AskMe and the kosherness of friend-linking

January 5, 2007 1:26 PM

A friend (really, it's not me) designed and manufactures a product at the hobby level that would potentially solve a question on AskMe. [The more, she is inside.]
posted by Mitheral to Etiquette/Policy at 1:26 PM (17 comments total)

My friend sells this product at flea markets and artisan outlets. I've bought the product and it works as promised. As they don't have a web presence I'd like to post an image of the product on my space and offer the Askee my friend's email address/phone # if they were to contact me at my address.

IE my comment would be: A friend designed and manufactures product foo (pic. I have one and I believe it would solve your problem because of bar, baz and quux. Contact me at my email address and I'll send you his contact information.

Would this be acceptable? I've considered just emailing the Askee directly however the thread is pretty active and I think others may be interested.
posted by Mitheral at 1:26 PM on January 5, 2007

Yeah, why not? It answers the question.
posted by dead_ at 1:28 PM on January 5, 2007

Yes, the self linking prohibition is for POSTS in the BLUE. Just note that it's your friend. It's fine, you are fine.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 1:30 PM on January 5, 2007

Go for it, baby.
posted by cortex at 1:30 PM on January 5, 2007

Would have been fine as a response to an AskMe even if it were a self-link, although it's always good form to note the relationship.
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 1:31 PM on January 5, 2007

However, I'm not sure your friend really designed that gold star.
posted by cortex at 1:31 PM on January 5, 2007

You're helping. It's good. Bars, bazzes and quuxxes are good.
posted by iconomy at 1:32 PM on January 5, 2007

Great. Comment here.
posted by Mitheral at 1:47 PM on January 5, 2007

Somehow I knew that was the question in question.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 1:48 PM on January 5, 2007

I'm very sad that your friend's solution wasn't something that would actually make me smarter than squirrels.
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 1:52 PM on January 5, 2007

If it's really not you, hell, you can post it to the Blue.

BTW I hope this product is a circuit that can turn all such cutesy phrases:

"[The more, she is inside.]"

to just plain:

[more inside]
posted by scarabic at 6:08 PM on January 5, 2007

What is this product and question? My interest, it has been piqued.
posted by Freen at 6:22 PM on January 5, 2007

Funny that I just happened to check MetaTalk, and saw this.

Mitheral, thank you for the heads-up on that, I'm going to try some of the other suggestions first but if it comes to it, I may take your friend up on that thing, it looks pretty cool.

Question is one I asked earlier today about how to keep squirrels off of a bird feeder, and the product is a squirrel-proof feeder that looks like it may actually work better than the ones I've purchased before (which the squirrels basically laugh at).

Again, thank you for showing this to me. Might have to try it.
posted by DMan at 7:17 PM on January 5, 2007

scarabic writes "BTW I hope this product is a circuit that can turn all such cutesy phrases:"

Greasemonkey could probably do this for you, alas it's not my expertise.
posted by Mitheral at 7:46 PM on January 5, 2007

What a cute picture.
posted by econous at 5:20 AM on January 6, 2007

HOOOLY crap. I just read the thread in question, which piqued my interest in just how the "Yankee Flipper" worked. Thank you, YouTube. Simply brilliant.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 10:36 AM on January 6, 2007

I'm sorry, just one more...

Homer, LET GO OF THE CANDY BAR.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 10:39 AM on January 6, 2007