Linking to clan website in signature?

craptakular · 1 Jun 2013 at 14:37

So it seems a petty admin has removed from signature, which was a simple text link to my clan gaming site for arma.

We make no money from the site as it is just for clan people to chat on. So why has my link been removed?

Surely ocuk would want to encourage people to get more involved with PC gaming, it could lead to sales.

So why haven't all the server threads on battlefield 3, Wastelands, Dayz all been removed?

Those threads have been started just to spam clan websites and IP addresses to start of communities, yet I am targeted and punished.

Can all the threads and signatures be removed that have game server IP addresses links to and name references to gaming communities?

I will tell OCUK staff what I will do, I spend my entire Saturday linking to threads, posts and signatures where this rule is broken, admins can then simply delete them. This ocuk mods won't have to lift a finger.

Alternatively, can I just have my simple link to my arma clan website restored? It is a good source of recruitment for us, we are not a business, we don't have advertising links on our website, we just game and spend our money on overclockers hardware.

List of links to advertising: Please OCUK mods remove these links ASAP or clarify the rules, there are literately hundreds of people breaking these forums rules.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=19742765&postcount=1 contains a link to a gaming community website, comms IP and server IP.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=15793782&postcount=1 Contains an advertising link to a private mumble server

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=22483585&postcount=4 Contains an advertising link in singature and a shameless link to another forum!!!!!.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=18917785&postcount=1 Contains an advertising link to a community webpage.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=24313406&postcount=1 Contains a vast amount of advertising links to community DayZ servers.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=21838005&postcount=2 Free Advertising link to his own gaming review blog, outrageous!

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=23965087&postcount=27 Free advertising in signature

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=23965539&postcount=28 Free advertising in signature

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=19320375&postcount=59 Free advertising in signature

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=24282725&postcount=65 Free advertising in signature

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=24377261&postcount=3 Free advertising to his own website

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=24356589&postcount=272 Free advertising to his own website for gaming.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=24375998&postcount=1 Free advertising link to his game server and comms server

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=17895373&postcount=1 Shameless free advertising link to his planetside 2 clan.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18442174 This one really takes the biscuit! Free advertising links and the cheek to post a donations paypal link!!!! I mean really??!? My little signature gets deleted and this is allowed in a massive thread for months.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=24377431&postcount=7 Free advertising link to his own video gaming site

Palladium · 1 Jun 2013 at 14:55

^Butthurt

orderoftheflame · 1 Jun 2013 at 14:56

Palladium said:
^Butthurt

Why not email a mod and ask for an explanation, whilst letting them know this has all been a simple misunderstanding? Suspect better results over calling them petty.

Hicks · 1 Jun 2013 at 14:58

If I'm going down! I'm taking all of you with me!!!!!!11123

Nice.....

craptakular · 1 Jun 2013 at 15:02

This disgusting spirit of gaming and creating gaming communities, all centered around ocuk forums must be stamped out.

I mean it obviously is bad for ocuk business, us to be excited about gaming and encouraging people to join.

craptakular · 1 Jun 2013 at 15:25

I have reported my own thread in the hope that an admin can clarify the issue.

V4NT0M · 1 Jun 2013 at 15:32

Overreact much?

T345 · 1 Jun 2013 at 15:34

I agree

K1LLSW1TCH · 1 Jun 2013 at 15:35

Congratulations, you made Underboss.

craptakular · 1 Jun 2013 at 15:36

Skyfall said:
Overreact much?

Maybe, but I thank you for providing another example of a signature shamelessly ignoring the free advertising rule.

Murray · 1 Jun 2013 at 15:40

To be fair he has a point. It isn't really fair if his signature gets removed for linking to a clan forum when plenty of other people do the same thing.

linwelin · 1 Jun 2013 at 16:04

Murray said:
To be fair he has a point. It isn't really fair if his signature gets removed for linking to a clan forum when plenty of other people do the same thing.

id have to agree, but making a thread over seems a bit silly, just message a mod and get it sorted that way, no need to do this publicly.

Nemeses · 1 Jun 2013 at 16:10

Think the OP has gone about this in totally the wrong manner, why not find out first what happened then deal with the mods here in a private conversation, I have always found them to be extremely helpful. well for me anyway and think people know I have had a few clashes here and on the whole the mods have dealt with it fairly!

V4NT0M · 1 Jun 2013 at 16:21

craptakular said:
Maybe, but I thank you for providing another example of a signature shamelessly ignoring the free advertising rule.

You're off your ****.

Komedy · 1 Jun 2013 at 17:00

surely a quick Trust to Thundycat would have saved you a lot of bother.

ColdAsIce · 1 Jun 2013 at 17:27

Well this could have been better handled. Well done smearing everyone else in your post.

Xcept1 · 1 Jun 2013 at 17:29

Lol bore off.

The__Malteser · 1 Jun 2013 at 17:32

OCUK are quite strict with some of their rules I agree.

Although 'shaming' everyone seems a bit too much imo.

MarkeR · 1 Jun 2013 at 17:46

To be fair...

He has a point, all it has done by removing his sig is antagonise him and possibly others!

Most of us run the servers for firstly, our benefit and to help find a place for the community on here. If the sigs aren't allowed then loads of us would leave from here, which then directly affects the sales of hardware directly to the shop!

I personally cannot see any problem advertising servers, clans etc!

richiesimms · 1 Jun 2013 at 17:50

What sigs ?