def new_promotion(title, url, selftext, user, ip):
    """
    Creates a new promotion with the provided title, etc, and sets it
    status to be 'unpaid'.
    """
    sr = Subreddit._byID(get_promote_srid())
    l = Link._submit(title, url, user, sr, ip)
    l.promoted = True
    l.disable_comments = False
    PromotionLog.add(l, 'promotion created')

    if url == 'self':
        l.url = l.make_permalink_slow()
        l.is_self = True
        l.selftext = selftext

    l._commit()

    # set the status of the link, populating the query queue
    if c.user_is_sponsor or user.trusted_sponsor:
        set_promote_status(l, PROMOTE_STATUS.accepted)
    else:
        set_promote_status(l, PROMOTE_STATUS.unpaid)

    # the user has posted a promotion, so enable the promote menu unless
    # they have already opted out
    if user.pref_show_promote is not False:
        user.pref_show_promote = True
        user._commit()

    # notify of new promo
    emailer.new_promo(l)
    return l

def new_promotion(is_self, title, content, author, ip):
    """
    Creates a new promotion with the provided title, etc, and sets it
    status to be 'unpaid'.
    """
    sr = Subreddit._byID(Subreddit.get_promote_srid())
    l = Link._submit(
        is_self=is_self,
        title=title,
        content=content,
        author=author,
        sr=sr,
        ip=ip,
    )

    l.promoted = True
    l.disable_comments = False
    l.sendreplies = True
    PromotionLog.add(l, 'promotion created')

    update_promote_status(l, PROMOTE_STATUS.unpaid)

    # the user has posted a promotion, so enable the promote menu unless
    # they have already opted out
    if author.pref_show_promote is not False:
        author.pref_show_promote = True
        author._commit()

    # notify of new promo
    emailer.new_promo(l)
    return l

def new_promotion(title, url, user, ip, promote_start, promote_until, bid,
                  disable_comments = False,
                  max_clicks = None, max_views = None):
    """
    Creates a new promotion with the provided title, etc, and sets it
    status to be 'unpaid'.
    """
    l = Link._submit(title, url, user, PromoteSR, ip)
    l.promoted = True
    l.promote_until = None
    l.promote_status = STATUS.unpaid
    l.promote_trans_id = 0
    l.promote_bid    = bid
    l.maximum_clicks = max_clicks
    l.maximum_views  = max_views
    l.disable_comments = disable_comments
    update_promo_dates(l, promote_start, promote_until)
    promotion_log(l, "promotion created")
    l._commit()
    # the user has posted a promotion, so enable the promote menu unless
    # they have already opted out
    if user.pref_show_promote is not False:
        user.pref_show_promote = True
        user._commit()
    emailer.new_promo(l)
    return l

def new_promotion(title, url, user, ip):
    """
    Creates a new promotion with the provided title, etc, and sets it
    status to be 'unpaid'.
    """
    sr = Subreddit._byID(get_promote_srid())
    l = Link._submit(title, url, user, sr, ip)
    l.promoted = True
    l.disable_comments = False
    l.campaigns = {}
    promotion_log(l, "promotion created")
    l._commit()

    # set the status of the link, populating the query queue
    if c.user_is_sponsor or user.trusted_sponsor:
        set_status(l, STATUS.accepted)
    else:
        set_status(l, STATUS.unpaid)

    # the user has posted a promotion, so enable the promote menu unless
    # they have already opted out
    if user.pref_show_promote is not False:
        user.pref_show_promote = True
        user._commit()

    # notify of new promo
    emailer.new_promo(l)
    return l

def new_promotion(title, url, selftext, user, ip):
    """
    Creates a new promotion with the provided title, etc, and sets it
    status to be 'unpaid'.
    """
    sr = Subreddit._byID(get_promote_srid())
    l = Link._submit(title, url, user, sr, ip)
    l.promoted = True
    l.disable_comments = False
    PromotionLog.add(l, "promotion created")

    if url == "self":
        l.url = l.make_permalink_slow()
        l.is_self = True
        l.selftext = selftext

    l._commit()

    update_promote_status(l, PROMOTE_STATUS.unpaid)

    # the user has posted a promotion, so enable the promote menu unless
    # they have already opted out
    if user.pref_show_promote is not False:
        user.pref_show_promote = True
        user._commit()

    # notify of new promo
    emailer.new_promo(l)
    return l