This is a little off topic...sort of

I noticed you removed a commercial link in a post on another part of the forum.    I also noticed in yet another post a commercial site that was mentioned, but not hotlinked that was not removed.

 Just to clarify, is it ok to mention commercial sites like say sleepnet's site (I mean Sleepnet the mask company) or Innomed's site but not hotlink them?

There is often a lot of good information at the equipment maker's sites, and at the online stores and I would consider all of them commercial sites.  

just trying to get clear on this so not to transgress.

3isles wrote:

This is a little off topic...sort of

I noticed you removed a commercial link in a post on another part of the forum.    I also noticed in yet another post a commercial site that was mentioned, but not hotlinked that was not removed.

 Just to clarify, is it ok to mention commercial sites like say sleepnet's site (I mean Sleepnet the mask company) or Innomed's site but not hotlink them?

There is often a lot of good information at the equipment maker's sites, and at the online stores and I would consider all of them commercial sites.  

just trying to get clear on this so not to transgress.

Basically we are trying not to link directly to a site that is strictly for selling.  The site that was removed was not informational, and was strictly a marketing/sales site.  

Mentioning a mask or a brand is fine, linking to them and directing traffic to their site is not as this gives the appearance that the ASAA is supporting or recommending that site.  

Hope this clears things up.

Regards,

Thanks, I was trying to figure out the pattern.
so: no hotlinks to commercial sites/products
mentioning product (ie mask/xpap machine/etc)  is ok

ok gotcha.