Advertising other forums Options

[*tweeak*]

i deleted the signature links to RF because i was told to!!

but alvin (maestro) & mike (mikestah), your new forum was comepeting (IMO) because it had xanga, myspace & website skins. (i think those were it) BUT STILL.

hold on- head staff could edit signatures?

[Retrogressive]

Hey--

I think that people putting myspace, xanga, livejournal, and deviantart are advertising those sites!

[KissMe2408]

-I was going to write out this whole thing, until I saw Michael's post. And he basically said everything I was going to point out.
- It's hard getting the whole committee to talk about this now, especially around the holidays and all. But this will be addressed. I actually thought that advertisements were allowed in personal sigs until a couple of weeks ago. I really don't see a problem about advertising other sites in your sig.
-Linda Belle and (edit) Molly (sorry for callin you erica, got confused at first lol),
I understand why you guys are getting upset. But thanks for bringing it out in the open. Take deep breaths you guys, it'll sort out. Remember the by-laws aren't even official yet. We're just trying to work everything out and talk about it first.

Now for Michael's post that show my views on this topic as well:
(if you want me to write out my own, then that's fine. Michael just said it so well that I wanted to quote him, and I don't have a lot of time right now to type it out)

I'm not seeing the big deal about advertising other forums in signatures. First of all, I don't think the "no advertising" rule should apply to signatures. A signature is a personal piece of information and anything should be allowed, with the exceptions of inappropriate material (such as pornography and profanity).

Secondly, even if the "no advertising" rule applies to signatures, I hardly think another forum qualifies as "commercial". One can also argue that even if it does, it is merely "providing information" (the address of the forum).

Thirdly, I don't understand the reason for forbidding "competing" sites. First of all, cB is a great place--great enough that even other forums won't detract from its membership, and just because a person belongs to several similar forums, does not mean they are not active in each community. Secondly, what is "competing"? I could be wrong, but I don't think cB is a commercial venture--while it makes some money from ads, I don't think its primary intention is to serve as primary income for an individual, group of individuals, or corporation (please correct me if this is inaccurate). Therefore, I don't see the problem in allowing other forum administrators to advertise their own forum in their signature.

This post has been edited by KissMe2408: Dec 27 2005, 05:09 PM

[EriaNight]

My name is Molly....and ERIAnight is my screenname........but that's okay....I understand

[demolished]

I'm Nuetral !

Hey--

I think that people putting myspace, xanga, livejournal, and deviantart are advertising those sites!

Myspace, Xanga, and Live journal are completely acceptable for certain reasons. It's suppose to be about blogging and graphic situation.... plus, it's consider cB's purpose and service. If cB banned them, cB is totally pointless with no goal. Therefore, cB is useless. That’s why there are certain sites that are not acceptable due to competitions.

Hopefully, the bylaw mod will clear things up about advertising since advertisements had been one of the major problems with members ... for a long time.

Thirdly, I don't understand the reason for forbidding "competing" sites. First of all, cB is a great place--great enough that even other forums won't detract from its membership, and just because a person belongs to several similar forums, does not mean they are not active in each community. Secondly, what is "competing"? I could be wrong, but I don't think cB is a commercial venture--while it makes some money from ads, I don't think its primary intention is to serve as primary income for an individual, group of individuals, or corporation (please correct me if this is inaccurate). Therefore, I don't see the problem in allowing other forum administrators to advertise their own forum in their signature.

I don’t know how long you been around in cB but ... there was many related problems with other forum such as stealing, shit talking, forum adviser being an ass with another forum member, hateful spamming, and ... maybe hacking? Therefore, it's kind of ruining cB's reputation and environments. It can lead to more issues. (influence)

If there was no such thing as competing sites, it's pointless to produce massive friendly forums serving the same goal.

Where is the confusion??

I'm not asking you for his point. Sorry.
I'm asking him .. what's the point of his post.
I think hearing from his opinon is more accurate.

[technicolour]

^ You make CB sound paranoid

[demolished]

I don’t know how long you been around in cB but ... there was many related problems with other forum such as stealing, shit talking, forum adviser being an ass with another forum member, hateful spamming, and ... maybe hacking? Therefore, it's kind of ruining cB's reputation and environments. It can lead to more issues. (influence)

Oh. This part ? Hey, everything did happened.

[technicolour]

Well you still make Cb seem like it's not up to a challenge.

[*Guest*]

personally, i believe that in signatures, which as michael said are personal, there needs to be NO ban on advertising websites

again, as michael said, cb does not make money from its skins. therefore, by people visiting other sites. cb is not losing out. the real heart of cb lies in its community, who will visit the site anyway, regardless of where they get their skins.

let people show off their sites. they are proud of them, and deservedly.

oh, and to whoever had their signatures editted, do what i did the first time christina removed my GenF link: put it right back.

[demolished]

Um .. cB does make money in some way. Did you know.. you can advertise in ad? click on "Advertise on this site "

[technicolour]

Um .. cB does make money in some way.

Through the GOOGLE ADS at the top of the screen.

Not through the layouts.

Guest: thank you!

[*incoherent*]

kristina...the guest is james.

[Heathasm]

i agree with michael as well . . .

all in favor of free advertisement in sigs aye or nay (i guess we'll go ahead and vote on this now and when micron comes around again he can "okay" it if its aye'd, because we dont know all of the technicallities)

[*tweeak*]

Aye

[*mipadi*]

Aye

[*tweeak*]

Pretty sure you're not on the committee

[*incoherent*]

aye

[KissMe2408]

-Aye-

Sorry Molly, I got your name wrong :(
For some time i've really been thinking your name was Erica :(
I think i was confusing you with someone else. My apologies.

[Mulder]

aye

[demolished]

neutral

[Heathasm]

well thats 6 ayes counting mine, so motion passed!

//edit

also remember that the bylaws ARE NOT in effect yet

[demolished]

Let's see if jusun lee will tolerate advertisement .... since i'm assuming he made a rule about advertising.

[Rachel]

I didn't even get to votttte! booo

Anyways, it is really up to Jusun.

[waccoon]

Let's see if jusun lee will tolerate advertisement .... since i'm assuming he made a rule about advertising.

We've been through this with Clique. Non-commercial, non-competing sites were allowed back then, I don't see why they shoulnd't be now.

[demolished]

Sorry. I really dont know. Ask him. He's a god of cB.

Btw, i'm not against advertisement. I really dont mind about advertising.