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03-Nov-2009, 11:21 PM
#16 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Cookiegal Ericksrocks,
While we do allow links to web sites in signatures, including a price is actually advertising which is against the rules. Would you please amend your signature accordingly. Thanks.  | Sorry, I was not aware of this policy change. I've been away for quite awhile and before that I had my current signature for over a year.
I've amended by signature accordingly. Thanks.
Hewee, a simple explanation would have been sufficient instead of blaming me for "spamming the site." | | Distinguished Member with 54,749 posts. | | Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: *Random People Pleaser***Sacra Experience: Having fun |
04-Nov-2009, 01:49 AM
#17 | It is still spam if you read the rules. http://www.techguy.org/rules.html Quote: |
Spamming/Advertising - You cannot post advertisements of any sort in any forum. This includes products, services, or web sites from which you'd directly or indirectly benefit in any way.
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04-Nov-2009, 07:43 AM
#18 | OK children, TIME-OUT.
You'll scare the OP and I'm dying to know who called it right. | | Distinguished Member with 7,671 posts. | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cyberspace Experience: Advanced |
04-Nov-2009, 08:04 AM
#19 | Quote:
Originally Posted by hewee | In that case, you'll have to tell that to hundreds of other members... | | Administrator with 63,642 posts. | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Quebec, Canada |
04-Nov-2009, 07:51 PM
#20 | Quote:
Originally Posted by hewee | This is in the exceptions Harry: Quote: |
# Signatures - When posting a useful response, you may include your own web page (or that of your company) in the signature of your message. However, this does not precede other rules. (That is to say that you can't mis-use vB Code in your link, provide links to naughty web sites, etc.)
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04-Nov-2009, 07:51 PM
#21 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Eriksrocks Sorry, I was not aware of this policy change. I've been away for quite awhile and before that I had my current signature for over a year.
I've amended by signature accordingly. Thanks.  | I guess we just never noticed it before but thanks for taking care of it. | | Distinguished Member with 95,810 posts. | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: UK Experience: I'm learning all the time |
04-Nov-2009, 08:02 PM
#22 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Cookiegal This is in the exceptions Harry: | well, that perhaps explains when I've got my "reporting head" on the sigs are still around!
I thought advertising wasn't allowed, particularly when the sites are promoting and selling goods as that would be seen as them benefiting which again I assumed wasn't allowed  phew! methinks I'll give up, I was wearing the report button out anyway!
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04-Nov-2009, 11:10 PM
#23 | Glad this is cleared up.  I've also shortened my signature to one line so it doesn't take up as much space.
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05-Nov-2009, 02:40 AM
#24 | | | | Distinguished Member with 2,159 posts. | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minnesota Experience: Advanced |
05-Nov-2009, 08:59 PM
#25 | The difference here is that I'm not creating a post with only the link or in any way saying, "you should buy this product." I'm recommending a hosting service I use with a small link in my signature. I happen to have an affiliate account there, so, naturally, I used that link.
Spam is defined as |
a disruptive, esp. commercial message posted on a computer network or sent as e-mail.
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The link is in no way disruptive and is hardly commercial compared to what is traditionally known as spam.
There are thousands of users here who have links to their websites, their company's website, 3rd party websites, etc. One could easily argue that any link in a signature to one's own website or a website they are affiliated with could be for the purpose of making money (through ad revenue, user signups, traditional products and services, whatever). Should all of those be considered spam, too?
Personally, I think that recommending a web hosting service through a single link in a signature should NOT be considered "spam." Signature links as clearly defined as an exception to the spamming/advertising rule, as long as the link is reasonable and in good taste, which I think we can all agree is the case here.
Cookiegal, I think we need a final ruling on this issue, since it seems that Hewee doesn't want to let it go. | | Administrator with 9,847 posts. | | Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Chambersburg, PA Experience: Advanced |
06-Nov-2009, 01:04 PM
#26 | The rules current state: Quote: |
Signatures - When posting a useful response, you may include your own web page (or that of your company) in the signature of your message. However, this does not precede other rules. (That is to say that you can't mis-use vB Code in your link, provide links to naughty web sites, etc.)
| I like that rule because if I were to spend my time posting in someone else's forum, I'd want to link to my own personal or possibly business site. It seems like a fair trade in most cases. So, per the current rules, I believe that Erik's signature is OK -- although I agree it's a little gray. (I doubt he actually works for Bluehost, but who's to say he doesn't? The Mods sure aren't going to call Bluehost's HR to try to find out.)
This brings up a bigger question, which I think was recently mentioned in Site Comments. Should signature links be allowed at all? I currently think they should, but I'm always open to feedback. I think the discussion of signatures is best placed in that forum, though -- not in this thread.
I just did a quick search and found what I believe is the appropriate thread for this discussion: http://forums.techguy.org/site-comme...m-threads.html | | Distinguished Member with 2,159 posts. | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minnesota Experience: Advanced |
07-Nov-2009, 01:36 AM
#27 | Thanks Mike. We can continue discussion in that thread. I'm sure the OP is long gone by now. | | Distinguished Member with 54,749 posts. | | Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: *Random People Pleaser***Sacra Experience: Having fun |
07-Nov-2009, 04:51 PM
#28 | Sorry for starting something Eriksrocks. | | Distinguished Member with 2,159 posts. | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minnesota Experience: Advanced |
07-Nov-2009, 09:27 PM
#29 | Quote:
Originally Posted by hewee Sorry for starting something Eriksrocks.  | Hey no problem it's a good thing to discuss. | | Senior Member with 239 posts. | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: UK Experience: Just keeping it simple |
07-Nov-2009, 09:40 PM
#30 | The original original post sounds like a domestic to me guys leave them to it truth will out
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