Is this "advertising"?

Started by Hall Of Famer May 4th, 2009 9:18 AM
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In the World of Fame
Seen March 26th, 2011
Posted July 14th, 2010
709 posts
15.2 Years
I hate to post complaints in this forum, but there's something I don't really understand. Here's the rule for "advertising" forum:

Advertising other forums is not permitted in posts, social groups, blog entries, visitor messages, or private messages.
The community prohibits unsolicited advertising of forums. The only space where you are permitted to advertise is your signature. Members who join and send forum links to other members over the private message system will be immediately banned on the notion of joining with the intention of advertising their forum. You are permitted to link to threads and posts of another forum when it may helpful and contributive to the thread. Linking to other web sites is permitted anywhere in the community, but blatantly advertising web sites is not permitted. (It is left to the discretion of the community staff to decide whether a link to a website or forum may be considered advertising. Unacceptable forms of linking may be edited without question.)
And here's the visitor message I sent to a member to prove that he's a horrible member and therefore doesn't deserve to be an admin:

Stop spamming my game staff Bobandbills and Jonny, or you won't get away with it.

Also I don't know how you can explain this, really...

http://www.citybuildingcontests.net/...mber.php?u=432
I did post a link of another forum, but I wasn't advertising that forum at all. The link was merely about a profile of a banned user, which was exactly the same user I was talking to in this community. I used an example of him being banned in another forum to prove that he couldn't even behave as an ordinary registered member, so he's by no means to behave well as an admin(well if you ever checked his profile messages, you'll learn that he has been trying to become an admin of several forums).

I'm sorry this may sound a little bit complicated, but I'm not the vallain, nor am I even attempting to advertise another forum(I'm not even a registered user of CBC forum so why should I advertise their forum?). I know complaints are not appreciated on Pokecommunity. I received an infraction already and I don't wish to challenge this decision. I just hope some of you can re-evaluate this case and tell me if this is indeed "advertising". Thanks.
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Seen November 4th, 2015
Posted August 10th, 2012
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I wouldn't consider it as advertising. Like you said, you're only pointing something out, and that fits in the
You are permitted to link to threads and posts of another forum when it may helpful and contributive to the thread. Linking to other web sites is permitted anywhere in the community, but blatantly advertising web sites is not permitted
segment, except you're linking to a profile and not a thread/post.

All in all, I wouldn't say you deserve an infraction.

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Seen March 26th, 2011
Posted July 14th, 2010
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I wouldn't consider it as advertising. Like you said, you're only pointing something out, and that fits in the segment, except you're linking to a profile and not a thread/post.

All in all, I wouldn't say you deserve an infraction.
Thanks for your support. I don't expect to reverse this infraction, I just want to prove that I'm not a vallain or an advertiser. That's all.

No one is replying to this thread? I'd really like to hear the explanations from those who do believe I was advertising CBC, like Signomi.
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Pokemon Mysidia: http://www.pokemonmysidia.com
Poketube: http://www.pokemonmysidia.org
Pokemon HOF Official site: http://pkmnhalloffame.pokemonmysidia.com
Mysidian's board: www.pokemonmysidia.com/forum

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ShinjisLover

Seen May 11th, 2016
Posted July 5th, 2010
3,043 posts
14.5 Years
No, it's not advertising. If you like to something that you're talking about to make a POINT, then it's not advertising. But blatantly linking to the forum and saying "go here" IS advertising. Also, don't double post, it's against the rules. You already had your answer, so there was no need.
In the World of Fame
Seen March 26th, 2011
Posted July 14th, 2010
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No, it's not advertising. If you like to something that you're talking about to make a POINT, then it's not advertising. But blatantly linking to the forum and saying "go here" IS advertising. Also, don't double post, it's against the rules. You already had your answer, so there was no need.
But I haven't got an answer why I received an infraction for "advertising"...
:sleeping:
Yes, I am the founder of Pokemon HOF



My sites:
Pokemon Mysidia: http://www.pokemonmysidia.com
Poketube: http://www.pokemonmysidia.org
Pokemon HOF Official site: http://pkmnhalloffame.pokemonmysidia.com
Mysidian's board: www.pokemonmysidia.com/forum

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In the World of Fame
Seen March 26th, 2011
Posted July 14th, 2010
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You should take this up with Rukario. Show him this thread and he'll figure out what to do. He knows better than any of us.
I'd like to hear the opinions from mods or supermods first before I have to disturb Rukario and PC admins.
Yes, I am the founder of Pokemon HOF



My sites:
Pokemon Mysidia: http://www.pokemonmysidia.com
Poketube: http://www.pokemonmysidia.org
Pokemon HOF Official site: http://pkmnhalloffame.pokemonmysidia.com
Mysidian's board: www.pokemonmysidia.com/forum

Women are beautiful for the simple fact they are women.


Gerri Shin

  

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Posted April 13th, 2013
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in my opinion it wasn't advertising, but Infrfactions are between a user and the mod or staff member that gave it to them, If you feel it was given in error, then the upper staff would want to hear about it. (though I'm pretty sure they would rather discuss it in the PM system than in a thread)
Part of the higher staff's job is dealing with these situations, so if you feel you don't deserve the infraction, send a PM to someone like Hiroshi Sotomura, Rukario, or Ausaudriel.
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