eva01 said:
Look, this is pointless. Just, buy the book if you're interested, or PM me if you want more info, or you can read about it on amazon.com. It is a great book.
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My mom wrote a parenting book.
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Look, this is pointless. Just, buy the book if you're interested, or PM me if you want more info, or you can read about it on amazon.com. It is a great book.
I don't know why you've gotten such a negative reaction here, macgeek2005. Anybody who tries to help kids, directly or by helping their parents, is a good guy in my opinion. Having read books for parents, subscribed to parenting magazines, and been to parenting websites myself, I know that parents are always looking for information, even though many of them would do fine without all the constant advice they get. For a well-intentioned parent, instinct does a remarkly good job of giving guidance.
I have a friend who got his parenting book published. When it first came out, as a gift I gave him an "extra chapter" that I wrote for his book. It was a spoof of his writing style and the tone of his book, laid out in the same format he used, and containing all kinds of bad parenting advice in contrast with the good advice he gave. That was a few years ago and I don't know where that word processing file is (even Spotlight can't help, since it could be on one of many computers). In any case, he liked the spoof.
My mom wrote a book too, but one for children, and no publisher would pick it up. Too bad.
I have a friend who got his parenting book published. When it first came out, as a gift I gave him an "extra chapter" that I wrote for his book. It was a spoof of his writing style and the tone of his book, laid out in the same format he used, and containing all kinds of bad parenting advice in contrast with the good advice he gave. That was a few years ago and I don't know where that word processing file is (even Spotlight can't help, since it could be on one of many computers). In any case, he liked the spoof.
My mom wrote a book too, but one for children, and no publisher would pick it up. Too bad.
I'll be honest. I reported this as possibly being spam... if the author had come here to plug their book, it would have been seen as such. The intention may have been well-meant but it's a fine line, particularly linking straight to Amazon instead of starting a discussion about parenting without the hard sell.
What's the difference between this, and me posting something like:
'My friend has a new cure for impotence. Buy it here.' ?
What's the difference between this, and me posting something like:
'My friend has a new cure for impotence. Buy it here.' ?
Hey, I'm not taking sides here, just observing that it took very little time for people to set others straight about the fact that we all push agendas from time to time when religion was getting dissed this morning...eva01 said:
macgeek2005, i find myself checking macrumors more often these days. largely because i'm hoping that you've started new threads since i last left. you never dissapoint. keep up the good work.
macgeek2005 said:
Stop plugging your mom's book.
You're a home-schooled pre-teen recommending a book about relationships. Ironic?
I think I'll pass. Thanks though
gwuMACaddict said:
That's awesome. My threads certainly add something out of the ordinary to these boards.
I don't get all the negativity? why not just let him be proud of his mom? It must be pretty exciting for his family to have a book published, and he just wants to let the world know. there's nothing wrong with that. i doubt i would buy the book, but i still congratulate his mom and his family for their success.
Chubypig said:
Thank you. That's exactly what people need to hear. I'm not defending anything, i'm not advertising, i'm just sharing my joy.
Yeah I don't get it. While humility doesn't seem to be macgeek's strong suit, I don't see the harm in plugging something like a book your mom wrote. It's not like this is a commercial endeavour, or a spammer.
BV, if you had come up with the impotence thing yourself, and were a sufficiently long-term member in good standing here with no history of spamming these boards, I'd say go for it!
Now if this was your first post I'd have a different attitude.
BV, if you had come up with the impotence thing yourself, and were a sufficiently long-term member in good standing here with no history of spamming these boards, I'd say go for it!
Now if this was your first post I'd have a different attitude.
Chubypig said:
This particular member has a bit of a history (post 28) in this forum of posting self-help, enlightenment, how to make your life better crap (all based off of some motivational movie) and has been known for mesing with a few people's heads and getting the corresponding thread closed. When we see another thread by the same member who posts a how to be a better parent book by his mother, we tend to be a little suspect.
mactastic said:
I am the cure for impotence.
Still think it's a little sleazy though... shamelessly huckstering your family member's commercial enterprises without even attempting to initiate a discussion about the topic: namely, parenting.
vniow said:
If you don't believe me, that's fine. I can't convince you. Just open your eyes and look around. Look at the reviews for the book, and look at my mom's website. This isn't a joke. http://www.naomialdort.com.
My mother happens to be one of the leaders in a new parenting movement. I was just sharing my excitement and enthusiasm.
My mom set a goal to sell 10 million books by 2007, so i'm just helping her. She doesn't know i'm posting here. But she would be very happy to know that I am.
We're just trying to get the word out so that people can be aware of this new book, and the new parenting movement.
Blue Velvet said:
This is exactly what we call Commercial selling. Which i believe is not allowed on this site
Well then... I had no idea!Blue Velvet said:I am the cure for impotence.
OK, after reading about the ten million books, I'm convinced.
Seriously, ten million? How many copies of The DaVinci Code have been sold so far?
That's a judgment call. Your hypothetical thread would probably be permitted because you are a previously-known forum member and not making the first post as a Newbie or posting about something we should buy all over the forums. And Community Discussion makes it more appropriate than if it was in Buying Tips.Blue Velvet said:
We don't want to encourage anybody to shill for their friends, family, or employer, but letting people talk about products they have something to do with hasn't been much of a problem in practice.
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