not sure how I feel about the incremental advancing of whole post advertising for things like this. I understand the counterexample is to point to all the band ads that go up, but to me they feel a bit different, more like community notices of cool stuff going on. This just reads like ad copy, cut and pasted from a different source.

Edgeways, I know how I feel about it, but like you, not sure where or how to draw the line.

Edgeways:  Is your point more about the content being promotional or about the way that it is presented?  Or is it about who made the post and their motives?

First ... sorry to participate in the hijacking of a post ... I wish joyfulant very well with his/her class.  I bet it will be great for some people who end up going.

But I was curious about what Edgeways had to say because something seemed a little off about this for me, too, but I couldn't attribute it to anything (aside from maybe my own snootiness).  I see your points.  Kind of like when your brother asks you to go to a party that you're not sure if you're interested but you go anyway because its your brother, but when someone else who you barely know asks you it seems a little out of line?  So if that is true then maybe PDD is a little like a family?  Extended family?  Cyber family?

But again ... sorry to participate in the hijacking of a post ... good luck joyfulant.

I agree this particular post seemed strange at PPD.  The band and art events postings fit and are part of the whole PPD image and, I submit, purpose.  The house for sale was a tribute to PPD; where else would someone who loves their home and community post such a thing?  But, this is a sales pitch.  If the poster is not a regular participant, it does seem that the site was used to make sales contacts, and that is not in keeping with the spirit of this site.

Heya Joy, glad you stopped by. If you read what I wrote above perhaps you'll see where I was going with this. It was not so much that you are promoting something, lots of people do so here, but that your sole post to the blog was a promotion/ad. Now, granted this isn't the absolute closest knit group on the internet, and also granted none of the official owners of the blog have weighed in but, not to put too fine a point on it, who are you? Do you have anything to say/contribute other than advertising? There is no secret handshake, but we'd love to know you and your thoughts and ideas beyond what wares you are hawking. I suspect you'd be a great addition to conversations, but (and I can only speak for myself) please don't just use us as free advertising. 

Good luck on your class. I think the moderators would be happy to set up an ad for you on the right hand column (prob for a fee though) if you ask.