Bob,
So uhhh... what is your favorite color? hehehehe
Here's the deal with the boards. As with everything else board mods are afraid (for good cause, cause this does happen) that if they give an inch, webmasters will take a mile.
What webmasters need to realize is that there is a difference in SPAMMING a board and posting a relevant announcement to it.
An Example
If you are selling a domain (i go with this cause its very common) it is okay to post about it once in a general area. You are making an announcement.... It is not okay to post over and over and over again 45 times a day about your site for sale and nothing else - thats spam.
We need to actively start making a distinction (and I applaud Evil Chris for doing so) between announcements and spam.
twinkley