In article , "Scott Livingston" wrote:
I posted this msg on alt.woodworking group and didn't get a reply how about
here?

What are the guidelines for posting woodworking equipment items for sale?

No hard-and-fast rules, but guidelines that seem to be generally observed:

- Infrequent posts are well-tolerated. Posting different items for sale every
day, or worse yet, the *same* item every day, will earn you a place in many
killfiles.

- Prefix the subject with "FS" (for sale) or "FA" (for auction).

- Selling your personal equipment, or surplus equipment from your woodworking
business, is well-tolerated. If your business is *making* woodworking
equipment, shilling your products here may not be so well tolerated.

- There is no moderator. The group is self-policing. If you post a for-sale
ad, somebody may call you out for "spamming" -- if several people call *him*
out, telling him he's out of line, you're cool, don't worry about it. If a
bunch of people agree with him, you probably stepped over a line you shouldn't
have stepped over. Apologize, don't do it again, and likely all will be
forgiven. Don't apologize, repeat the behavior, and you'll probably be
killfiled.

- These could all be summed up in one rule: Don't be obnoxious about it.