>>I agree. But I don't think it generally needs to be more than: "I have written a
>>product called Product XZY which allows you to blah blah blah."
>>Then the person knows it is their product. And upon investigation can find out that
>> it costs however much.
>
>There is a way to make a reference to a product. It is always good to know
>about possibilities out there on resolving or enhancing specific issues we
>have to deal with on a regular basis. It just must not look or give the
>impression that this is a spam. Such individual posting such content should
>also be aware that we have a News section for that purpose. So, a simple
>reference would have sufficed in the message, with technical references
>if applicable, but all the rest about the promotion and pricing, would fit
>better in the News section.


I agree. I didn't read what the FoxInCloud author posted. I had only read the responses about advertising one's product because it appeared as the top-most message after a refresh. It triggered a thought. I may have missed an obvious faux pas. If so, please disregard my responses. :-)