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I don't mind if people who contribute to the forum promote their wares.
What annoys me is people who join up with the sole intent of promoting their blog/film/book etc and never contribute anything to the forum beyond that.
Forums are meant to be communities, and I think the point of this forum is for a community to primarily discuss horror-related things. Of course, there is a lot of non-horror related discussion here too, but that is ok if it is between active members who have joined primarily through their interest in horror.
Another forum that I am a member of (a tech-related forum) doesn't allow people to post in the non-tech related boards until they have been a member for a while and posted in the tech-related forums. I think this is a good idea, because it keeps the membership to people who are interested in the primary purpose of the forum.
So, I think members would be much more receptive to people who have something to advertise if they proved themselves as valuable members of the community first. You know, give something to the community before you expect the community to support you. Otherwise it is just spam.
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