| Riding Shotgun Where is the
Line? Where is the line?
Because
we don't intend to cross it.
According to Wikipedia:
Spamming in an internet forum is when a user posts a message that is
off-topic, has little relevance to the subject being discussed, or
is a post that fails to contribute to the thread.
You've all
seen forum spam. It is usually posted from some user with a
script of characters like "xkjt5sz." The homepage for this
member takes you directly to a pop-up filled porn site screaming $35
DOLLARS A MONTH, JOIN NOW!!! in flashing graphics, all the while
trojan filling and trashing your computer unless your virus and
security software are updated to the hilt. Any messages posted
by this new user will be completely unrelated to the topic or forum
where they are posted as well. It's like a stranger
dropping off a dead guy at the party. Definitely not bringing
anything positive to the room.
We here at AutoPuzzles.com
have made "Name that Car" posts, obviously an automotive specific
topic, in various automotive forums. We feel these posts
contribute to the overall discussion and enrich the forum where they
are made. We do not believe it is spam merely because we
inform the people of the source of the information within the
post. Rather we believe it is crediting the souce, which is
considered proper. Whether those forum members reading our
post choose to continue the game in their own forum, raid this site
for more puzzles for their forum, or join in the with the puzzlers
here, it is up to them. See, we don't have anything to
sell. Heck, we don't even have ads on our site! We're
just here to share our enthusiasm for the automobile, the culture
that has grown around it, and it's impact on society. We have
fun and try to solve AutoPuzzles and we write articles themed about
our love for all things automotive. We don't do it for
money. We do it because we love automobiles and we want to
share our enthusiasm with other, like minded individuals.
With all of this in mind, please forgive us if you
feel we trespassed when we asked you if you recognized the latest
AutoPuzzle.com featured puzzle. We thought you might enjoy
seeing a vintage automobile. We even thought you might
like to be that one and only person who knew what it was and
answered correctly. I know I would like to be that person a
lot more often than I am. 
Hope to see you around the site,
Charlie
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