Draco Straybyrn Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 And got my signature removed. I wasn't outrightly advertising, simply linking. Now, if I'm not allowed to link to my forum without telling anyone to join, then that's saying that no one is allowed to link to anything outside of the forum. It wasn't cross-advertising because it didn't say "JOIN THIS" or "COME HERE" or anything like that, just subtle links. It wasn't a real-life product. I read the rules, and followed them correctly. Discuss. {For the record, old signature is as follows: [Links removed] pl0x to be emailing mattisonenloe(at)summaxr(dot)com for registration issues or other concerns. End sig} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 This site needs a Huge Revolution to destroy that annoying Royal Oppression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mod David Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 Edit:I might be wrong I guess, I was just thinking it is not allowed if they removed it from your signature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 Why post the link again' date=' It isnt allowed, get that through your head.[/color'] {For the record Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco Straybyrn Posted March 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 CH, pl0x to be moar active. ALSO. I said before, there is no rule regarding linking to external sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco Straybyrn Posted March 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 I betcha it's because TKill is afraid people will migrate there. No fair deleting your post, Obi-Wan Cannoli. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi-wan Cannoli Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 CH' date=' pl0x to be moar active. ALSO. I said before, there is no rule regarding linking to external sites.[/quote'] Read rule 5 post #6 and rule 11 post #11 of,The Rules thread Edit: I also suggest reading rule 19. Also DON'T DOUBLE POST!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 CH' date=' pl0x to be moar active.[/quote'] Eh? Your site has been giving me a Server Not Found message for about a week now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco Straybyrn Posted March 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 Click the epic link, clear your cache. Unsolicited promotion of other web sites' date=' or products, is spam, and will be removed on sight without warning. Please keep our forums free of unsolicited advertisement or product promotion. Posting referral/recruitment/trick links is strictly prohibited. Do not create threads on a topic that is already being discussed. Make sure to read all forum and sub-forum descriptions and their rules before posting new threads to ensure that you follow the rules and post in the correct place. Sig Advertising - Do not post telling people to look at anyone's sig. "Viral" Signatures (i.e. Signatures which ask or tell others to include them in their signature) are forbidden. Sigs that are found to be annoying/distracting, contain links to external websites, or are overly long or wide may be removed without warning, and continuing to return to the same signature after it has been removed is a bannable offense. Referral/recruitment/trick links are also prohibited (See Rule 5).[/quote'] That doesn't say I can't link to websites, and I'm not soliciting it or promoting it. Just linking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mod David Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 Click the epic link' date=' clear your cache. Unsolicited promotion of other web sites, or products, is spam, and will be removed on sight without warning. Please keep our forums free of unsolicited advertisement or product promotion. Posting referral/recruitment/trick links is strictly prohibited. Do not create threads on a topic that is already being discussed. Make sure to read all forum and sub-forum descriptions and their rules before posting new threads to ensure that you follow the rules and post in the correct place. Sig Advertising - Do not post telling people to look at anyone's sig. "Viral" Signatures (i.e. Signatures which ask or tell others to include them in their signature) are forbidden. Sigs that are found to be annoying/distracting, contain links to external websites, or are overly long or wide may be removed without warning, and continuing to return to the same signature after it has been removed is a bannable offense. Referral/recruitment/trick links are also prohibited (See Rule 5). That doesn't say I can't link to websites, and I'm not soliciting it or promoting it. Just linking.Why link it if your not promoting it?P\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco Straybyrn Posted March 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 Because I felt like linking to it. There's a difference between promoting and linking. Promoting is outrightly telling someone to do something or saying that something is good. I'm not doing that, I'm just linking. See? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mod David Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 Because I felt like linking to it. There's a difference between promoting and linking. Promoting is outrightly telling someone to do something or saying that something is good. I'm not doing that' date=' I'm just linking. See?