servers.   
The Web Site:  Advertising on the web site is free to members for the first two 
ads.   After that, it's only $10 per ad and ads run indefinitely.   For non 
members it's $10 for each ad.   I periodically check to see if the item has 
been sold, and if it has, or I don't get a reply, I take the ad down.   
Otherwise, it stays up.   I've never balked at advertising carts, which are 
obviously for singles, on the web site.   

Horses are a different matter.   If we allowed untrained or "potential" horses 
to be advertised, I would have to buy more pages to fill because of all the 
requests I get  to advertise those types of horses.   There is only one 
requirement for advertising one or more horses.   That requirement is:   

Horses must be finished driving horses with experience driving with other 
horses, either in a pair or more.   

The list:    We don't allow advertising on the list except when we announce a 
sale.   During the sale, there are no restrictions on what members wish to 
advertise.   We even allow members to advertise for someone who isn't a member. 
  We set a starting date and an ending date for the sale.    If the sale is 
over, then it's over...period.

If we allow someone to post a short note with a link to where they have items 
they'd like to sell, then where would it stop.    I don't think that's a 
practical option.   There's a page on the web site especially for links to 
members' web sites.   Members can use that.

We aren't in the business (non-profit, that is) to advertise.   We only offer 
it as a courtesy to members.  Noel and I set this whole thing up because of our 
love of driving pairs and we wanted to give those of like interest a place to 
learn, exchange ideas, help each other solve problems that arise in this 
pursuit and to share our good times and the fun we have driving our horses.   

If your question was about not being able to advertise an inexperienced  horse 
because of posts in the archives concerning training a novice with an 
experienced horse, that's well and good.   That's what the list is for.   
Discussing is very different than advertising.   

So, to answer your question:   No.  Please don't post your web site as a means 
of advertising.   Send it to me, and I'll have it put up on the member web 
sites page.  

Did you know that most driving clubs offer free ads to members?   

Have a great day.

Helen

    Helen Roeder
Sunshine Pony Farm,
  El Hasa Sport Ponies and
www.drivingpairs.com
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