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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1774702, member: 112&quot;]I&#039;m posting publicly the same response I did in our private conversation so that anyone who sees this will understand that this is not just an arbitrary decision, but rather one based on reason.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i>It&#039;s pretty simple, this is the line in the rules that applies here - </i></p><p><br /></p><p><i>Directing members unnecessarily to other websites will be considered spam.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><i>Perhaps the word unnecessarily should have been left out (I&#039;ll consider doing that) - but the intent was that you may not make it a requirement for members to visit another web site or sites in order to participate in the contest.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><i>Now you can argue if you want, but I&#039;m not going to change my mind. The reason I am not going to change my mind is because even though your intent may not be advertising, if I allow you to run this contest then in the interest of fairness I must allow anyone else in the future to run similar contests and their intent may solely be for advertising. Think of it as the slippery slope concept - once you start there&#039;s no going back or stopping.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><i>And no, I most definitely do not see it in the same light as a member suggesting or recommending a particular web site as a research tool or recommending a good dealer or private individual as someone to buy from. That is a personal recommendation whereas what you have in this contest is a requirement. Big difference.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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