Requesting clarification regarding the rule against external links - Page 2

Darlene159 · #16 03-27-2006, 03:22 AM

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Originally Posted by excaliber7388

Hmmm I for a long time have had links to the Dark rival website, and forums, as well as graal bible, and a link to Dark Rival. These are graal related, but not all officially graal, what about such sites?

As I said earlier, I will have to speak to Unix about that, because I'm not sure. I am hoping that it will be allowed as long as it is websites for playerworlds and such, as long as the content on said websites is appropriate.

haunter · #17 03-27-2006, 03:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Darlene159

I don't think that he meant the sigs. I think he simply meant direct, clickable links to websites.
When you click on a pic in a sig, it noramlly doesnt take you to a website, unless you set it up to do so, correct?

But remember that time a bunch of people started using an image that Lycia or someone uploaded on their personal webspace and she change it to a pornographic image?

Yep yep. The rules say no non-graal links. Get rid of them all.

Darlene159 · #18 03-27-2006, 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by haunter

But remember that time a bunch of people started using an image that Lycia or someone uploaded on their personal webspace and she change it to a pornographic image?

Yep yep. The rules say no non-graal links. Get rid of them all.

x.x
But, how many times has that happened?
People should be able to at least use their vip space for their sigs, if nothing else.

James205 · #19 03-27-2006, 04:46 AM

That rule honestly has to be one of the worst in graal forum history.

No links to other website? Only links allowed are graal related?

There isn't even anything to really talk about regarding graal lately, it's just making the forum more dead than it already is.

Brad · #20 03-27-2006, 05:01 AM

is this a joke?

forums are dead if NGRT dies out

haunter · #21 03-27-2006, 05:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Darlene159

x.x
But, how many times has that happened?
People should be able to at least use their vip space for their sigs, if nothing else.

VIP hosting is dead. I've been waiting for my VIP webspace to be activated for months now. Unixmad said I would know when the adding of new webspace users would be back up and I haven't heard anything yet... No new members can be added. How is that fair?... And what about gold members? They just don't get a signature?

protagonist · #22 03-27-2006, 05:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Darlene159

x.x
But, how many times has that happened?
People should be able to at least use their vip space for their sigs, if nothing else.

It doesn't have to be reasonable. It's not our place to question the rules Unixmad has set down. Please empty your sig and avatar as well.

coreys · #23 03-27-2006, 05:39 AM

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Originally Posted by haunter

VIP hosting is dead. I've been waiting for my VIP webspace to be activated for months now. Unixmad said I would know when the adding of new webspace users would be back up and I haven't heard anything yet... No new members can be added. How is that fair?... And what about gold members? They just don't get a signature?

Its automatically setup I beleive, because around january I set one up, I just applied for it, and viola, it was there. I never got an email or anything about the VIP webhosting I dont think, and all you have to do is connect to it via a FTP program. (btw, that php alternative thing to ftp doesnt work, it always gives some error, I sent an email, never got a reply)

Darlene159 · #24 03-27-2006, 05:57 AM

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Originally Posted by haunter

VIP hosting is dead. I've been waiting for my VIP webspace to be activated for months now. Unixmad said I would know when the adding of new webspace users would be back up and I haven't heard anything yet... No new members can be added. How is that fair?... And what about gold members? They just don't get a signature?

Those are good questions...

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Originally Posted by protagonist

It doesn't have to be reasonable. It's not our place to question the rules Unixmad has set down. Please empty your sig and avatar as well.

When did you become a moderator?
I will take action as soon as I talk to Unixmad to make sure what he meant with the links.

Curt1zzle · #25 03-27-2006, 06:09 AM

Unixmad,

If the NGRT goes downhill and all remote linking, etc, is gone...Then I'm gone as well.

The only reason I pay you my hard earned American dollars is to have the privelege of arguing with the lunatics of the NGRT. Take it away, and I'm history.

If you want a subscription renewal, you best not touch it.

I SUPPORT THE NGRT...Do you?

Thanks,
Curt1s

protagonist · #26 03-27-2006, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Darlene159

When did you become a moderator?

I'm not a moderator, but does that mean that you can break the rules?

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Originally Posted by Darlene159

I will take action as soon as I talk to Unixmad to make sure what he meant with the links.

He said pretty clearly that links to outside sources are banned. Don't pick which rules to follow and enforce. If you want the rule changed, put it on the helpdesk, but in the mean time, enforce the rules which are currently in place.

Mogwai · #27 03-27-2006, 12:12 PM

Honestly, I don't see why these forums have such strict rules when it's not even so active. There is no point in making more strict rules. People will always do stupid things on a forum even if you have absurd strict rules.

That's why we have moderators...oh wait.

Spark910 · #28 03-27-2006, 02:05 PM

I have expressed my concern of the external link rule to unixmad, he will think about what I said and get back to me.

Darlene159 · #29 03-27-2006, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Spark910

I have expressed my concern of the external link rule to unixmad, he will think about what I said and get back to me.

I am typing up an email, myself also.

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Originally Posted by protagonist

I'm not a moderator, but does that mean that you can break the rules?

He said pretty clearly that links to outside sources are banned. Don't pick which rules to follow and enforce. If you want the rule changed, put it on the helpdesk, but in the mean time, enforce the rules which are currently in place.

I said it before, I will say it again.
I am not clear on the rule, nor are the members. I will enforce the rule when I am absolutely clear on it.
The only thing I am clear on, is that you cannot post a clickable link to anything that is not Graal related, but I am not clear on what that exactly means. Meaning, I dont know if Unix wishes to let members have links to their PW sites, or other things that are Graal related.
When I am clear, I will enforce.

I am hoping that when the new NGRT is finished, that non-graal related links will be allowed there.

excaliber7388 · #30 03-27-2006, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Curt1zzle

Unixmad,

If the NGRT goes downhill and all remote linking, etc, is gone...Then I'm gone as well.

The only reason I pay you my hard earned American dollars is to have the privelege of arguing with the lunatics of the NGRT. Take it away, and I'm history.

If you want a subscription renewal, you best not touch it.

I SUPPORT THE NGRT...Do you?

Thanks,
Curt1s

Yup, I do, and I'm more than willing to provide my support as a crazed user in the NGRT

Graal's a community, but if you cut off outside access, people might have to leave the community

Anyway, I doubt that they'll be to strict about this, it's too foolish. I can understand wishing to block pornography, but thats like saying "the internet is the devil, its nothing but a sex-ed machine"