(June 18, 2012 at 10:26 pm)Drich Wrote: Posting 'links,' I was told when I recently had one deleted, was forbiden.
I don't know the specifics of this incident, but this is not our policy. Posting a link can be against the rules, under some very specific contextual circumstances. Generally speaking, that means it's commercial advertising, self-promotion, or a link to content that would be against the rules to post. I haven't been a mod that long, but in that time, I have never seen any exceptions to that policy - nor do any of the staff appear interested in arbitrary moderation or showing favoritism. I'll also note that in cases where a mod takes an action that is later discussed and determined to be in error, corrective steps are taken.
With that being said, it's my personal opinion that posting a link in support of a post (e.g. as a source reference) is perfectly OK, posting one without any kind of original commentary or argument can be poor form.
