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RE: New video. Just a bit sarcastic. ;)
August 11, 2015 at 11:00 pm
(August 11, 2015 at 10:48 pm)vixene Wrote: (August 11, 2015 at 10:40 pm)Beccs Wrote: 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
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!
I'm answering your question regarding if someone waits 30 days and then starts posting links.
A number of new people have signed up and immediately started posting links and spam.
Their accounts are terminated in short order.
Others have come on and posted links without reading the rules. They're asked not to, as in this thread, and the links removed from the post. Most, once they realise their error, are happy to wait.
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RE: New video. Just a bit sarcastic. ;)
August 11, 2015 at 11:10 pm
(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?
Actually, no they couldn't; the rule is 30/30, as in, thirty days, and thirty posts. The rules are set up so that you have to contribute to the forum before you can use it as a platform for promotion. You couldn't just let an account sit for a month and then let rip with the links, you'd need to have said something of substance before you're okay.
Now me, I've been here a few years, I've posted many thousands of times, and I've promoted my own work plenty. It's not an issue at all, so long as the promotion is coupled with a desire to be a member of the community itself. If the intent is to just use the board as a marketing platform, then not only will we show you the door, you should be shown the door: this is a discussion forum, after all.
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August 11, 2015 at 11:15 pm
Ok I'm not here to advocate using the forum as an advertising platform, it seems some members have taken my questions the wrong way. I'm just thinking aloud here that perhaps a blanket ban for ALL new members might be a little unfair. But I can see things from your perspective.
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August 12, 2015 at 11:41 am
(August 11, 2015 at 11:15 pm)vixene Wrote: Ok I'm not here to advocate using the forum as an advertising platform, it seems some members have taken my questions the wrong way. I'm just thinking aloud here that perhaps a blanket ban for ALL new members might be a little unfair. But I can see things from your perspective.
How is it unfair to require new members to prove they want to be a part of the community before they're allowed to push their own agenda? And what do you mean by a "blanket ban"? The OP is not banned; his link has been snipped because it's against the rules. Spambots get banned on-sight; potential long-term members do not.
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RE: New video. Just a bit sarcastic. ;)
August 12, 2015 at 11:51 am
It's usually pretty obvious from context when a person is here only to either promote their site/blog etc. 9/10 times we snip the link, send them a friendly PM, and they never post again. Some stick around, but it is rare.
The only time we really ban on sight is if it is out of left field. Spambots usually are pushing foot fungus powder or rock crushing equipment (horizontal ftw!)
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RE: New video. Just a bit sarcastic. ;)
August 12, 2015 at 11:59 am
(August 12, 2015 at 11:41 am)rexbeccarox Wrote: (August 11, 2015 at 11:15 pm)vixene Wrote: Ok I'm not here to advocate using the forum as an advertising platform, it seems some members have taken my questions the wrong way. I'm just thinking aloud here that perhaps a blanket ban for ALL new members might be a little unfair. But I can see things from your perspective.
How is it unfair to require new members to prove they want to be a part of the community before they're allowed to push their own agenda? And what do you mean by a "blanket ban"? The OP is not banned; his link has been snipped because it's against the rules. Spambots get banned on-sight; potential long-term members do not.
I thought it was fairly clear that I meant a blanket ban on posting videos as a new member not actually banning their accounts.
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August 12, 2015 at 12:03 pm
I am very grateful for the rule. We'd be knee deep in adds for rock crushing machines if we didn't have good men and women on the wall keeping us all safe.
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August 12, 2015 at 12:56 pm
(August 11, 2015 at 8:13 pm)vixene Wrote: That's a weird rule, why only old members can post vids?
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August 12, 2015 at 1:14 pm
(August 12, 2015 at 11:59 am)vixene Wrote: (August 12, 2015 at 11:41 am)rexbeccarox Wrote: How is it unfair to require new members to prove they want to be a part of the community before they're allowed to push their own agenda? And what do you mean by a "blanket ban"? The OP is not banned; his link has been snipped because it's against the rules. Spambots get banned on-sight; potential long-term members do not.
I thought it was fairly clear that I meant a blanket ban on posting videos as a new member not actually banning their accounts.
It wasn't clear, but ok. So how is it unfair that we require new members to prove they want to be a part of the community before they're allowed to push their own agendas?
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RE: New video. Just a bit sarcastic. ;)
August 12, 2015 at 1:19 pm
(August 11, 2015 at 10:01 pm)rexbeccarox Wrote: ...
If a link is a citation, it's going to be allowed; ...
The simple fact is, that is not always the case. It was because of that fact that I started the 30/30 Rule thread so long ago.
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