24 replies to this topic

[DarkJuno]

I seriously doubt I need to say why he/she/it/bob was fragged, but yeah. Just advertising, so dead.

[JRPomazon]

I think it might of been a bit harsh to ban him on the first offense.

[Eric]

I agree with Pharos. The first offense? That /does/ seem a bit harsh. I figure a second offense would be bannable. You might want to consider calling a 'jumping the gun' here.

[Rhiannon]

Yeah you do... please? I don't recall even seeing him around. He advertised?

[joeymartin64]

Yes, he advertised, and that was all he did. People who register at forums for the sole purpose of advertising have no desire to become a part of its community. So the policy is to help them achieve that goal, rather, the lack thereof.

[Selena]

Mhm. It's pretty much standard policy to ban if all a member does is advertise. It's happened many, many, many times in the past.

[Kwicky Koala]

He wouldn't of stayed now that the arcade's gone anyway, that was his main thing.

[DarkJuno]

............


Admins have been Insta-Baning Advertisers with no question for YEARS now, back before every single last one of us besides Khuff was even an Admin. Why the hell do you feel the desire to bring it up now?

[Goose]

I dont think they meant to attack you OR the system. They didn't know how long its been around.

[Khuffie]

If in his first post he advertises: ban. I'm not here to create free advertising for others. They don't want to be a part of the community, they want others to come and join their forums.

Case closed.

[Black Knight]

I agree. There's nothing wrong with banning these people as I doubt they'll ever be back anyway.

[Hero of Winds]

Yeah, I can understand. But how do you know he came solely to advertise? He could advertise in his first post, then get into discussions with his second, third, etc. I just don't see how if the first post is an advertisement, then that means he's here solely to advertise.

[Alakhriveion]

Yeah, I can understand. But how do you know he came solely to advertise? He could advertise in his first post, then get into discussions with his second, third, etc. I just don't see how if the first post is an advertisement, then that means he's here solely to advertise.

1. IF he was going to make other posts, he would have. There was plenty of time for that between registration and banning.

2. Doesn't matter. It means they came here and showed blatant disregard for the rules. Whether or not they intended to continue posting, that merits a full ban.

[Jaina]

Yeaah plus..a lot of people join forums with high membership and steady activity to use for advertising >.> SInce you can count on that person most likely NEVER posting again

[Chikara Nadir]

They've been banned for good reason- we can easily assume that if they care enough about actually being involved with this community then they'll come back, make another account, and not use it only for their own gain.

[DarkJuno]

Call me crazy, but I don't think this is up for debate.

[Clayvman]

Alright just so i dont make any mistakes ill regret what is advertising like all of it

P.s. i like this forum so im not going anywhere, unless i make you mad some how which i dout and i get banned for life or something.

[Chikara Nadir]

You need to read the Rules, Clayvman.
http://forums.legend...nce.com/faq.php?

Section 9 is as follows:
Do not spam. Spamming will result in warnings, and movement or deletion of posts or threads if appropriate. Repeated offenses will result in suspension and banning. Spamming can be defined, but is not limited to, the following:

a. Non-sequiturs and other off-topic posts
b. One-word posts or posts containing nothing but emoticons.
c. Posting new threads outside of the appropriate forum.
d. Advertisements for personal websites, forums, or businesses.
e. Sending meaningless discussion through Personal Messages.
f. Any post in which the meaning is not readily apparent.
g. Posts made with the purpose of increasing one's Post Count.


What applies to this is that we do not want people coming on here specifically to advertise their own businesses, forums, or whatever- if they post on LA, it'd better be for LA. We don't want them bringing to LA what will not help anyone, and just clog up the place. You're allowed to put advertisements in your sig, but not make threads or PMs about it.

[backin1982]

I've been a forum without moderators once. >.< Harsh things going on there.

[Goose]

What was it like being a forum? Were people constantly putting post it notes on you for other people to read?

Sorry. I had to, you left yourself wide open.

[backin1982]

It's ok, i am to lazy to correct my typos anyways..

And it was horrible.

[Doopliss]

You need to read the Rules, Clayvman.
http://forums.legendsalliance.com/faq.php?

Section 9 is as follows:
Do not spam. Spamming will result in warnings, and movement or deletion of posts or threads if appropriate. Repeated offenses will result in suspension and banning. Spamming can be defined, but is not limited to, the following:

a. Non-sequiturs and other off-topic posts
b. One-word posts or posts containing nothing but emoticons.
c. Posting new threads outside of the appropriate forum.
d. Advertisements for personal websites, forums, or businesses.
e. Sending meaningless discussion through Personal Messages.
f. Any post in which the meaning is not readily apparent.
g. Posts made with the purpose of increasing one's Post Count.


What applies to this is that we do not want people coming on here specifically to advertise their own businesses, forums, or whatever- if they post on LA, it'd better be for LA. We don't want them bringing to LA what will not help anyone, and just clog up the place. You're allowed to put advertisements in your sig, but not make threads or PMs about it.

What's the use for g.? Every post increseases one's post count, then, every post is spam. As long as the post doesn't violate points from a. to f. we can't really know the poster's intentions. As long as all the posts made by an user respect the first six points we can't blame him or her for posting unless the user himslef/ herself states that his/ her intentions where to increase his/ her post count.

So, if posts can't be done with the purpose of increasing the post count, why is it one? Doesn't it invite people to break the rules?

[Selena]

G. means posting something like:


'Woo, posting this to get to 1,000 posts, biatch!' even if it has nothing to do with the topic at hand. Or 'I don't know why I'm posting this, but I want a higher post count'. It happens, at it's annoying. So it's against the rules.

[Chikara Nadir]

Precisely. We post to add to the conversation, to add entire conversations to the forum, to tell our stories, help others, have fun. When you're posting something that no one really cares about, or when two or three people spend a couple straight pages only talking to each other about something that no one else has the opportunity to participate in (or would WANT to participate in because of it's lack of sense)...voilà, senseless spam is born.