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2011-09-17, 01:38 AM (ISO 8601)
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Referring to the ad banners (Forum rules question)
The forum rules on advertising do not seem to address the new ads on the site. It's possible to echo the smaller adbox in a forum post by linking to the same host server:
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(IMG)http://www.projectwonderful.com/nojs...d=58283&type=1 (/IMG) (replacing the (s with [s)
If you include this in your post, it will update itself whenever the ad banner changes.
Doing so appears to conform to all the forum rules... at least right now. However, the current rules do not handle dynamic content well because the ad may change at some time after you make your post, to something inappropriate.
Would posting the linked image, as an image rather than a link, violate the forum rules? Again, please note that this image will always be one that is displayed somewhere else on the page.The gnomes once had many mines, but now they have gnome ore.
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2011-09-17, 02:21 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Referring to the ad banners (Forum rules question)
I would think the dynamic content wouldn't really be a problem here, since any potential inappropriate content would be removed as quickly as possible and would be visible to users anyway. That said, I'm not a mod, and I may be completely wrong.
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2011-09-17, 06:00 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Referring to the ad banners (Forum rules question)
I can't see any reason why you would actually do that, though.
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2011-09-17, 06:13 AM (ISO 8601)
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2011-09-17, 11:50 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Referring to the ad banners (Forum rules question)
Why would you even feel the need to do that in the first place, though?
Second, the answer is pretty obvious. You are not a paying advertiser. You have to follow the rules as laid out still, regardless of the presences of the ad banner above. The ad banners do not suddenly allow you to make an exception to the rules on dynamic images or posting links to commercial sites. The biggest reason would be that you would then be able to not only continue advertising a site that's no longer paying, you could also be hosting those dynamic images on another server that has whatever you want on it. It would require the mods to personally check every post you make like that.
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2011-09-17, 03:02 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Referring to the ad banners (Forum rules question)
As far as I'm aware, he's talking about putting the ad at the bottom of the site (and only that, as it is) into his signatures or posts or whatever. It'll be the exact same as that ad, so there isn't anything to be checked.
Still, no advice on my part though, this is strictly mod business.
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2011-09-18, 01:38 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Referring to the ad banners (Forum rules question)
Please do not do this. If Project Wonderful sees that my site is displaying the ad in more places than I added the proper code to, they may shut down my account while they figure out hat's going on. I appreciate the attempt to get more views for each ad, but I don't want to do anything that messes with their protocols and procedures.
Further, all message board rules for advertising in your signature still apply, same as always...even if that ad is the same one that is being put on the site elsewhere. The presence of a paying ad doesn't give anyone a pass to use their account for commercial advertising, even on behalf of another company.Rich Burlew
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