Also, if you use Freenode IRC network, you can see real-time trade data for all bitcoin markets in #bitcoin-markets - Do NOT join these channels. If you do, you will be an 'annoying asshole' just liek me (see reply below) - boo drama-induced style of discussions
I appended to this reply instead of creating a new reply so as to be less 'annoying asshole.'
Ok dude, now you are being a annoying asshole.
Advertising is fine.
Advertising all the time, in several places that do not belong to you, including competing channels, and topics opened by competitors of your product, is not fine.
huh? o_X competing channels? (maybe this forum thread is a competing channel?) x_O product? maybe service?
For the sake of full disclosure, I grepped all of my IRC logs (even across dozens of IRC networks other than freenode) for all instances of "bitcoin-markets" to see where I (or anyone else) has 'advertised' them.
The channels that I mentioned the channel on are (all freenode): #bitcoin, #bitcoin-anarchy, #bitcoin-ar, #bitcoin-aus, #bitcoin-br, #bitcoin-cake, #bitcoin-economics, #bitcoin-otc, #bitcoin-otc-foyer, #bitcoinica, #freenode, #mtgox, #solidcoin, #witcoin
The channels that sYN4P515 mentioned the channel on are (all freenode): #bitcoin-otc-ru, #mtgoxlive
Other than #mtgoxlive (which I am not responsible for posting in), I do not see any 'competing channels.'
Therefore I presume it is safe to indicate that speeder's claim of "including competing channels" is biased/misleading/misinformation.
Also, I have received a bit more concern over
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=47057 as being annoying in which ~10% of the people I have helped spread awareness to were retaliatory/annoyed whilst the remaining ~90% were appreciative/thankful due to not realizing there was bitcoin community for their country.