# Absolute stupidity \[about Baldwin's suspension\]

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**Created:** [March 3, 2009, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absolute-stupidity-about-baldwins-suspension/488134 "2009-03-03T12:51:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![XJETGIRLX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9fc29f/32.png) [@XJETGIRLX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XJETGIRLX)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absolute-stupidity-about-baldwins-suspension/488134/29 "2009-03-03T16:15:02Z")

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> [@SkipMagic](#):
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> **C K Dexter Haven** ’s talking about self-promotion and advertising, not the occasional conversational link to a board or site that holds something of interest. If we feel a person is promoting a board, we ask that they stop and clear it with us beforehand.
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> ETA: That was in response to **XJETGIRLX**.

So if someone were to start a thread asking what other boards have sprung up in relation to the SDMB, from a conversational standpoint, links to these other boards would be allowed?

I’m just having some difficulty understanding the fine line between talking about another site/product/anything and “advertising” said site/product/anything. Regardless of whether it was a link or text or whatever, I didn’t see Baldwin’s post as advertising, I saw it as a casual mention in passing conversation.

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