Certain boards and the nazis that run them

[Jace]

I am not quite sure what to make of this

first off, i struggle with my sig on a continual basis over there...I went from a 120x60 image which got removed, to 3 lines of text which got removed, and most recently 3 LINKS ON THE SAME LINE, which now got removed

here is the rules

You will not use a banner in your signature file larger than 120x60 pixels (with 40 characters of text under it) OR 80 characters of text for sig files that do not contain images. If you have a table in your sig, it must be no bigger than 120x60. You must use standard ENGLISH text in your sig, which means you can not use:
Bold Text
Huge Text
Colored Text

I am not quite sure how this
feedpushers.com | xxxis.net | maximumcheese.com

was against the rules...LOL

now, here is the fun one

I posted that thread about thursday nights get together for dinner and this morning I wake up to not only find my sig changed AGAIN, but also a private message saying

Hello,

The thread you posted, 'Calling all ATLiens.....Atlanta MEETUP this Thursday...' in the forum, Chit Chat was moved to Products and/or Services offered.

Thanks!

now, here is what I don't get, how was a post about going to dinner and drinking classified as "products and services offered"?
I am not providing hookers and nothing will be sold there....haha

anyway, just thought I would rant for a second, I feel that I am a pretty valuable member of quite a few forums on the net and was looking to branch out to more, but this one definitely is getting removed from my bookmarks, I don't feel like constantly being policed while I am trying to help people and promote my business

[spazlabz]

I have a pretty good idea which board you are talking about and their sig rules are and always have been a bit over the top IMHO. But it is their board to run how they wish and seem to have quite a bit of success with it.

I have crossed paths with their sig moderators in the past. it IS a good board to introduce maximum cheese to bro

spaz

[Jace]

Originally Posted by spazlabz

I have a pretty good idea which board you are talking about and their sig rules are and always have been a bit over the top IMHO. But it is their board to run how they wish and seem to have quite a bit of success with it.

I have crossed paths with their sig moderators in the past. it IS a good board to introduce maximum cheese to bro

spaz

well, maybe when time comes to open the doors I will give it another shot....but i won't be happy about it! hahah

[TheEnforcer]

Sheeseh.. no idea which board you are referring to but they need to loosen up a little imo.

[Toby]

Sig rules are enforced by a bot, so if you're within the rules but still getting deleted PM one of the owners and ask for help.

As for moving of your announcement, they're at least consistant about it. Advertisers and board regulars get cut a little slack, but not much.

[Jace]

Originally Posted by Toby

Sig rules are enforced by a bot, so if you're within the rules but still getting deleted PM one of the owners and ask for help.

As for moving of your announcement, they're at least consistant about it. Advertisers and board regulars get cut a little slack, but not much.

i don't get it though, there was no advertising in that post, there wasn't even any names except for a restaurant....

maybe I should have called Bambinellis Pizza and asked if they wanted to buy advertising on that board so we could keep the post in a forum people actually READ? hahahaha

[spazlabz]

Originally Posted by Toby

Sig rules are enforced by a bot, so if you're within the rules but still getting deleted PM one of the owners and ask for help.

As for moving of your announcement, they're at least consistant about it. Advertisers and board regulars get cut a little slack, but not much.

Nah, I joined that board a few days before it opened and when I crossed the sig rules it was edited immediately. Maybe they added a bot recently but my sig was stripped by a person who told me so in the PM.

He was respectful but firm, those rules are there to protect their sponsors which is cool.

My company sponsors that board as well and I still have to follow their sig rules for sponsors. It is a very good board and friend to Oprano, but I have been frustrated by their rules in the past


spaz

[Jace]

Originally Posted by spazlabz

Nah, I joined that board a few days before it opened and when I crossed the sig rules it was edited immediately. Maybe they added a bot recently but my sig was stripped by a person who told me so in the PM.

He was respectful but firm, those rules are there to protect their sponsors which is cool.

