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@Drac Monster: That's more or less what I'm hoping—but I would like official word on the intent behind the rule.
@Septimus Heap: I'm thinking less about the case of posting in an existing thread than about the creation of new threads. (In the appropriate sub-form, of course.)
For example, let's say that I have a friend who made a video game, and I think that the game is cool. Or, for that matter, I find a game that I simply really like. Either way, I want to share it with others. As I've been reading the rules, it wouldn't be acceptable for me to make a thread about it in the Video Games sub-forum, because my primary motivation is to tell other people about it.
That's what I'm querying. Am I reading the rule correctly, or am I (as I hope, I'll confess) over-applying it?
[edit] Unless "conversation" was intended to include a sub-forum as a whole, it occurs to me...?
Edited by ArsThaumaturgis My Games and Asset PacksAh, thank you—that's a relief to know!
And thank you for taking the time to answer; it's appreciated. ^_^
My Games and Asset Packs

The forum rules state as follows: "Do not post for the sole or primary purpose of advertising your own or any third-party site or product."
I could use some help regarding where the line lies in this, please.
A few times, I've wanted to share a work made by someone that I've known or been acquainted with, and had the thought to create a discussion thread for it.
However, since the creator was someone known to me, even when I've wanted to discuss the work, my primary motivation has been a desire to share their work. Thus far I've therefore been eschewing the creation of such threads.
Although, thinking about it as I write this, my reading of the rule also seems to preclude cases where my desire to share a work comes simply from enthusiasm for the work itself, regardless of who created it.
For example, if I discover a game that I think that others might be interested in, I might want to create a thread for it. Since my primary desire would be to let others know about the game, with any desire for discussion being secondary, should I eschew creating such a thread?
In short, I find that there are times when my primary desire is to say "hey everyone, here's this cool thing!", and that this is especially so when the thing is made by someone who I like. As I'm reading it right now, the rule seems to prohibit creating threads under such conditions. Am I correct? Or is it not intended to go that far?
PS: In the description for "Ask The Tropers", above, the link labelled "click here" seems to go to the wrong location. After hunting around a bit, I'm not sure of where to report this, so I'm mentioning it here for now.