Can someone please define 'Personal Gain'?

Wayn0r · 20 Dec 2006 at 21:43

I posted a thread in the html forum asking for any php freelancers willing to do some work, and it got closed because im not to use the forums for personal gain...

Now, i obviously didnt know about this rather, vague rule so could someone please explain? i mean, if i posted in the motors forum asking for advice on a car purchase, isnt that personal gain? or the sports forum asking for suggestions on the best fitness programme for me. Thats personal gain is it not? I mean, if people dont come here to learn something, or to 'gain' something out of it, what do they come for ? :confused:

Gilly · 20 Dec 2006 at 21:45

Use a common sense approach.

I asked in the graphics forum for a poster for a footy club raffle, and I got a few and used a couple of them. No personal gain there.

Had I asked for something advertising my brand new shop that I was going to post around, then that would be personal gain and would be against the rules

Ironic Namesake · 20 Dec 2006 at 21:45

Were you going to make money out of it?

Lopéz · 20 Dec 2006 at 21:46

Gilly said:
Use a common sense approach.

Common sense? That'll be the day!

Posty · 20 Dec 2006 at 21:46

there is a difference between advice and actually doing the work for you

riddlermarc · 20 Dec 2006 at 21:46

I saw the thread in question, tbh it did seem a thinly-veiled* pimp for some business? Definitely not taking sides but it is against forum rules to do so..

*relax Daily Mail readers, not that sort of veil..

Augmented · 20 Dec 2006 at 21:47

personal = financial. Otherwise forums like H,G&P could quite easily turn into a jobs board with people getting nasty trying to outbid each other. Don't mix business and pleasure, and all that.

Adam · 20 Dec 2006 at 21:47

Gilly said:
Use a common sense approach.

I asked in the graphics forum for a poster for a footy club raffle, and I got a few and used a couple of them. No personal gain there.

Had I asked for something advertising my brand new shop that I was going to post around, then that would be personal gain and would be against the rules

But that may have saved you doing it hence saving time for you which can be used to do something else. Therefores you have gained in a respect albeit not financially

Depends how you look at things, nearly everything anyone does is for personal gain in some respect.

Wayn0r · 20 Dec 2006 at 21:48

no the only reason i offered to pay is because i dont believe on someone doing some work for nothing when i cant do it myself, thats just being unselfish isnt it?

Posty · 20 Dec 2006 at 21:52

Wayn0r said:
no the only reason i offered to pay is because i dont believe on someone doing some work for nothing when i cant do it myself, thats just being unselfish isnt it?

what was the work for? if it was homework that is personal gain

Jokester · 20 Dec 2006 at 21:53

We don't let people post adverts for jobs or any other paid work for the reason Augmented mentions, it applies all over the forums.

Jokester

cleanbluesky · 20 Dec 2006 at 21:54

Perhaps it should be 'professional gain' because I have used the forums for personal gain before

iamdjdz · 20 Dec 2006 at 21:54

riddlermarc said:
I saw a thinly-veiled pimp for some business

hmm fixed.

Really though, it is common sense..

Wayn0r · 20 Dec 2006 at 21:56

no, in all honesty its just something that i was interested in but im no php genius and can generally work better with something thats already there, ie the script. I offered to pay because its christmas time and i just thought someone wanted to earn a bit of money just before christmas would be interested but i guess that went out the window soon as it became 'personal gain'. although having said that as im interested in something that must mean its personal gain?!

iamdjdz · 20 Dec 2006 at 21:58

i think because you offered to pay them it's seen more as business - i see the 'professional gain' thing coming in - but maybe if you just post a thread asking if anyone knows how to do the php script and then if you want to pay them or whatever, use the trust and swop email addresses.

divine` · 20 Dec 2006 at 21:59

I think its more personal gain on the side of the people who would recieve the money, because offering to pay people is pretty much getting them to do a job for you and if everyone started doing things for money it would get out of hand.

Plus as soon as money started being offered things like the 'Design a sig' thread would die out when people realise they could get money for it etc.

Wayn0r · 20 Dec 2006 at 21:59

iamdjdz said:
i think because you offered to pay them it's seen more as business - i see the 'professional gain' thing coming in - but maybe if you just post a thread asking if anyone knows how to do the php script and then if you want to pay them or whatever, use the trust and swop email addresses.

to go through all that, just for asking a question no ta i cba ill think twice in future before posting, well, just about anything

iamdjdz · 20 Dec 2006 at 22:04

change your question someone will probably help you for free anyway, and if not guide you in some sort of direction that helps...

Brizzles · 20 Dec 2006 at 22:14

Gilly said:
Use a common sense approach.

I asked in the graphics forum for a poster for a footy club raffle, and I got a few and used a couple of them. No personal gain there.

Had I asked for something advertising my brand new shop that I was going to post around, then that would be personal gain and would be against the rules

I made that !!!

Now you are in god like status, i demand the winning ticket