Question on boundaries of spam of signals - asking just in case...

 

Hi!

I'm planning to start a signal system as provider soon and maybe my only question remaining is regarding the spam rule:

The Provider shall not use spam to promote Signals both on www.mql5.com website and via third-party services. Upon detection of spam, the Provider's account will be blocked and all his or her Signals will be removed.

and below:

Using spam to promote Signals.

My question is about the "boundaries"/limits of what MQ considers as "spam". Going straightforward to my case, I don't plan to send messages to users here about my signal or privately to random people on the Internet, like to their e-mails, but I do plan to tell about it in some WhatsApp and Telegram groups I'm a member of. The main reason why I'll be opening a Signal is because friends of mine, both from my church as well as from MMORPG videogames, have already requested that I "trade for them" and the way I found to kinda do that is through the Signals environment. So, with their own requests in mind, as soon as I open the Signals, my intention is to go to 1 Telegram group and 2 WhatsApp groups and notify my friends of "the news".

So, would that count as SPAM by MQ and possibly lead to account blocking?

And, of course, since I'm already asking about this: and suppose I also make X/Threads posts about it with the link, and also publish about it in my Instagram account. Would that be considered spam? And finally and maybe more questionably: and what about payed ads in Facebook and Instagram? (It's veeery unlikely I'll do the last one, but curiosity has appeared ^^)

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Martin Bittencourt:

Hi!

I'm planning to start a signal system as provider soon and maybe my only question remaining is regarding the spam rule:

and below:

My question is about the "boundaries"/limits of what MQ considers as "spam". Going straightforward to my case, I don't plan to send messages to users here about my signal or privately to random people on the Internet, like to their e-mails, but I do plan to tell about it in some WhatsApp and Telegram groups I'm a member of. The main reason why I'll be opening a Signal is because friends of mine, both from my church as well as from MMORPG videogames, have already requested that I "trade for them" and the way I found to kinda do that is through the Signals environment. So, with their own requests in mind, as soon as I open the Signals, my intention is to go to 1 Telegram group and 2 WhatsApp groups and notify my friends of "the news".

So, would that count as SPAM by MQ and possibly lead to account blocking?

And, of course, since I'm already asking about this: and suppose I also make X/Threads posts about it with the link, and also publish about it in my Instagram account. Would that be considered spam? And finally and maybe more questionably: and what about payed ads in Facebook and Instagram? (It's veeery unlikely I'll do the last one, but curiosity has appeared ^^)

There is no special definition of spam by MQ, it's the same as everywhere, in short :

SPAM = Unsolicited message send by any electronic means (email, private message, social media...).

What you are doing on Telegram, WhatsApp, Facebook or any social media is not related to mql5.com by any mean. 

 
Martin Bittencourt:
So, would that count as SPAM by MQ and possibly lead to account blocking?
Here are some wide-ranging Rules that apply to the entire mql5.com website (emphasis added):
  1. "Please be polite when communicating on this website. Refrain from statements that may offend or insult other users.
  2. Negative discussions of any banking, brokerage and other financial institutions are not allowed.
  3. Any discussions about personal relations between the community members are not tolerated.
  4. Coarse language, advertising messages, spamming and flooding are forbidden.
  5. Repeated violation of the Rules, ignoring moderator's remarks and open disrespect for the website Administration will lead to an account termination.
  6. The website Administration may implement any changes to the Rules it deems necessary."

Spam - "unsolicited usually commercial messages (such as emails, text messages, or Internet postings) sent to a large number of recipients or posted in a large number of places" (SPAM Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster).

Obviously, there are some exceptions for a user's Wall, Blog, and Articles. You just have to use your experience/be around for a while.

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Thanks for the replys! 

As I put in the title, "asking just in case"; I imagined it wouldn't be a problem, but "better safe than sorry" :)

Have a nice day!