[/quote'] Promoting means you are trying to get people active in it or trying to get people to join which you are trying to do.Otherwise you would have no need to have those links in your signature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 Nonsensical ruling is nonsensical. Darkthorne's sig gets removed, but the Bakugan topics remain? Logically, something should only be against the rules if it is harmful to the site. Links in signatures are not harmful to the site, whereas spam topics are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi-wan Cannoli Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 Click the epic link' date=' clear your cache. Unsolicited promotion of other web sites, or products, is spam, and will be removed on sight without warning. Please keep our forums free of unsolicited advertisement or product promotion. Posting referral/recruitment/trick links is strictly prohibited. Do not create threads on a topic that is already being discussed. Make sure to read all forum and sub-forum descriptions and their rules before posting new threads to ensure that you follow the rules and post in the correct place. Sig Advertising - Do not post telling people to look at anyone's sig. "Viral" Signatures (i.e. Signatures which ask or tell others to include them in their signature) are forbidden. Sigs that are found to be annoying/distracting, contain links to external websites, or are overly long or wide may be removed without warning, and continuing to return to the same signature after it has been removed is a bannable offense. Referral/recruitment/trick links are also prohibited (See Rule 5). That doesn't say I can't link to websites, and I'm not soliciting it or promoting it. Just linking. Read Rule 20. Rule 20 Staff have final say. If a mod bans a member it is for a reason and of course members can protest but please keep the protesting to yourself because we do not want this kind of thing going on here. The moderator's of this forum do not have an easy job and it would be best that if you have a problem you bring it up with them in a calm manner. Flaming the moderator's for the decisions that make will most likely get you into trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco Straybyrn Posted March 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 That talks about bans. The point is that why aren't ALL links banned if I can't link to my site? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi-wan Cannoli Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 Read the title of rule 20. Staff have Final say Crab helmet happens to be a member of the moderating staff. He says that your sig is not allowed. once againStaff have Final say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mod David Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 That talks about bans. The point is that why aren't ALL links banned if I can't link to my site? Your site is not allowed becuase it is not known and you are trying to get your site known.However' date=' Google and other legit sites are known and would not harm the respect to this site.[/color'] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco Straybyrn Posted March 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 (I didn't double post, you deleted your post. So be quiet.) He never said that. AND YOU ARE MISSING THE POINT. If I can't link to my site, no one else can link to anywhere else. Otherwise, it's unfair. Completely. My site is legit, what's wrong with it? Staff may have final say, but not when a rule has not been broken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mod David Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 (I didn't double post' date=' you deleted your post. So be quiet.) He never said that. AND YOU ARE MISSING THE POINT. If I can't link to my site, no one else can link to anywhere else. Otherwise, it's unfair. Completely. My site is legit, what's wrong with it? Staff may have final say, but not when a rule has not been broken.[/quote'] Dude you are missing the point, Go to a different site or pay a site to advertise your site.The point is you are not allowed to post your un-legit/Unknown site on this site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SushiTheLegend Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 You my friend need to read the rules. As far as I'm aware not that I have actually read them but you can't advertise, and linking to places on your forum is pretty much advertisement. So yes actually a rule has been BROKEN Darkthorne. On top of that you've been reported for advertising and opposing the staff, I'm gonna have to let Tkill or another Super Moderator deal with this. Also there is a difference between linking to a video on Youtube or an image on Photobucket and linking to your FORUM on a FORUM that does not allow such linkings, why is that so hard to understand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaitou Kid Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 i can only say this Rule 20 and Rule 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiffMaster Alex Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 If that site is yours isn't it allowed? ORGXIII has a link to his site in his sig. :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slash Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 I in my opinion I think Darkthorne is right...... If he cannot have just a hyper link that says Epic leading to his forum, then nobody should be allowed. Heck, I see a few people around here with links to they're forum >.> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poc Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 I put links to sites in my posts all the time, I have never been told to remove them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Max Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 Meh..... Youtube videos are an example of linking. You could say "Hey here's a great topic I found!" *Links to Forum topic* That's not advertising.... (Meh.... 1st post in nearly a week...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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