I extracted the following from the Puer Moderator rules:

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Does it mean Business postings arent allowed, ie will be deleted. I
dont mind someone asking someone else where they get their tea but I
hate it when a vendor pops in with his salespitch. I thought it
interesting tea vendors in China have all the customers they can
handle.

When is the search function enabled for 'newbies'. If nothing else I
can paste ubiquitous posts to earn brownie points. I think all I see
is a reply box and not new box.

Jim

PS I saw the Dayi Xiaguan thread. When I was collecting puer I
stayed away from the big boys. I preferred the smaller factories. If
you take a look at the Western puer forums the big guys are in because
they produce a consistent superior product compared to the fly by
night anything goes little guys. You cant win for losing.

On Dec 16, 10:06 am, niisonge > wrote:
....If it looks like a duck...
> I don't really see any sales pitches on there. People are pretty good
> about that. China is a big contry anyway, there are plenty of
> customers. No need to go to a forum like Sanzui and make sales
> pitches. Lots of banner ads though to bring in revenue on the main
> page. Mostly people are there to share their experiences in quality
> differences and demonstrate why. That's why imbedded photos are so
> useful. And it's what makes the site so useful. People can share their
> experiences with their own photos. Or ask for expert opinion.
>
> There was a question asking "If you tea experts have such a low
> opinion of Dayi and Xiaguan puer teas as demonstrated in so many
> posts, then please point out to us exactly which puer brands/companies
> are better. I'm always drinking Dayi and Xiaguan; that means I'm
> drinking garbage tea!" No concrete response though. People just said
> Dayi and Xiaguan are ok.