Draft for Overseas Guidelines - Your Input Appreciated

Hi All,

Based on previous discussion threads and on going discussion the past few months, we've written up new guidelines for overseas deals. It's not so much about implementing new rules, more about clarifying and consolidating existing rules. We have 3 categories:

1. Physical Goods: These guidelines are completed
2. Virtual Goods: These guidelines are completed
3. Deals in Overseas Countries: These guidelines are completed but we have created 2 versions and seek feedback on which one you prefer. Version 1 is basically you can only post deals overseas if they are travel/tourist related, version 2 is basically you can only post deals overseas but it's a moderators discretion if they remain or not.

We are perhaps leaning towards version 1 as it is less open for interpretation than version 2 and as always we want to be as consistent as possible.

Any changes in wording for any guidelines or anything else you have to add are also welcome of course. Also feel free to suggest any additional categories for deals in overseas countries version 1 if you prefer that.

Overseas Deals

Physical Goods Only post deals that can be paid for using Australian payment methods. If the deal does not ship to Australia and freight/mail forwarding is required, your deal MUST include the final price including shipping and the name of the freight/mail forwarding company used for the calculations. Deals without a final price will be removed.

Virtual Goods Some deals require a VPN or similar to access them, including the Hola browser extension. These deals are okay but you should write clearly in the title 'VPN Required' or similar and give basic instructions in the deal.

Deals in Overseas Countries VERSION 1 Deals available overseas may be applicable to Australians traveling to that destination. Some deals located overseas may not be applicable to the majority of Australians in reasonable circumstances however. Currently only travel/tourist related deals should be posted on OzBargain, these include but are not limited to: Flights, Accommodation, Tours, Airport Facilities/Transport, Special Events (World Cup, Olympics etc) & Communication (Sim Cards, Roaming internet etc). Deals outside of these categories or not realistically applicable to the majority of members may be removed by a moderator. See community discussion

Deals in Overseas Countries VERSION 2 Deals available overseas may be applicable to Australians traveling to that destination. Some deals located overseas may not be applicable to the majority of Australians in reasonable circumstances however. If moderators feel a deal is not realistically applicable to the majority of members, it will be removed (for example a hotel deal in New York City is okay, but a hotel deal in a remote overseas town is not. See community discussion

Update 25 Feb

Guidelines have been published here

Thanks all for you input in this thread, the previous thread and the votes. We have run with version 1 of the deals in overseas countries and made changes as suggested.