 Question About Tos, What exactly does this phrase mean? |
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 Apr 3 2006, 01:27 AM
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Trap17 Maverick  Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 1,127 Joined: 5-January 06 From: Michigan, USA Member No.: 16,652  |
QUOTE Please don't drop promotional urls, signature files, nor specifics that would lead people to your site. Signing your name is fine, however commercialized posts or resume signatures will be edited. Does this mean that I shouldn't have a sig that is a link to my site? Does this also mean I shouldn't place a url in any post that will take people to my site? |
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Apr 3 2006, 01:44 AM
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Hidden Secrets can't be told threw just words. One must feel what the other feels to truely understand... Group: Members Posts: 1,522 Joined: 8-January 06 From: Sacramento California Member No.: 16,756 |
well if this does mean that we should not put links to our site in our signature, i would say that thousands of people have broken this rule because i know quite a few people who have a link in some way in their signature...
but i think that this means we shoudl not have referral links in our signatures...and that we should not have any links leading out outside of the xisto corporation...but we can only wait for an admin or a mods response!@ |
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Apr 3 2006, 02:27 AM
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A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.  Group: [MODERATOR] Posts: 4,076 Joined: 24-July 05 From: Linix, DOS and Windows…the good, the bad and the ugly Member No.: 9,787  |
Referrals are a definate no-no. And links to Commercial enterprises are not to be used. As for Mich linking to what is essentially a personal site that offers her designs on a gratis basis, I don't think anyone minds. There are lots of other Members with siggies leading out of the Xisto Corp, but they are generally non-commercial as well. An occasional google adsense on their site, maybe, but nobody selling Used Cars and such, please.
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Apr 3 2006, 04:35 PM
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"Betsuni" Group: Members Posts: 1,023 Joined: 9-April 05 From: Japan Member No.: 5,445 |
I also assume that no affiliate links are allowed either. Anyway, sigs are okay as it's kind of a showcase as to what you can do in the realm of computer graphics.
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Apr 3 2006, 06:22 PM
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Mankie Group: Members Posts: 762 Joined: 22-July 05 From: New Delhi, India Member No.: 9,746 |
That's right!
As far as the site's are personal or a site like Mich's...then there is no harm at all..in putting its link in the signature. You can say that it is basically related to the commercial activities and refferals links. |
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Apr 4 2006, 03:58 AM
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Trap17 Maverick Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 1,127 Joined: 5-January 06 From: Michigan, USA Member No.: 16,652 |
QUOTE(jlhaslip @ Apr 2 2006, 10:27 PM)  Referrals are a definate no-no. And links to Commercial enterprises are not to be used. As for Mich linking to what is essentially a personal site that offers her designs on a gratis basis, I don't think anyone minds. There are lots of other Members with siggies leading out of the Xisto Corp, but they are generally non-commercial as well. An occasional google adsense on their site, maybe, but nobody selling Used Cars and such, please. Hey, my site is hosted by Trap 17, isn't that within the Xisto Corp?
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Apr 4 2006, 04:02 AM
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Hidden Secrets can't be told threw just words. One must feel what the other feels to truely understand... Group: Members Posts: 1,522 Joined: 8-January 06 From: Sacramento California Member No.: 16,756 |
yes, that is within the xisto corporation, it is hosted by trap17 which is owned by OpaQue, and the xisto corporation is as well owned by OpaQue, therefor it is concidered the xisto corporation...
kind of like the shoutbox rule, no links outside of the xisto corporation...so if someone was looking for help and none could tell them about it here, someone in the shoutbox COULD type in "go to http://xisto.com/helpdesk" |
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Apr 7 2006, 10:06 PM
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Trap17 Maverick Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 1,127 Joined: 5-January 06 From: Michigan, USA Member No.: 16,652 |
QUOTE(Albus Dumbledore @ Apr 4 2006, 12:02 AM) yes, that is within the xisto corporation, it is hosted by trap17 which is owned by OpaQue, and the xisto corporation is as well owned by OpaQue, therefor it is concidered the xisto corporation... So then, my link is not taking anybody outside the Xisto Corp site.  And since links in the postings are always seem to be target="new" links (open into a new window), they aren't even taking anybody away from forum. 
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Apr 13 2006, 02:47 AM
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Newbie [Level 2] Group: Members Posts: 25 Joined: 12-April 06 Member No.: 21,740 |
I myself have inserted several links in my messages, but they were regarding the topic I was writing about. One such link was for mobile Directv, and it linked to the article about the service. I hope I'm not breaking any rules, but I'm sure someone will let me know if I am.
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