# Policy notice: no private solicitations for work, paid or free

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/policy-notice-no-private-solicitations-for-work-paid-or-free/77529>\
**Category:** Site feedback\
**Created:** [2018年一月9日 00:03 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/policy-notice-no-private-solicitations-for-work-paid-or-free/77529 "2018-01-09T00:03:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [2018年一月9日 00:03 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/policy-notice-no-private-solicitations-for-work-paid-or-free/77529/1 "2018-01-09T00:03:30Z")

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We want people to be able to participate freely on meta without being badgered about doing work for others – so just a heads up, we’re now formally enforcing a policy that has been informally enforced in the past:

> All solicitations for any kind of work, paid or free, must be in public in the #Marketplace category

This is a part of our [community guidelines](https://meta.discourse.org/guidelines) and terms of service. Basically, [no private soliciting](http://smallbusiness.chron.com/soliciting-business-mean-22142.html):

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/f/e/fe67bdbe4636656dc6a2e5db638187aef297492e.png)

The primary bit that’s important here is _asking in public in the correct category_, and avoiding private solicitations.

If you are open to being directly contacted about Discourse-related work opportunities, indicate that on your user profile with external contact information. We would prefer that this contact not occur here on meta, but it is OK **if you have explicitly indicated you want to be contacted on your user profile** , or of course in a public #Marketplace post.

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