Toxicfume Veteran Posted July 19, 2004 Veteran Share Posted July 19, 2004 You all know my point is valid, that its much easier to just send a PM and request that the member edit their own sig or whatever to fit in the guidelines of the forum/site.Just editing without notification, or after the fact is rude, inconsiderate, and not a way something should be done. My link to WinXPCentral was just that, a link to another windows site, that I happen to help run. That i cannot see how it was in violation of the rules at all. As for the link to my site, outerfx, I could see someone asking that I remove that as I have not reviewed the rules in quite awhile. Sadly mods here seem to act first then let you know what happened, instead of letting the member & mod resolve it in a respectful manner. So yes I am still offended by what occured no matter how small it seems. Like configure already said, there were no bad intentions in removing the sig. Please continue this via PM with the mod or an Admin if you need to, by discussing it here you are essentially breaking the rules (#11). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samoa Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 come, come to the dark side of the force Luke. :ninja: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwBen Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 Does this include AeroBrowser links, etc. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted July 21, 2004 Veteran Share Posted July 21, 2004 Ok, let me put it this way to try to clarify things for Neobond. What's not allowed: - If you get money from it, it's not allowed - If it is a huge picture with a web address strecthed across it that links to a page you have, it's not allowed. - Links to competing sites Guys, basically, we want you to express yourselves with images of something you like or whatever, but we don't want people to sneak in money making opportunities. My advice, if you wish to link to your blog, etc., is to do what I do and have the usual image and then have a small text link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 point being that he choose mine directly after the posting... the pm came in about 1 minute after the rule... that ****es me off... he could have said, check this out and please abide by it... then I would of had no problem... for him just to go oh, lookie, someones sig thats out of whack by 30 seconds, let me edit it... thats just plain stupid Paul, don't sweat it. Here's the reasoning, and I hope you will understand... Your sig was removed becasue it violated a new rule. You were not given a warning or whatnot, just a removeal and a PM as to why. There's a couple very valid reasons why we do it immediately instead of waiting for you to do it after a 'warning shot' PM. If you only cruised Neowin once a week, it could be a long time before you got the PM, and your sig is out there....this causes other members to see it from your old posts, and think...'wow...he's had that sig for a while, it must be ok to have..." and then you have a lot of members doing the same. As you can see, it could get messy. Second, if we tell you to remove it, and like above, you are gone, and we notice you don't remove it, we do it, and give a warning for not adhering to the rules since we told you before to remove it (not saying 'you'...just hypothetically speaking). Then we get into a whole "I was gone/vacation/didn't get the PM"" conversation, and that is a pain to deal with. This is the quickest way to deal with the issue. I am sorry you feel like you were picked on, but as you can see, it does avoid bigger issues in the future. Thanks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 I am sorry, but a MOD has no place is just editing a sig, before alerting the member and requesting them to do it... which I would have had no issue doing... that he he took it upon himself to do so that just ****es me off... No offense Neobond, but perhaps you should advise the MODS and what not to request an edit before doing it themselves... its no NeoNazi, its NeoWin Really? Whyever not? Do we also have no business moderating the board? Should we keep a running list of members who we have to check to make sure they saw the PM and acted on it, or should you just read the Sig Guidelines and follow them? If I remove your sig, it's because it doesn't follow the guidelines in some way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeWolf324 Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 haha wouldnt it be funny if we had a "holdiay" where there were no mods on duty? on second thought, it'd probably be full of flaming, ads, porn, warez, and porn...just like the real internet...God bless the mods haha. any chance of getting you guys to take sections of the internet? :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aem4162 Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 haha wouldnt it be funny if we had a "holdiay" where there were no mods on duty? no, because it won't happen....they have ways.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerster Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 no, because it won't happen....they have ways.... i was here once when there wasn't 1 mod in sight. it was scary :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boffa Jones Veteran Posted July 21, 2004 Veteran Share Posted July 21, 2004 i have been on more than a few times without any mods at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishX Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 Don't forget that a lot of times Mods and Admins may be logged in anonymously (invisible). Example: 476 guests, 361 members 12 Anonymous Members If they're not showing up in the list of active members, they may just have remained inactive for a bit or logged in anonymously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 Don't forget that a lot of times Mods and Admins may be logged in anonymously (invisible).Example: 476 guests, 361 members 12 Anonymous Members If they're not showing up in the list of active members, they may just have remained inactive for a bit or logged in anonymously. :yes: :ninja: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearded Kirklander Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 https://www.neowin.net/forum/rules.htmthe following was added as 9a. Forum sigs are to be used respectfully, Neowin already has to display ads to cover the running costs, so don't annoy our members by making your sig into some sort of web ad. (ie: Advertising in your sig is not allowed) Ok - this is a very cool rule! :) I have Sigs and Avatars turned off to avoid the visual chaos, but I do totally think this is a great rule. (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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