Advertising (spam) FAQ

What is advertising?

For example, the following messages could be considered spam:

• <Guest66919> Please visit my web site. It will be fun! www.example.org
• <spam49> COME TO MY ROOM AT #SPAMCHAT
• <cart00ney1> Are you in debt? Private message me for help!!!

I'm just trying to get to a room!

Why doesn't liveHarmony allow advertising?

• Advertising disrupts current room conversations.
• The rooms are intended for chatting; using others' rooms to promote your own wares is not appropriate.
• In most cases, chat room owners forbid it! They have worked hard to obtain a user base; it would not be fair to "steal" their attention.

But I want a successful room?

How can I attract users?

• Choose a descriptive name for your room. If your chat room is about video games, don't name it after your dog.
• Build a web site. It will help build up your user base and show that you care. Many companies offer free web space. Use our code generator to add a chat portal to your page. Add biographies of yourself, your operators, and your users. Make a listing of basic rules and links to other sites. Schedule chat times so that your users can meet each other.
• Choose a descriptive topic. It serves two purposes: it greets your visitors and provides a quick summary of what your room is about. Since it is displayed in the chat room listing, be sure to write it well and make your room's purpose clear.
• Always be polite and fair to your visitors. If someone needs to be kicked, kick them, but be sure that there is a good reason. A pointless kick does not encourage them to return.
• NEVER resort to advertising. It gives you and your room a bad name and users won't stay. Repeated advertising can also lead to room termination.
• Choose your operators well. Be sure that you can trust them to be fair to users -- nothing turns users off like a power-hungry administrator. Never give out your chat room password for any reason.
• Don't give up on it. It will take time for your room to get popular, but if you follow these tips, work hard, and stick around your room will be successful.

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