[answered]websites

I asked a member to PM me their link, but it was disabled somehow by the site. Very frustrating!

Thanks so much! You are a most gracious Member to be willin' to help Folks learn their way around this Site, that by the way, I LOVE IT!!! Thanks again, & have a grand day!
Respectfully,
Patt

In your profile?? Sure. That's what the box is there for.

If the link turns out to be a p0rn site it might get pulled though.

I think a recipe site should be OK though!

Depends on the site. I suspect that the site you have in mind was blocked not because of the specific site but because of a block on teh higher level domain because it was the source of so much spam.

As an aside (since you are referring members here) putting it in the profile and soliciting that the members click it there is still promotional spam and the thread will be pulled, the site added to spam blacklists, and the members banned just the same.

I've given up trying to make sense of this particular rule.

Think of it this way. In no way whatsoever are members supposed to use any method or means on this site to promote another site.

Members who do so have their post pulled, they are banned and the site is added to spam blacklists.

The premise is that this site is not a place to promote another site. The resources here are not intended for use by people wanting to use it for promotional means of any variety.

But there are links all over the place. I can't work out when one is allowed and when it's not.

Well, as long as the moderators can...

REFERRING OTHERS TO THIS SITE...
Good Mornin'! Might I ask you this? On the Hompage where it says to refer others to this Site, (which I have done, by usin' the link provided in a New Message from my own ISP), & referring them to here, w/some information about how awesome I think this Site is, is this too against the rules? The reason I'm askin' is because I believe several of them, (all of whom I know & deal w/on a regular basis), will in fact join... Any rules against this type of referral? If so, please let me know. I thank you in advance...
Respectfully,
Patt

Thank you my friend! :wink:

Pegasus - There is no rule against inviting your friends. Inviting people you know is encouraged. A huge portion of our membership came from word of mouth refferrals. Whether it's by e-mail, face-to-face conversations or telephone - it's a private communictaion between two people and the site has no rules (and logically couldn't really enforce them even if we did) about what you discuss with your friends privately.

The site would frown however, upon people that went around posting links to A2K on other forums with the intent of getting their members to join A2K. Doing that would just be bad decorum. We discourage people doing that here and expect other sites would feel the same.

My Websites
Thank you so very much for easing my mind about referring via private email to Folks that I know & trust. :wink: I have not put any information concerning this Site, (no links, etc...), at my own Websites at all, & in all fairness to myself, I thought that would be too pushy, & pushy is something I really try not to be, honestly... lol Again, I sincerely thank you for straightening me out, & easing my mind... Have a grand day my friend...
Respectfully,
Patt

NO INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS SOLICITED
I haven't put any of this Sites links anywhere on either of the 3 of my own Websites, just private emails, telling a little bit about how great this Site is, w/the link that was provided on the Homepage here. No Spam for me, can't stand it anyway! lol Thanks & have a good 'un your way!
Patt