So freebies are allowed in "Hot Deals " now ?

[stephroll]

Just noticed lately , any freebie is not moved by mods ( nor coupons ) in Hot Deals .Guess policy changed for page hits lol

[MrDisco]

Just noticed lately , any freebie is not moved by mods ( nor coupons ) in Hot Deals

Yes, popular coupons and freebies are being allowed in hot deals

[EmperorOfCanada]

Yes, popular coupons and freebies are being allowed in hot deals

Yes. Not ALL freebies are allowed there. It will be allowed at moderator discretion, so for the most part it is still appreciated if freebies are posted in the freebie section. If you feel you have a freebie that is of really great value, then it MAY be allowed in the hot deals forum. If a freebie is reported for being in the wrong forum, it will be looked at on a case by case basis.

[Shaner]

Just noticed lately , any freebie is not moved by mods ( nor coupons ) in Hot Deals .Guess policy changed for page hits lol

It makes sense. Depending on what the freebie is, it could be more of a hot deal than 99% of stuff posted in that forum

[mrperfect]

Just noticed lately , any freebie is not moved by mods ( nor coupons ) in Hot Deals .Guess policy changed for page hits lol

Not lately, you enquired about this a month ago, and this was explained to you by two different mods on two separate occasions.

EOC is spot on, we are doing this on a test run since a lot of people missed out on some hot freebies because they never looked there, having some uber hot freebies in the hot deals could benefit everyone.

[mtommy79]

Not lately, you enquired about this a month ago, and this was explained to you by two different mods on two separate occasions.

EOC is spot on, we are doing this on a test run since a lot of people missed out on some hot freebies because they never looked there, having some uber hot freebies in the hot deals could benefit everyone.

So why was this moved exactly? Going by only the +20 thanks in a short period of time i would consider this worthy to leave/stay in the Hot Deals>Games section...

[daikman]

I think it's a great idea. Sometimes I post credit card deals in the HOT DEALS section because I know almost no one views this site through the "new posts" function, but rather through the "hot deals forum". Personal Finance is a slow forum.. but if there's a CC offering $150 rebate on first year fee + $50 statement credit, then I think it should DEFINITELY be allowed in hot deals..

I think it's a great way to get a broader audience to take advantage of deals that they might subsequently miss out on if they view the site through the individual forums.

[AndrewRFD]

I think it's a great idea. Sometimes I post credit card deals in the HOT DEALS section because I know almost no one views this site through the "new posts" function, but rather through the "hot deals forum". Personal Finance is a slow forum.. but if there's a CC offering $150 rebate on first year fee + $50 statement credit, then I think it should DEFINITELY be allowed in hot deals..

I think it's a great way to get a broader audience to take advantage of deals that they might subsequently miss out on if they view the site through the individual forums.

To my knowledge, we've never forced credit card conversations to the personal finance section. That just seems to be where they originate, a lot of the time.

Anyhow, I completely agree that good credit card offers belong in the hot deals section!

[daikman]

To my knowledge, we've never forced credit card conversations to the personal finance section. That just seems to be where they originate, a lot of the time.

Anyhow, I completely agree that good credit card offers belong in the hot deals section!

Well I've got a bit of a bone to pick then.. I notice when I make these HOT DEALS threads for CC deals they get merged very quickly to very broad-topic "personal finance" threads! I generally make a unique thread, rather then just adding the recent promotion to the current thread (IE) "The Scotiabank AMEX Thread" or "The TD Select Service Account Thread" - because well - generally no one really views these threads.

Not trying to burn bridges or be a complainer; I just really think that keeping these kinds of threads in the HOT DEALS would benefit waaaay more people. (I know sometimes Admin will post the topic to the home-page as well - but as previously mentioned, I'd say the majority of users view the site solely through the HOT DEALS forum, so they would still not see these posts).

Ultimately, the more view-able something is, the more people can take advantage right? =) just my 0.02

[AndrewRFD]

Well I've got a bit of a bone to pick then.. I notice when I make these HOT DEALS threads for CC deals they get merged very quickly to very broad-topic "personal finance" threads! I generally make a unique thread, rather then just adding the recent promotion to the current thread (IE) "The Scotiabank AMEX Thread" or "The TD Select Service Account Thread" - because well - generally no one really views these threads.

Not trying to burn bridges or be a complainer; I just really think that keeping these kinds of threads in the HOT DEALS would benefit waaaay more people. (I know sometimes Admin will post the topic to the home-page as well - but as previously mentioned, I'd say the majority of users view the site solely through the HOT DEALS forum, so they would still not see these posts).

Ultimately, the more view-able something is, the more people can take advantage right? =) just my 0.02

No worries, there's no bridge burning is going on. We have volunteer mods who put in a lot of time and work to keep the forums well greased. 90% of the time we are in sync, and every now and then, we might need to take closer look at some issues. I very much agree that a good credit card or credit card offer has as much deal/money saving value as the best deals we see, so we'll try to make some changes here.