A promo sections would be interesting for the targets of the promo, and maybe it would make the promoter more clear in his actions. One innocent bystander goes there and see what new music is playing. He might get in, get a seat and buy a drink. It would not reduce the amount of promotions in other forums, by individual posting or by signatures.
If the power to be go this way good for them, if not, tough.
I imagine, not being one myself, that an author craves for acknowledgment and success. That is views and sales. That is the way. There is style also, but at the end only numbers count, and approval or disapproval by a cultured or by a beastly reader just counts the same. Ah Ah. This is a very old question that goes back to about 400 b.c.
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Our writers corner has a different scope. It will be interesting to see if it will remain so. Personally, I am quite sure of that because the mods are really very good. And that's the truth.
I think giving space to authors and promoters to make their work (trade, merchandise, business, who cares how they call it, it is the same stuff whichever way) known is well within the scope of this site. Advertising is an other story. But to none of us, logging in this site was a doctor prescription. And if it gets too much loaded, than one stays if he likes it and goes if he does not. So everything keeps together. I am sure the views are monitored. I would monitor them.
So, this is my opinion. If the
administratores want to make a new section, with romantic vampires and similar paraphernalia, nobody looses. And self promotion with every conceivable means will continue. That's the way the cookie crumbles. And if they exagerate, they will have to take s.... But they do not care. Imagine how much they have to swallow on their road to success. But we like to give it. At least that. So everybody is sort of happy.