r/forhire • u/appropriate-username • Nov 10 '17
( "disallow both" won) [Meta] Affiliate links and links to job boards -- should we disallow either or both of these?
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u/iJackCrack Dec 22 '17
What was the reason for disallowing Job board links?
They actually are shows a portfolio of person, we can read reviews and not get scammed.
Affiliate links block is obvious.
On a Job sub reddit, job board links are banned, that's kind of strange and discourages talent.
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u/innerspirit Jan 22 '18
Most job board links are just copy/pasted from another site, and the poster does not respond to questions or PMs.
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u/iJackCrack Jan 22 '18
Not job board link. I mean profile link.
Like if I create a For Hire post, I can show my previous works from Upwork profile and Fiverr profile etc.
When you see a 200 Karma reddit account you don't know my quality of service. But when you see 500 reviews at a freeleancing site you know whom you are hiring.
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u/innerspirit Jan 22 '18
I don't think that's being banned? At least the example they provided was not like that.
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u/iJackCrack Jan 22 '18
I am not sure, but last time I mentioned my freelancing profile it got deleted and got some message like job board profile is not allowed .
So I thought that is the rule that you cannot mention Your profile.
And also I read somewhere in the sub, that they undercut or does not give everyone equal oppurtunity of getting hired or that's why it is not allowed.
That logic seems very strange. I might be wrong.
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u/innerspirit Jan 22 '18
Well, if you have a 5-star profile at some other site and I don't (because I only use /r/forhire for work), then I'm probably at a disadvantage. That part does make sense to me.
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u/shitwhore Nov 16 '17
Your voices have been heard, and the new rule has been implemented:
NEW Affiliate links and links to job boards are no longer allowed.
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u/JohnDoe_John Nov 10 '17
I believe a link to some particular vacancy might be ok - but not the whole set of different categories.
Affiliate links are bad though, they should be disallowed.
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u/cscottbrown Freelancer Nov 10 '17
Job board links posts are pretty rare, so I don't think they should be banned. Affiliate links are bad though, they should be disallowed.
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u/KHRifats Jan 19 '18
Disallow Both of them.