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New video. Just a bit sarcastic. ;)
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 (August 11, 2015 at 8:17 pm)abaris Wrote: Not weird at all. It's to keep away spammers. No links as long as you haven't shown to be an active member, participating in actual discussions. And there are exemptions if some link actually contributes to the discussion. Simply posting a vid without any explanation doesn't cut it however. ^This^
If there is a god, I want to believe that there is a god. If there is not a god, I want to believe that there is no god.
 (August 11, 2015 at 8:13 pm)vixene Wrote: That's a weird rule, why only old members can post vids? I think the rule is a bit weird, too, particularly given that there is an exception specified, but the exception is not consistently allowed. I posted about this issue long ago: 30/30 Rule What I did, after being here a couple of weeks, and finding that the exception specified in the rules was not actually always allowed in practice, was to go away for a couple of weeks and come back again after the 30 days passed. I did not like not being allowed to post links, since many times discussions involve people wanting sources, and being new, I was getting into trouble trying to comply with such reasonable requests. In my opinion, this is the worst thing about this site. But, not owning this site, my opinion on the matter counts for nothing. My guess is, this is one of the reasons why some new members do not stick around, as it is an annoyance to not be able to properly participate in discussions in which people want sources for claims that are made. "A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence." — David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
Oh, jesus effing crisp. If you can't see that the 30/30 rule is applied to those spamming, I don't know what else to tell you.
If a link is a citation, it's going to be allowed; if it's there to promote yourself, we won't allow it before the 30/30. Even then, it's annoying as fuck because we're a discussion forum, not a forum in which everyone can promote their own shit. We aren't in the business of directing people to other sites. The OP spammed a bunch of people via PM and on the board by promoting his own shit. He can wait it out and become an upstanding member, as have a lot of people here. If he chooses not to, he won't be allowed to promote his brand. It's really simple.
Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.
Is it up to the mods to determine whose links are trustworthy or not?
(August 11, 2015 at 10:08 pm)vixene Wrote: Is it up to the mods to determine whose links are trustworthy or not? It isn't about trustworthy sites or untrustworthy sites (though posting Trojan sites is against the rules too), it's about prohibiting coming to this site for self promotion only. This isn't a place to come to promote your book, blog, video, video blog, or any other product.
If there is a god, I want to believe that there is a god. If there is not a god, I want to believe that there is no god.
(August 11, 2015 at 10:25 pm)Jenny A Wrote:But someone could make an account, wait 30 days and THEN start to promote their work, what use is the 30 day rule then?(August 11, 2015 at 10:08 pm)vixene Wrote: Is it up to the mods to determine whose links are trustworthy or not?  RE: New video. Just a bit sarcastic. ;)
August 11, 2015 at 10:36 pm
(This post was last modified: August 11, 2015 at 11:09 pm by ignoramus.)
Correct!
not that you can start your online shop here either once you are eligible! This isn't a commerce site! (btw, I've got 6 lbs left of blue crystal meth if anyone's interested?)
No God, No fear.
Know God, Know fear.  RE: New video. Just a bit sarcastic. ;)
August 11, 2015 at 10:40 pm
(This post was last modified: August 11, 2015 at 10:41 pm by The Valkyrie.)
(August 11, 2015 at 10:34 pm)vixene Wrote:(August 11, 2015 at 10:25 pm)Jenny A Wrote: It isn't about trustworthy sites or untrustworthy sites (though posting Trojan sites is against the rules too), it's about prohibiting coming to this site for self promotion only. This isn't a place to come to promote your book, blog, video, video blog, or any other product.But someone could make an account, wait 30 days and THEN start to promote their work, what use is the 30 day rule then? Yes, people can do that. But, dependent on the content of their site, they could soon find their account terminated. But, as Ignoramus said, we're not a commercial site Playing Cluedo with my mum while I was at Uni: "You did WHAT? With WHO? WHERE???" (August 11, 2015 at 10:40 pm)Beccs Wrote:(August 11, 2015 at 10:34 pm)vixene Wrote: But someone could make an account, wait 30 days and THEN start to promote their work, what use is the 30 day rule then? Why not terminate their account within the first 30 days if they spam? Why wait till they're full members? Sorry for all the questions!  (August 11, 2015 at 10:34 pm)vixene Wrote:(August 11, 2015 at 10:25 pm)Jenny A Wrote: It isn't about trustworthy sites or untrustworthy sites (though posting Trojan sites is against the rules too), it's about prohibiting coming to this site for self promotion only. This isn't a place to come to promote your book, blog, video, video blog, or any other product.But someone could make an account, wait 30 days and THEN start to promote their work, what use is the 30 day rule then? They could, but in practice, they almost never do. |
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