# Play by Post on other web sites **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 15, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/play-by-post-on-other-web-sites/950718 "2021-09-15T20:33:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ahduval](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahduval/32/11513_2.png) [@ahduval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ahduval)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/play-by-post-on-other-web-sites/950718/1 "2021-09-15T20:33:42Z")
Planning to run a play-by-post campaign on another site, I wanted to make sure I could advertise here. I believe it is ok to do this based on posting of fantasy sports on another site, and announcements of video games also on other sites. But before I post in the Game Room, I wanted to make sure. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/play-by-post-on-other-web-sites/950718/2 "2021-09-15T21:13:50Z")
You should message one of the Game Room moderators, @Chronos, @raventhief, or @Rickjay to ask for permission. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/play-by-post-on-other-web-sites/950718/3 "2021-09-15T22:48:32Z")
I believe we have a forum specifically for advertisements, though. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/play-by-post-on-other-web-sites/950718/4 "2021-09-15T22:50:37Z")
Isn’t the rule that you have to be a member to post in #marketplace? Though you can’t buy memberships right now. ~Max ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/play-by-post-on-other-web-sites/950718/5 "2021-09-15T22:54:57Z")
You can’t advertise commercial things here, outside of the Marketplace. And you can’t start board wars. But inviting folks over to another message board for a friendly game is OK: It’s common for folks to advertise for Mafia games on the Giraffe board, for instance. ---
**Author:** ![ahduval](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahduval/32/11513_2.png) [@ahduval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ahduval)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2021, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/play-by-post-on-other-web-sites/950718/6 "2021-09-16T03:33:02Z")
Thanks, I thought that was the case, but since I see other boards mentioned and warned about on the other sections, I wanted to be 100% before preceding. Which I will be doing shortly, thanks ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/play-by-post-on-other-web-sites/950718/7 "2021-09-16T17:02:03Z")
I think this is very similar to the fantasy football discussions that we have in the Game Room and we’ve had them for years. That obviously advertises for people to join a game on another site and it hasn’t been a problem. Also see this recent thread asking for another player for a TTRPG being done through Roll20: > [@Stars Without Numbers campaign could use a +1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stars-without-numbers-campaign-could-use-a-1/950557): > > S w/o N is a TTRPG being played on Roll20. The campaign is designed to allow people to go in and out without really breaking the story and the group of 3 could use a +1. No experience necessary as we are learning the rules ourselves and Roll20 can be used free for this campaign. They are 1 session in and one of the players wrote a summary of that session. The next session starts tonight at 8PM Central. Let me know if you are interested and I will send you a Discord invite so we can make you… So my point is that we have precedent for that sort of thing being fine in that forum. 👍 ---
**Author:** ![BlinkingDuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eada6e/32.png) [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2021, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/play-by-post-on-other-web-sites/950718/8 "2021-09-16T17:11:23Z")
Glad to hear it was ok but, thinking on this, I should have popped someone a message to be sure. However, believe me…BELIEVE ME Roll20 forums are NO THREAT to [straightdope.com](http://straightdope.com) or any other message board. They are…not good.