My kickstarter project, can I advertise it here?

[ewestphal]

My project is for my first novel, a fantasy saga involving the aftermath of Ragnarok. I was wondering if there would be any place on the boards where it might be appropriate to share the link and ask users for support. Thanks!
ewestphal

[s_o_r_r_o_w]

Links re Kickstarter cannot be posted, unless you are an advertiser.

[MagickalMemories]

Sorrow is correct. To expound, however...
You can start a topic on it in the Cafe forum of the discussion sections and DISCUSS the novel.
You can say it is a Kickstarter; you can even say it's yours.

You cannot:
(a) provide a link
(b) ask for people to support it
(c) ask for support in any "subtle" manner [i.e.; You guys should go check it out on Kickstarter!"]
(d) put a link to it in your profile/sig line

If your novel is interesting enough, and you do a good enough job of "talking it up," you'll get people interested enough to go and look for it on their own.

Whether or not to allow Kickstarter links is a topic actively being discussed by the staff and a whole and is on the Admin agenda, as well, for a final decision. For now, we're erring in favor of our advertisers. After all, it's their advertising dollars that make the site free for everyone else.

Eric