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  • 12-02-2003 4:52pm
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    utopio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 41 ✭


    I want to ask how far advertising is allowed?
    Sorry when I asked something that perhaps already is written anywhere, but I didn't have lookes in all forums yet.
    Post edited by Shield on


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    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,404 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    Generally "our product is great", "buy out product" and "visit our website" isn't allowed. A genuine response to someone’s query is (and it has to be a genuine query). Most mods will allow relevant and useful websites to be included in a useful links post on their board.

    Of course you can contact DeVore if you want to get some banner ad.s at a reasonable rate and it will help support boards.ie.


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    amp
    Registered Users Posts: 11,446 ✭✭✭✭amp


    Hi, may I direct your attention to the board entitled Newbie FAQ.
    Thank you kindly.


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    Hobart
    Registered Users Posts: 4,839 ✭✭✭Hobart


    Well done Amp. I'm proud of you.


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    Dazzer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,642 ✭✭✭Dazzer


    Oh no amp nooooooo!


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    #6
    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,404 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    Originally posted by amp
    Hi, may I direct your attention to the board entitled Newbie FAQ.
    Thank you kindly.
    Where in the FAQ, I can't find anything about ads there.


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    DeVore
    Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭DeVore


    I'll summarise:

    If you make money (which you do from your site) you pay us money. We aint no charity.

    If you dont make money but are nice people and we like you, then we'll look the other way and may even give you some banner ads ourselves.

    You're sig is too blatant, too big and points to a commercial venture so I'd ask you to alter it please.
    Regardless, we ask that links to site be sized down for politeness.

    Specifically, considering you are basically a carbon copy of Boards, I think its a bit much to expect us to ignore big links in your sig saying "come visit our site".


    My 2 cent.

    DeV.


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    utopio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 41 ✭utopio


    Originally posted by DeVore
    I'll summarise:

    If you make money (which you do from your site) you pay us money. We aint no charity.

    If you dont make money but are nice people and we like you, then we'll look the other way and may even give you some banner ads ourselves.

    You're sig is too blatant, too big and points to a commercial venture so I'd ask you to alter it please.
    Regardless, we ask that links to site be sized down for politeness.

    Specifically, considering you are basically a carbon copy of Boards, I think its a bit much to expect us to ignore big links in your sig saying "come visit our site".


    My 2 cent.

    DeV.
    Is the standad size ok, or do I have to change the whole content?


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    amp
    Registered Users Posts: 11,446 ✭✭✭✭amp


    Originally posted by Victor
    Where in the FAQ, I can't find anything about ads there.

    Well there should be. And any excuse to get people to read it anyway.

    Now, back in your cage pededanticman! :)


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    utopio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 41 ✭utopio


    Originally posted by Victor
    Where in the FAQ, I can't find anything about ads there.
    Sorry, don't exactly know where to make which post.


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    #11
    KdjaCL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,346 ✭✭✭✭KdjaCL


    Umm is having your own website in your sig advertising??
    His website is similiar to mine but different games doesnt look like he is selling anything cant we tout our own websites for those interested in the specific areas our websites cover???

    I post in Games regarding my website when we have relevant news that gamers may be insteresting in??http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=79545

    That was my last one and there were others before it mentioning something that Boards gamers would be interested in.


    kdjac


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    ironbrew
    Closed Accounts Posts: 489 ✭✭ironbrew


    theres a pile of member to your site...excactly......z-z-z-eroo


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    DeVore
    Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭DeVore


    Originally posted by KdjaC
    Umm is having your own website in your sig advertising??

    not really, depends on the site, its applicability and whether its commercial or not.

    I dont mind members of the community putting links in their sigs but commercial adverts wouldnt be tolerated.

    You're site is well within reasonableness imho.

    DeV.


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    ozt9vdujny3srf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,152 ✭✭✭ozt9vdujny3srf


    ugh those forums make me cringe btw, y would ne1 wanna go from this, to the webby wit huge image sigs in em and bugger all boards.

    pffffffffff the cheak.


    As for kdjac, i have never seen u whoring ur site, so bleh :P


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