Wow, Forum Rules

Discussion in 'Truck Forum Information Center' started by Kaonix, Jul 25, 2008.

  1. Kaonix

    Kaonix Light Load Member

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    Prolly get banned but....Wow Giant Red Blinking Letters:

    Important: NO SOLICITATION, FREE ADS, or FREE PERSONAL SITE LINKS, EVER!

    Heaven forbid someone see the trucking industry from anothers point of view besides tr.com? I understand the no ads or solicitation but how do personal site links effect the revenue of this site? I mean I know you sell ad space, no big surpise. But why aren't users allowed to post their own website link in their signature or something? Kinda "Hitler-ish" if you ask me. Get your trucker information from us or no-one else? Just one new users opinion. Sorry if it offends admins/mods, not trying to just my P.O.V.
     
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  3. bullhaulerswife

    bullhaulerswife Forum Leader/Admin Staff Member Administrator

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    Well, I gotta give you credit, at least you READ them.

    But seriously, personal sites can contain other undesirable content that this site does not want to be associated with. Hence the rule.

    Sorry, but some bad apples did this, and unfortunately the rule had to be put in place.
     
  4. Kaonix

    Kaonix Light Load Member

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    Wow, that sux. Too bad, some of us actually know how to run one. I don't like blogging on someone else's site so I blog on my own as does my wife. Oh well. Guess I'll get over it. I do understand but people have the option of NOT clicking the link in someones signature. I'm sure my bikini clad avatar I use on my site MIGHT be a little offensive to some. I myself read peoples posts and if they seem somewhat intelligent, I'll check out their site. Hey, thanx for the reply and thanks for supporting one of us "nasty old truckers". Wish there were more women out there like you and my wife.
     
  5. bullhaulerswife

    bullhaulerswife Forum Leader/Admin Staff Member Administrator

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    No problem. Yup, been supporting all day. Its called Google Maps. :biggrin_2559::biggrin_25525:

    Yeah, I understand your thinking to, but with this many members, you can just imagine who would love to get their content in front of your eyes. We get spammed so badly every day that its exhausting. We just want a clean site that is for drivers, with out all the in your face advertising.

    Welcome to the forum. Go introduce yourself in the Welcome Wagon. Get to know some folks here. :biggrin_25525:
     
  6. smurf-316

    smurf-316 Resident Nut Case

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    Yea they post links then you get some kinda porn mess then guess what happens?

    yep!
    we get accused of peddling porn.

    :yes2557:
     
  7. WiseOne

    WiseOne Inactive contact bullhaulerswife

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    Hey Kaonix, that is what Google is for...we are not a spam repository here. Move on if you don't like it. AND if you want to blog somewhere else, go for it! Just don't use us to spam your site is all. I don't go to your site to spam a link to us and we won't accept it here either. Period. WHY would we want a link to your site when the whole freggin' point of this site is to do it here and have all the information on-hand and easily accessible? I am always AMAZED at your type as you come here to complain about NOT being able to spam us??? WTF? People are AMAZING. It would be like me walking into your house, pissing on your carpet and me EXPECTING you to like it AND then complain when you don't! In other words, I have my own toilet, sure...I use it, I won't ask to use your carpet! THINK for once! Amazing...come here and post a WORTHLESS post complaining that we don't want you to spam our site....SHEESH!
     
  8. old-school

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    send lawyers guns and money the sh## is about to hit the fan. you are my HERO :biggrin_2553:
     
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  9. dancnoone

    dancnoone "Village Idiot"

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    Uh ? I beg to differ. You know how to set one up through auto forms, most likely.

    Just from your basic info here. I have to assume that you know very little about anything. Especially running a web site as a business.

    Do you do your own scripting? Or is it a simple "fill in the blank"? Do you hard code your "web pages"? Or fill in the boxes?

    "Free ads" are an invitation to every troll in the world to attempt to increase their search engine standings, by posting a link.

    Do you understand how meta tags and source work? Do you understand, and know how to block spiders?

    Are you familiar with the term htaccess ? Have you ever grepped a file?

    A blog is a far cry from being a "website". And this isn't a blog, although it has access to them.

    In days past, personal web sites were relegated to the trash bin within a search engine. Because that's what most of them are...trash.

    They have no relevance, nor are they based in very many facts. It's the "new messenger" service of the year. Next year, it will be something else.
     
  10. WiseOne

    WiseOne Inactive contact bullhaulerswife

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    Danc694u, AMEN!!! AMEN!!! I appreciate that backup!

    That is EXACTLY right! We used to allow some links, but no way anymore as it gets TRASHY and RIDICULOUS! One thing that ENRAGES me is when these "so-called" marketing experts actually TELL people to go to forums and spam their site links! So, then we have to root them out because of those morons. AARGH. AND, if someone cannot afford $10/month for a link in their signature, then SCREW them. I PAY for ALL this myself AND yes I DO code, hack, etc...so this takes me a LOT and I mean a LOT of work! I pay $4000 JUST for a server every year now due to the size of THIS forum! And, someone has the BALLS to come here and complain they cannot leach off of us? WTF? So, we STOPPED allowing ANY trucking blogs, trucking forums and the like due to this. We won't even let them PAY for a link now as I am FED up anymore.

    GOOGLE what you want if you think you need to find info elsewhere, WTH is so hard in that? I do it ALL the time! AND you ALL are perfectly welcome to put you OWN opinions on trucking, or whatever, in here, NP! We are VERY open, but simply will NOT put up with spam anymore. And, YES, when you run around promoting your own site by posting your links in forums you ARE a spammer, period.

    Sorry, this just gets me fired up anymore due to the absolute GALL of it!
     
  11. Mastertech

    Mastertech Staff Leader / Admin Staff Member Administrator

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    It's laughable that people can get pissed off at us for not allowing them to post links to their site and spam our forums.
     
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