Opium said:I think people should be able to post what they like in their sigs as long as it isn't viruses, illegal content or pornography. When it's in a sig it's out of the way. If it were in general posts however that's a different matter.
^This. Completely this.
As long as it isn't illegal or NSFW (not safe for work, i.e.: porn, gore, etc.) this forum rule applies:
QUOTEAs long as the advert is non-obtrusive and does not contain links to warez of any kind, members may link to their own website, forum, or venture in their signature and profile ONLY.
I disagree with you. What is a signature really supposed to be? A signature distinguishes you from other people. Having Lockers links everywhere does not show who you are and is just plain advertising for the wrong reasons. If it was a link to a personal blog, I would not be against it.Opium said:I think people should be able to post what they like in their sigs as long as it isn't viruses, illegal content or pornography. When it's in a sig it's out of the way. If it were in general posts however that's a different matter.
mthrnite said:Lockerz sigs are a necessary evil, unless you want all links to anything off-site banned in the sigs.
Precisely. Surely a exception of some sort can be made for "it".dice said:mthrnite said:fussy kittens sigs are a necessary evil, unless you want all links to anything off-site banned in the sigs.
No it isn't, you make it sound like banning fussy kittens links will cause all other links to implode.
So, I guess then we change the forum rules, and make a special case exception for Lockerz, then the Lockerz fad dies out and gets replaced by something else and we make a special rule exception for that, etc.. and so forth.luke_c said:Precisely. Surely a exception can be made for it.dice said:mthrnite said:fussy kittens sigs are a necessary evil, unless you want all links to anything off-site banned in the sigs.
No it isn't, we simply ban fussy kittens sigs and allow the rest.
QUOTE said:t's not like fussy kittens logos burn your eyeballs out or anything
dice said:I've added "furballs" to the ban filter, feel free to post variants of the word so that they can be banned.
Well, we allow on-site advertising through the trading forum, however I believe that is different because it is legitimate sales between members of this forum and not items being promised to people for free that might not even be available.mthrnite said:My point was that if you ban all "advertising" then the slippery slope notion envelopes even an "advertisement" for your web site that you worked so hard on and want everyone to see, or the song you wrote that you want everyone to hear.
I am currently "advertising" my music in my sig. Sure, it may be free, but it benefits me in any commercial ventures that I may want to pursue later on, so it is an advertisement.
fussy kittens sigs are a necessary evil, unless you want all links to anything off-site banned in the sigs.