Am I allowed to post an advertisement/flyer for a scientific research to the forum?

[k.tziafetas]

Hello everyone,

my name is Konstantinos and I am interested in both the practical and the scientific aspect of mindfulness.
I am currently conducting an online scientific research on mindfulness and social interaction.
It is really important to us to recruit participants from different meditating communities and we compensate each participant who completes the research.
I would like to ask whether I would be violating any of the rules of your community if I post and advertisement for this scientific research?
I read the FAQ page and I saw that it is prohibited to post advertisements.
However, this is a scientific study where I am paying participants and I do not make any profit.
Thus, I would appreciate it if you take the time to inform me whether I may or may not create a post about my study.

Thank you in advance.

Best,

Konstantinos

[Chrysalis]

Greetings Konstantinos and welcome to SF! Maybe a moderator will respond to your question.

[dream jo]

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Here is a link to the rules.


http://www.spiritualforums.com/vb/faq.php?faq=vb_faq

[k.tziafetas]

Thank you for your answers.
@Gracey, I did read the rules and I saw that advertising is prohibited.
That is why I did create this post.
I am not advertising to make profit and it is not clear in the rules page if advertising for scientific purposes is also prohibited.
Perhaps, I am misunderstanding what is written. So could a moderator say at least a clear "No" to my question so that I will definitely know.

Thank you in advance

K.

[Clover]

Originally Posted by k.tziafetas

Thank you for your answers.
@Gracey, I did read the rules and I saw that advertising is prohibited.
That is why I did create this post.
I am not advertising to make profit and it is not clear in the rules page if advertising for scientific purposes is also prohibited.
Perhaps, I am misunderstanding what is written. So could a moderator say at least a clear "No" to my question so that I will definitely know.

Thank you in advance

K.

Hello and welcome to the forum....... studies paid or unpaid are prohibited on the forum. Self promotions paid or unpaid is also prohibited, Spiritual forums is strictly for forum dialogue for individuals to create topics and discussions on spiritual related matters.

The following policy from our FAQ

Asking For Help: SF is not uncaring, but all requests for financial assistance from our members will be removed as will all requests for help with studies, research and the like, we have no way of knowing whether any of these requests are genuine and have decided to completely prohibit all such requests to protect the membership from scammers.



Sorry but I do very much appreciate you taking the time to ask us first!

Cloves

[Tomma]

Hi Konstantinos and Welcome!

Maybe you can contact a moderator yourself, here is the page with the list of mods and administrators:

http://www.spiritualforums.com/vb/showgroups.php

I wish you all the best with your research! I might like to participate.

[SerendipityLizard]

Hi Constantinos. Did you ever get a message back from the mod? I’d like to take part of your experiment if I could from my home and my background.

I will admit to some interest in this thread, though after seeing the miracle of the hilal moon I am wondering if my father's approach to science is really justified;