Forum policies that everyone must view when they sign up: http://www.homeschoolspot.com/showthread.php?t=8359 Following is the excerpt dealing with self-promotion. How much clearer do we have to be? DON'T SPAM US and then be surprised when your posts are removed and you end up banned. Links Policy: We don't mind hearing about other member's personal websites or blogs, HOWEVER, please build up your credibility and show us you are here to share with us before you start posting links to yourself or your friends. New members do not have privileges to post links or use a signature right away. If you try to circumvent the forum's system for blocking links, it will be seen as suspicious and you may be banned from using the forum. After you posted for a while, you will have access to posting links, and later you'll have the ability to add a signature. Right now, we do not have restrictions on links in signatures. We welcome you to share links to your homeschool blog or other personal sites in your signature. Even after you are able to post links, please note it is not appropriate to include your link or announce it in multiple posts throughout the forum. We haven't had anyone abusing this so far, but hopefully we won't have to further address the issue. A note to regular members: It is important to keep our community free from spam and junk posts made by new members who sign up just to post their link and then leave. DO NOT OFFER TO POST LINKS FOR NEW MEMBERS. If new members have something very important that is not self-promotion or spam, they are welcome to use the 'Contact Us' form to request that the link be posted by a moderator or administrator. In most cases, however, I would suggest that you just wait. It doesn't take long before you can post links. No Self-Promotion or Solicitation: This is essentially covered by the links policy, however, to further clarify, we also do not accept posts that solicit HSS members to complete surveys, sign up for free stuff, email or private message you for further information, etc. If you post about a site or company you are directly or indirectly associated with, you will be banned and have the post(s) removed.
