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[Schneids]

Is it a good idea for 2p2 to be allowing people to use their site to let other people get free publicity, even if it's not for a commercial site?

I mean, there have been a few times I've thought about starting a poker site/magazine, but one of the things that've held me back is knowing how much effort it can take to get people to come and consistently come (I've done web magazines before, one that eventually achieved 1M pageviews in a month, I know how hard it is to get to that point though). If I knew that I could use 2p2 to advertise it via my avatar and/or location, then I could just do that until my daily hits reached an acceptable level for me, then take down the info in my 2p2 name and make it commercial once critical mass has been achieved.

I guess that's a thought outloud for Mat, since I really don't personally care either way if this stays allowable or not.

[Lloyd]

It's not allowable. URLs have been banned in the location field. While not specifically addressed by Mat I'm sure that they are also not allowed in avatars.