Other forums on gfy being mentioned - GoFuckYourself.com

xLaborJames · 08-08-2006, 11:55 PM

Ok i understand this rule if its another forum that is direct competition but what if a webmasters runs a porn forum people can submit to and get traffic from? What if its totally unrelated to adult webmasters and brought up as a traffic resource? What if i made a mainstream forum and wanted to talk about it and how to increase users and revenue?

Cool or not cool?

Does it bring down the ban hammer?

JD · 08-09-2006, 12:01 AM

ban hammer

marketsmart · 08-09-2006, 12:26 AM

texas dreams will period all over you if you do that...

so go ahead, give it a whirl...

reynold · 08-09-2006, 12:28 AM

For me it's not cool. However, it will always depends on the admin's discretion.

TexasDreams · 08-09-2006, 12:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xLaborJames

Ok i understand this rule if its another forum that is direct competition but what if a webmasters runs a porn forum people can submit to and get traffic from? What if its totally unrelated to adult webmasters and brought up as a traffic resource? What if i made a mainstream forum and wanted to talk about it and how to increase users and revenue?

Cool or not cool?

Does it bring down the ban hammer?

A lot of times it gets in the gray area. I tend to look at them on a case-by-case basis.

If it's a adult webmaster forum that's clearly in the "red" zone.

Forums geared towards the surfer, and as long as it's for marketing and for actually building sales, I can understand that.

Forums that target the surfer with the only point being giving away the ranch in content. I tend to treat the mega-content-giveaway forums like I treat warez or "cp" sites. They should all DIE!

Mainstream forums, hmmm... if someone was to mention a forum for something like design (Photoshop, Flash, etc.), or programming (php, MySQL, vBulletin, etc.), I don't think I would have any serious problem with that either.

Bottom line is, I don't just start swinging the ban hammer any time I see the word "forum".

xLaborJames · 08-09-2006, 12:46 AM

Thanks for the reply TD, and clarifying things a bit for me. I know stuff like outside board promotion really probably comes down to a case by case basis and it was a topic I was always curious about.

testpie · 08-09-2006, 04:37 AM

What about if the forum was just being advertised as one line (or less) in a sig?

08-08-2006, 11:55 PM	#1
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08-09-2006, 12:46 AM	#6
xLaborJames Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 564	Thanks for the reply TD, and clarifying things a bit for me. I know stuff like outside board promotion really probably comes down to a case by case basis and it was a topic I was always curious about. __________________ xLabor.com Your one stop shop for WP Blog Themes, Custom Designs, and Content Insertion. Contact me to discuss all your blogging needs! James AT xlabor.com \| 216 787 969

08-09-2006, 04:37 AM	#7
testpie Mostly retired Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: UK Posts: 3,231	What about if the forum was just being advertised as one line (or less) in a sig? __________________ Affiliates: DogFart ~ Domain parking: NameDrive ~ Traffic broker: Traffic Holder

08-09-2006, 12:01 AM	#2
JD Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 22,651	ban hammer

08-09-2006, 12:26 AM	#3
marketsmart HOMICIDAL TROLL KILLER Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sunnybrook Institution for the Criminally Insane Posts: 20,419	texas dreams will period all over you if you do that... so go ahead, give it a whirl...

08-09-2006, 12:28 AM	#4
reynold Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Global Traveler Posts: 51,271	For me it's not cool. However, it will always depends on the admin's discretion.