Creating announcement threads on behalf of companies

[Igebotz]

I don't really agree with this. I thought announcement thread was an opportunity to reach out to a company support. It would lack life if the team isn't here.
Making a thread about their service isn't bad but it shouldn't be an ANN.

This is actually a good point. They would most likely agree because of more reach and it's free advertisement, it doesn't mean they would be interested in allocating some resources here. After seeking approval to post, it would be the 'representative' who should handle inquiries in case the company's CS do not respond here.

We're still in denial on this forum; the traffic is nice and increasing, but not every project/company views this as their target audience or wants to be here. We shouldn't force any service to be here, if they see this place fit they will.

[Freemind]

What about contacting them first to get approval?

Even though they are probably too busy to respond, I think the issue here is that most companies have never even heard of Altcoinstalks.

Right now a campaign manager can copy the thread over if they want, but if there is none, there is not much we can do about it.

(Excuse my uncharacteristicly terrible grammar - Samsung autocorrect is much worse than iPhone's.)

I think contacting them is the first step. That way, not only do you get permission, but if they're not familiar with this forum, they can get more information and show interest in representing themselves here. That would be good for both parties.

For me I'd say they probably haven't heard about this forum or are simply not that interested because of it's traffic compared to that of btt... We have some campaign managers here as well who still manages those services on btt but just few of the services they manage on Bitcointalk are brought over here. They might have probably tried to convince their clients but not interested.

I don't think bringing their services here without their consent would be right. If they can be informed at first then it will be okay at least with their approval...

It's possible that some of these companies might not be interested, but that would be unusual, as they should be interested in being represented on as many forums as possible. However, I also believe other companies are unaware of this forum, and NotATether's proposal would be a good opportunity to know about Altcoinstalks.

[examplens]

Sounds like misrepresentation to me-  If they want to be here, they will; I see no reason to bring services that have no interest in being here without their permission.  Some smart players could use this to steer potential clients to phishing sites by mirroring a BTT service and misrepresenting it here.

What about contacting them first to get approval?

Even though they are probably too busy to respond, I think the issue here is that most companies have never even heard of Altcoinstalks.

I agree with Igebotz's position here. If the company doesn't or doesn't want to be active here, that's up to them. I would not pressure anyone into additional duties, nor would I accept to represent someone without prior agreement.
Many also left Bitcointalk because they unexpectedly received a lot of criticism, so they decided that it was better for them not to be present.

[dkbit98]

We're still in denial on this forum; the traffic is nice and increasing, but not every project/company views this as their target audience or wants to be here. We shouldn't force any service to be here, if they see this place fit they will.

I agree with you on this and we should not force anyone to create official ANN and give support here,
but anyone can open unofficial thread if they want to do it, this would be enough to see if there is genuine interest in specific services.
This is better approach for all sides.