Johnsonauto, Wallce. APPROVED ADVERTi ???

[UncleBuck01]

Whats up with new title "APPROVED ADVERTISER " under member status.
is that new or is this the first time I noticed

 

[Bird]

Buck, it's relatively new; I've forgotten exactly when it started. But you know the rules are no advertising in the discussion forums without prior permission from Tractorbynet. The paying advertisers who keep the website free for the rest of us, do have that permission. And by giving them a distinctive status or title, that helps the moderators, as well as other members, to know that it's OK for them to advertise. The moderators wanted something like that so we wouldn't inadvertently remove posts that we shouldn't, and other members might like to know which dealers are supporting Tractorbynet financially.

 

[kennyd]

I think it's a GREAT idea

 

[UncleBuck01]

Buck, it's relatively new; I've forgotten exactly when it started. But you know the rules are no advertising in the discussion forums without prior permission from Tractorbynet. The paying advertisers who keep the website free for the rest of us, do have that permission. And by giving them a distinctive status or title, that helps the moderators, as well as other members, to know that it's OK for them to advertise. The moderators wanted something like that so we wouldn't inadvertently remove posts that we shouldn't, and other members might like to know which dealers are supporting Tractorbynet financially.

Bird
there is a Dealer on the Mahindra Forum who has helped me numerous times with the operation and repair of my mahindra, he has never tried to sell me anything but has helped me and a huge amount of Mahindra owners with his knowledge and experience with the brand, will he be allowed to respond to calls for help without that new title ?

 

[Bird]

Buck, anyone, including dealers, who is registered as a member is, and always has been, able to post questions, comments, or answers to questions. It's only advertising that is prohibited, or to quote part of the Terms of Use, you cannot "post material that solicits funds, or that advertises or solicits goods or services". In other words you cannot advertise to either buy or sell on Tractorbynet without prior permission.

 

[JohnDeere4300]

I think it's a GREAT idea

Yes it's a great idea.

But do you think it would be better if he sold john deere's ?___

We could set on the couch and get Wallace to show us a tractor on TBN, and if we liked it we could tell him to bring it home

 

[UncleBuck01]

Buck, anyone, including dealers, who is registered as a member is, and always has been, able to post questions, comments, or answers to questions. It's only advertising that is prohibited, or to quote part of the Terms of Use, you cannot "post material that solicits funds, or that advertises or solicits goods or services". In other words you cannot advertise to either buy or sell on Tractorbynet without prior permission.

Thanks Bird for the clarification,

But do you think it would be better if he sold john deere's ?___

WHY ?, he would still be selling a lot of foreign made tractors

 

[kennyd]

You guy's are brutal!

 

[JohnDeere4300]

Well i do think it's a great idea.

Wallace seems like a good dealer..... A lot better than my first JD dealer

 

[Secret Squirrel]

Whats up with new title "APPROVED ADVERTISER " under member status.
is that new or is this the first time I noticed

Thanks for asking and getting us an answer Uncle Buck. I had wondered that myself. Not to point fingers or complain in any way, but I was previously under the mistaken impression that some tractor dealers had been grandfathered or were somehow covered under parent brand advertising whereas other equipment manufacturers and distributors were not. I also didn't know what constituted acceptable vs unacceptable talk with a tractor or equipment dealer. Seems that the rules, whatever they were, were not being enforced uniformly. Now I know how it is supposed to work.

This explanation belongs in a far more prominent place than the Mahindra owning and operating forum.

Rusty