Zxian Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 I'm just wondering about the announcement that was posted today by xper regarding affiliates in signatures.I'm guessing that this includes the Opera affiliate program (get 250 unique referrals - get a free license of Opera). Am I right?Does this also mean that we should remove any images linking to software? (For example, the GetFirefox links)I'm just wondering why this decision was made. The Opera affiliate program is a way for me to get a free licence for a great piece of software, and I know that I get a couple of hits per day from the link in my signature.If we cannot have affilitates in our signatures, would it be allowed to start a thread between members to help raise our affiliate counts? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamehead200 Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 No referral/affiliate/advertising links are allowed on the forum including your "Frog Plague" and "Opera" images. Mods or xper, please correct me if I'm wrong.4. Spamming will not be tolerated. We have provided a section for those who wish to share your personal websites. Please use these sections only. We do keep a log of all IP traffic that comes in and out of this site. We will report spamming to your ISP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerwin Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 (edited) Well would it better to get permisson from like firefox and MSFN if we want a link in are signature that says get firefox or something like that. Well i see alot of people on these forums that are advertising. if you they get rid of there referral/affiliate/advertising then i will get rid of mine. Edited June 27, 2005 by computerMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotmale Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 What about the links in my sig? I don't get paid for any clicks on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xper Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 Any kind of comercial advertising/affiliates/referral should be removed. This is technology help/support forum. Not trade/comercial or whatever forum.@hotmaleYour links are ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin L Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 Well would it better to get permisson from like firefox and MSFN if we want a link in are signature that says get firefox or something like that. Well i see alot of people on these forums that are advertising. if you they get rid of there referral/affiliate/advertising then i will get rid of mine. <{POST_SNAPBACK}>your sig is fine... read what xper said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zxian Posted June 27, 2005 Author Share Posted June 27, 2005 Any kind of comercial advertising/affiliates/referral should be removed. This is technology help/support forum. Not trade/comercial or whatever forum.@hotmaleYour links are ok.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>your sig is fine... read what xper said <{POST_SNAPBACK}>So where does that put me? I'm still confused on this, since it's not me trying to make money or sell stuff. The Frog Plague is more of a joke than a trade program, but the Opera affiliate link has the potential to get Opera some revenue... Does that mean the Opera affiliate links have to go?I'm just trying to get clarification to follow the rules.Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamehead200 Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 Any kind of comercial advertising/affiliates/referral should be removed. This is technology help/support forum. Not trade/comercial or whatever forum.@hotmaleYour links are ok.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>your sig is fine... read what xper said <{POST_SNAPBACK}>So where does that put me? I'm still confused on this, since it's not me trying to make money or sell stuff. The Frog Plague is more of a joke than a trade program, but the Opera affiliate link has the potential to get Opera some revenue... Does that mean the Opera affiliate links have to go?I'm just trying to get clarification to follow the rules.Thanks!<{POST_SNAPBACK}>As xper said, affiliate and referral links have to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerwin Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 Thanks for clearing me up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin L Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 So where does that put me? I'm still confused on this, since it's not me trying to make money or sell stuff. The Frog Plague is more of a joke than a trade program, but the Opera affiliate link has the potential to get Opera some revenue... Does that mean the Opera affiliate links have to go?I'm just trying to get clarification to follow the rules.Thanks!just edit the url a little like this[center][url=http://www.funkyfrogforums.com/viral_frog/index.php][img=http://www.funkyfrogforums.com/viral_frog/images/plague.gif][/url][/center][url=http://my.opera.com/Zxian/affiliate/][center][img=http://promote.opera.com/small/opera120x60.png][/center][center][/center][/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zxian Posted June 27, 2005 Author Share Posted June 27, 2005 Ok now I'm a bit confused... maybe I should wait until the big boss (aka xper) makes a decision, because gamehead200 seems to think that both the links have to go, whereas MartinL gave me the code for my sig that still has me as the affiliate for Opera (which is the one I thought would cause more problems).By the way... I've updated my sig as MartinL suggested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 Zxian, afaiac, I don't think you in any violation of the rules at all, for two primary reasons:1. Spam itself is advertising of the kind of stuff you typically find in garbage cans.2. You're not even trying to make money, you're trying to get a free license through legitimate means.Imagine 50 new users come around who are using IE and see your signature, they think "Wow, there's a different web browser?" and so they try out Opera and end up loving it's ability to block pop-ups and avoid spyware. Basically, what I am saying, is that in your process of trying to get a new license, you're also trying to help people. You're serving a beneficial purpose.My thoughts.Cheers,Jeremy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yzöwl Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 Basically, what I am saying, is that in your process of trying to get a new license, you're also trying to help people. You're serving a beneficial purpose.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>The reason for these adverts as you say is primarily in order to receive payment in the form of a licence, for a product he would otherwise have to pay for. This is no different to actually receiving the licence payment itself. If you understood the meaning of the word affiliate, you would see that the member posting the url is actually connected to the company for whom they are advertising, for the purposes of selling a product, a task for which they are seeking remuneration. This is advertising for commercial gain.Spam as it was rightfully called, is sending the same message, in order to promote a product or service, to a large number of recipients who didn't ask for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotmale Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 @hotmaleYour links are ok.Thanks for the clarification. Just wanted to be on the safe side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPerties Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 I'm not sure why people have a hard time understanding what xper is talking about.If you place anything in your sig area that in returns gives you items or makes you money by any user click on the link then performing an action, it must be removed.I think that should cover any questions. So before posting anything about "Is my sig OK" just stop and ask yourself "If someone clicks my link or clicks my link and signs up, downloads or takes any survey, do I get anything in return"?Here are a few examples. Look at my sig. It contains 5 links. the bottom 4 make me no money by anyone clicking on them or doing anything after they click on them. They are also free services. The first "top" link is MSFN sponsor link which produces money for MSFN to help keep it going therefore it is not counted in this new rule (wanted to get that out of the way before anyone started posting about me). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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