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I participate on a programming site called Stack Overflow. They are a dedicated Q&A forum and are hyper-focused on neatly delineating the topic; their FAQ offers very good advice for anyone seeking answers, notably this excerpt:...

We greatly appreciate those vendors who share their knowledge with the site's membership. However, for someone who sells coffee or coffee-related equipment, there may be a fine line between sharing one's enthusiasm and (unintentionally)...

TL;DR... Please see for recommendations on how to promote more search-friendly and goal oriented discussions.
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I have noticed "XYZ owner" threads are popular on CoffeeGeek (e.g., the three year old and the more recent , ,...

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Note: To discourage spammers, this board requires an e-mail activation. Several recent registrants mistyped their e-mails and therefore didn't received the activation link. Please...

To-date there's been no need to formally publish forum rules, however I would like to share Team HB's guidelines for fruitful online discussion:

Be respectful. Treat others as you would have them treat you.

Be patient. Everyone is at...

Regrettably spammers are motivated to join sites that allow liberal rules on forum signatures. To reduce this incentive, effective immediately, the board will enforce new signature restrictions for members until they have established a...

This post elaborates on the recommendation "Avoid cross-posting" . Cross-posts are not strictly forbidden, however they should be used sparingly. For example, if a topic posted on another site is given time to develop and yet...