My company sponsors that board as well and I still have to follow their sig rules for sponsors. It is a very good board and friend to Oprano, but I have been frustrated by their rules in the past


spaz

it seems like a great board, but every time I go there I just have this thought in my head "I JUST CAN'T WIN WITH THESE GUYS!" hahahaha

[Toby]

Originally Posted by spazlabz

Nah, I joined that board a few days before it opened and when I crossed the sig rules it was edited immediately. Maybe they added a bot recently but my sig was stripped by a person who told me so in the PM.

I believe the sig bot is an add-on/option that became available with one of the board software upgrades last year, or perhaps I'm mistaken and it's a custom critter by Sparky.

[spazlabz]

their moderators are enthusiastic.

another board besides Oprano of course is a blue one that makes me think wet thoughts (or spots heh heh) have mods that are considerably more restrained then the one that frustrated you today. And their guy who sells ad spots is easy to work with. hit me up on ICQ and I will let ya in on a secret or two


spaz

[JimB]

Originally Posted by Toby

Y'know, you really shouldn't comment on things you obviously know absolutely nothing about.

You've just publicly insulted two people whose integrity is beyond reproach.

Thanks Toby

I had to dust off my logon and password to post in this thread. Sorry Gonzo, I will be by more often now.

Jace, drop me an email or PM if you have any problems.

Our nazidesiginator is super secret and was custom written for us...just an FYI.

Hi Spaz

[Jace]

Originally Posted by JimB

Thanks Toby

I had to dust off my logon and password to post in this thread. Sorry Gonzo, I will be by more often now.

Jace, drop me an email or PM if you have any problems.

Our nazidesiginator is super secret and was custom written for us...just an FYI.

Hi Spaz

OMFG

LOL

the sig thing I can handle, goes with the territory

the thread moving thing just baffled me though, it wasn't advertising anything or selling a product or soliciting people to use a service

but yet, a thread that was calling for people to have dinner and drink was moved a "graveyard" section of the forum

Products and/or Services offered
This is the only place to spam your products or services.

no spam whatsoever, can't understand?

[greenguy]

Originally Posted by Jace

...now, here is what I don't get, how was a post about going to dinner and drinking classified as "products and services offered"?
I am not providing hookers and nothing will be sold there....haha...

Like I told you when I replied to your PM, it's nothing personal - events not sponsored by the board get moved to Products & Services.

As for the sig thing, I know that one of the last upgrades sacked a lot of sig files my mistake (odd how every upgrade overwrites all the fixes our tech guy put in) so that might have been the problem, but I have no idea since you didn't ask about it when it happened.

But thanks for crying about everything in public on a different board after you sent me a Private Message

Hey Gonzo

[Jace]

Originally Posted by greenguy

Like I told you when I replied to your PM, it's nothing personal - events not sponsored by the board get moved to Products & Services.

like I said in this thread, I am no longer going there for now, so I have no clue if you replied to that PM I sent....when I woke up this morning and saw not only my sig had been changed again, but my attempt to get some people together for NON-SPONSORED or ADVERTISED at drinks and dinner wasn't appreciated there, I gave even trying to post or be a part of that community.

Originally Posted by greenguy

As for the sig thing, I know that one of the last upgrades sacked a lot of sig files my mistake (odd how every upgrade overwrites all the fixes our tech guy put in) so that might have been the problem, but I have no idea since you didn't ask about it when it happened.

well, the first 2 times it happened I thought I was doing something really wrong, then when I woke today and saw it happened again I just said "fuck, this ain't worth it"

Originally Posted by greenguy

But thanks for crying about everything in public on a different board after you sent me a Private Message

once again, as stated in my first post of this thread, I have no desire to go back after all that, it just isn't worth the hassle. I am here to make money, and if I have to keep monitoring what I say and do and where I say and do it, it gets too annoying to worth it and I just don't bother

thank you for taking some time to explain though, that is much appreciated, but I can see that gg&j and jace wouldn't be a good fit