[ MOD ] Clarification/Reminder of Selling Rule 8

[diala]

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There seems to be a lot of issues with this new rule. I understand that it is new, and that some people may have missed my initial post of the rule. I have decided to post here to remind everyone and to hopefully clear up a lot of confusion. I've

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[etherealtsuki]

Personally, I think the rules need to be a bit clear and more succinct so no one would get confuse what they exactly say.

Personally, I think that the new rule was great in part because there was ads on the comm itself that promoted other fandoms as well. For example, making an ad for Hetalia but crossing out other fandoms or pics of items from other fandom items and not really modifying the ad for the comm. But I don't think that the post it leads needs to be a Hetalia-only post. For some people, putting all of the doujinshi in one post makes it more easier to organize and keep track of everything, especially in event of something coming up.

I think as long as the link leads to the items inn outside journals with no or little scrolling is good enough (I admit, that put mine above it so the customer can see the rules of my sales journal and the condition grading scale because I want to be completely informed before buying anything). Or put an item limit that can justify linking outside of the comm. Like if someone only has like less than 5 item really should post it on the comm itself but I also get they might want the transaction in one place because I myself can completely miss one as attentive I try to be.

I mean, as long as the ad on hetalia_sell only promotes Hetalia items should be good enough, IMO. The rule was needed because people was promoting other fandom stuff on hetalia_sell with pictures and I don't mean linking to their sale journal either.

And I must apologize for the unfair bit I said, I had a bit of an emotional fit and checking the e-mail first thing after a terrible night of sleep is something I shouldn't do and I can get rather passionate about this stuff.

But if it's necessary for me to copypasta my hetalia items under a cut because I am not willing to modify my sale journal, I don't really mind doing that although I don't really prefer it, per se.

[diala]

Personally, in most cases, I'd be fine if the post is mostly Hetalia. However, this rule was created primarily for the benefit of those who felt that it is wrong to promote other fandom items in a sells community focusing on Hetalia. Since there are sells communities that make this one look extremely lenient, I decided that a bit of pressure on the sellers would be okay... for the most part.

It doesn't really matter if the ad doesn't mention a peep about other fandoms: those items will still be there anyway, and anyone who clicks on the post will still see them. I don't see how excluding them will make that much of a difference, especially given that most people who click on an ad from this community (mentioning only Hetalia or not) go there for Hetalia only.

There will be a poll on this later. Please try to understand though, even if the other fandom items are on the bottom, people will still have to scroll through them to reply or to make sure you didn't stick anymore at the bottom (It has happened!). I know extra pages means a bit more management, but the buyer does deserve some rights here, and in most themed communities (fandom, certain items, etc), the only items allowed are those of the community. I've heard complaints that our rules are FAR too lenient, especially on what the seller does.

[etherealtsuki]

Except... they do?

But scrolling is hardly a big chore and people RARELY do stick things in the bottom of a sale pages separate from a fandom. I think you are taking rare cases and making them like they were regular incidences though.