Talk about SPAM!!!!

[Cal]

Though the 'announcement' boards are created just for that purpose, everyone with half a brain knows that you'll get the most eyeballs 'spamming' the main board. I think it's obnoxious if your FIRST post is a spam, because it shows you don't have any respect for the community, and you're just trying to make a buck at the expense of others who try to do real business on there.

However people jumping all over it in a GFY-like atmosphere is pretty useless. Good board admins will simply move the post to the 'announcements' area if they feel it was too spammy, or from a non-regular who has no interest in improving the community.

C.