Is once a day too often?

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
10/08/2010 08:03

Surely a restaurant advert once a week is sufficient. They could append updates to their weekly advert. If every restaurant is allowed 7 threads a week that's an awful lot. Let's see - number of restaurants 100's x 365 = shed-loads!



What do the team think?

Do you find wading through the adverts, often not explicitly marked as such just like this thread , an interesting process?



OK it's not reached these proportions just yet but it is increasing exponentially me thinks.

AnthonySmith


Joined: 14/05/2009
Posts: 455

Message Posted:
10/08/2010 08:15

I see where you are coming from, Groucho and sympathise. But where do you draw the line? There are entertainers on here who "advertise" all the time. Other businesses, too. In fact, if you lost the self-promotion or promotion on behalf of others, there probably wouldn't be that many threads at all

New band this

I'm performing this

Great service from

Lovely food at

This is our menu today

We're having a kleftico night on

Special offers at

New menu at

The front page at the moment includes: this Friday another great food night at Guidos; enjoyed disco at Liaisons; Snakes, plonkers and top night at Soyz; for information to all, not advertising but; Taj Mahal reopening; model casting; Bar 8.8 a very good place to eat; live music with Danny Fisher as Elvis; northern lights singing; live music at Taner's bar; congo faith healers...I'm bored, but the picture is there.

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
10/08/2010 08:22

Yeah, it's tough - most of them should be under the events calendar I guess.

AnthonySmith


Joined: 14/05/2009
Posts: 455

Message Posted:
10/08/2010 08:37

But are people really bothered by it? I tend to skip them, but then I'm an infrequent poster

spider


Joined: 03/01/2009
Posts: 5527

Message Posted:
10/08/2010 09:10

The title of the thread had me rolling over laughing )





Spider,X

sienna


Joined: 09/01/2009
Posts: 1627

Message Posted:
10/08/2010 09:19

Paul newlad where are you with your inuendo, perhaps its to subtle for you



have a nice boat trip, followed by the menu of the day at your favourite restaurant, listening to the band of the moment,as they all provide a great service and don't forget to take the lost kitten home at the end of hte day Cheers !

Tenakoutou



Joined: 27/07/2009
Posts: 4110

Message Posted:
10/08/2010 10:43

Re the thread caption:



In this heat, once a night is enough!

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
10/08/2010 18:26

I must admit that when I saw the title of this thread my mind starting wandering... )

No1Doyen


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Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
10/08/2010 18:29

On a serious note, to be fair some of the restaurants / bars who advertise on here are only trying to drum up some business. I suppose this can be classed as their 'busy' period and obviously they want to 'make hay while the sun shines'.

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
11/08/2010 07:39

Yes but do they need more threads? Can't they have one for {Name of Restaurant} Week {date} to {date} and then add items as they occur... it would bring their advert back to the top.



They then might have one thread with seven posts... (less than this thread now). Neat and tidy. All the relevant info in one place.