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Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, please do not add promotional material to articles or other Wikipedia pages, as you did to User talk:SwapThing. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" is against Wikipedia policy and not permitted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. --A. B. ^{(talk • contribs)} 01:47, 10 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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+[[Image:Information.svg|25px|]] Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, please do not add promotional material to articles or other Wikipedia pages, as you did to [[:User talk:SwapThing]]. [[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not#Wikipedia is not a soapbox|Advertising]] and using Wikipedia as a "[[soapbox]]" is against Wikipedia policy and not permitted. Take a look at the [[Wikipedia:Introduction|welcome page]] to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you.[[Category:User talk pages with Uw-advert1 notices|{{PAGENAME}}]]<!-- Template:Uw-advert1 --> --<span style="font-family:Futura;">[[User:A. B.|A. B.]] <sup>([[User talk:A. B.|talk]] •  [[Special:Contributions/A. B.|contribs]])</sup> </span> 01:47, 10 June 2010 (UTC)
-SwapThing is the ultimate swap meet, garage sale, flea market, barter arena, and trade exchange. Swap the things you want for the things you need, or choose to purchase the things users are selling. There is no cost for registration and listings, and a low $1.00 fee for completed transactions. Users simply create a directory of items and services they are offering and seeking, and browse the database for treasured finds. No matter where your interests lie, there’s plenty to discover amongst the 20 categories at SwapThing.
-[[Image:home_page.png|thumb|250px|center|SwapThing Home Page]]
-SwapThing is a group of dedicated swappers who wanted an easier way to get things without parting with their beloved greenbacks. The idea was born when a sick kitty and lack of funds necessitated a swap deal with an accounting-challenged veterinarian. The idea for the company was formed in a San Francisco Bay Area brewery and came to life over years of hard work from the SwapThing team. The site was created with fun in mind and a desire to make swapping transactions easy for everyone.
-Launched in January 2005 as an experimental site, SwapThing experienced tremendous growth over its first year of existence. This bootstrap company enjoyed great word-of-mouth exposure, which was instrumental in its development. This version of SwapThing saw the evolvement of partnerships with retail entities and users who have an abundance of listings, as well as the creation of the SwapForum, which provides a venue for users to talk about the site and other pertinent topics.
-[[Image:forum.png|thumb|250px|center|SwapForum]]
-The initial months of SwapThing also bore the idea of helping those less fortunate with the ShareThing Nonprofit Program.  ShareThing was designed to make it easier for nonprofit organizations to raise awareness and gain support in their local communities. With the SwapThing system, organizations simply create a wish list of items and services needed for users to browse and discover what they can donate to help others. Donor items and cash donations are exchanged for a printable copy of the completed transaction, to be used as a tax-deductible receipt.
-In October 2005, SwapThing rolled out its official version of the site. Aside from a fresh, streamlined look and feel, several new features were launched. Content-rich spotlight pages were introduced for each item category, which includes featured items and articles.
-[[Image:swapspotlight.png|thumb|250px|center|SwapThing Spotlight Page]]
-The Profile View page allows users to manage the items they are listing, monitor swap offers and questions, and customize the information about themselves that they wish to share with other swappers.
-[[Image:profile.png|thumb|250px|center|SwapThing Profile Page]]
-The new version of SwapThing also brought about the addition of SwapCircles. SwapCircles provide a new way to swap goods and services amongst trusted swappers with similar interests. Users can create a SwapCircle of like-minded swappers, forming a community within which they can communicate and conduct swap transactions. Those already part of a community can add swap functionality by creating a SwapCircle and integrating it with their existing community.
-SwapThing was originally available only to users in the United States and Canada, but has since expanded its reach around the globe. Along with the addition of 29 more countries, including New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and the European Union nations, the SwapThing Advanced Search function can produce results by zip codes and country codes.
-[[Image:adv_search.png|thumb|250px|center|SwapThing Advanced Search Page]]