Why be good?

[Randy Carson]

When I've been a member of the forum for 30 days, I'm allowed to begin linking to reference material. And you can believe I will.

What a lame excuse:

One very important exception to the the 30/30 requirement is when external links/videos/images are used within discussion or with the intention of discussion. While we would generally advise new members who haven't met the 30/30 stipulations against posting threads with the sole intention of linking to an external site (whether advertising or not) or starting your own discussions based on external content, we do of course allow you to link to external sources when it is warranted. For instance you can post external content if using it as evidence in a discussion or you can post a YouTube video if it is relevant to an ongoing discussion.

http://atheistforums.org/rules.php

I thought so to, Jenny.

In fact, in a PM to several mods (including the big guy), I wrote:

Please explain how my link (which I can no longer see due to deletion, apparently) does not meet the following standard:

30/30 Exception
One very important exception to the the 30/30 requirement is when external links/videos/images are used within discussion or with the intention of discussion. While we would generally advise new members who haven't met the 30/30 stipulations against posting threads with the sole intention of linking to an external site (whether advertising or not) or starting your own discussions based on external content, we do of course allow you to link to external sources when it is warranted. For instance you can post external content if using it as evidence in a discussion or you can post a YouTube video if it is relevant to an ongoing discussion.

I'm more than willing to wait out the next three weeks in order to meet the 30/30 requirement before posting any more links, but why is this necessary? If my links are "evidence in a discussion", what is the problem? Seems like a judgment call and if so, shouldn't the benefit of the doubt go to the poster?

I was told that my posts were "spamming"...so they got me either way. I just decided to chill. My 30 days will be up soon.