PLEASE REMEMBER: YOU CANNOT TALK ABOUT COMPETITORS!

Antar Bolaeisk · 22 Jul 2011 at 17:28

Tefal said:
one threads already gone from the front page of pc gaming

It appears to be the only one though, did a quick search back to see if there were more but couldn't find any.

Anyone got any hot gossip on the contents of said thread?

paradisiac · 22 Jul 2011 at 17:28

SkeeterUK said:
Wonders what will happen to 5UB's get 10,000 people on steam group thread.

Hmm i wonder if steam lets you advertise there because ocuk is a competitor to them as they are selling 14 games. I jest but it is funny. How it works one way but not the other.

will the OCUK steam community have to go too though as that must be promoting active use of a competitor.

Ocean Breeze · 22 Jul 2011 at 17:33

This is seriously retarded.

It's a good job I use other forums..

I also buy all my PC components elsewhere as Google Shopping tells me where they are cheapest..is mentioning Google banned as well?

Komedy · 22 Jul 2011 at 17:34

Antar Bolaeisk said:
It appears to be the only one though, did a quick search back to see if there were more but couldn't find any.

Anyone got any hot gossip on the contents of said thread?

That'll be the thread that quoted the news that Amazon will be launching their Digital Download Service in the UK in the Autumn.

Komedy · 22 Jul 2011 at 17:35

NinjaSeb said:
This is seriously retarded.

It's a good job I use other forums..

any recommendations as there could be a run for the door if this remains in place and they can kiss goodbye to any hardware orders from me too in the future.

Reaper 392 · 22 Jul 2011 at 17:35

hmm, let me look at the FAQ's:

FAQ's said:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/faq.php?faq=vb_read_and_post#faq_vb_special_codes
As you know OcUK are in the computer hardware business and therefore the promotion of OcUK's competitors is forbidden.

i am pretty sure that a game is not hardware. the last time i checked it was software.

sammo62 · 22 Jul 2011 at 17:37

Just so OcUK know, I first started reading these forums because of the PC games discussions. A few months later I bought a £2k PC from the shop here.

I'm not whining about the new rules, but it might actually be counter-productive.

4T5 · 22 Jul 2011 at 17:38

Friday afternoon public relations nightmare 101.

HAz · 22 Jul 2011 at 17:38

rofl! lets go and find that old classic thread with the "PAY DAY DEALS " ahahahahahahahahah

Komedy · 22 Jul 2011 at 17:39

right now i'm guessing the OP is regretting ever pushing buttons on his keyboard today.

The sheer lack of detail and the manner of the post is astounding in the extreme

Deluxe1 · 22 Jul 2011 at 17:39

I buy a lot of my hardware from OcUK but would NEVER ever think about purchasing a game from here.

Silly decision.

Scon · 22 Jul 2011 at 17:40

Supermarkets sell games too

ins0mn1ac · 22 Jul 2011 at 17:40

HAz said:
rofl! lets go and find that old classic thread with the "PAY DAY DEALS " ahahahahahahahahah

This one? http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18211132&highlight=pay+day+deals

HAz · 22 Jul 2011 at 17:42

THIS IS WHY WE CANNOT TALK ABOUT COMPETITORS! PAY DAY DEALS BABY!!! whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18211132&highlight=pay+day+deals

Tefal · 22 Jul 2011 at 17:44

Komedy said:
any recommendations as there could be a run for the door if this remains in place and they can kiss goodbye to any hardware orders from me too in the future.

the ocuk steam group?

unless things have changed admins can't kick people from public groups and any remember can message any other member(which is why they fill up with spammers and scamers).

surprised 5ub got permission to make it really as it's basically a list of people interested in games and computer hardware that can be messaged by anyone with advertising for competitors and the admins couldn't do anything about it.

Neil79 · 22 Jul 2011 at 17:45

cainer · 22 Jul 2011 at 17:45

Aedus said:
Seriously, this is really stupid, and you should feel stupid for trying to enforce it. Nearly as petty as if your signature is 0.01kb over the allowed file size, it gets removed

ive had this sig for ages since maccy spotted and deleated my last one

sammo62 · 22 Jul 2011 at 17:49

cainer said:
ive had this sig for ages since maccy spotted and deleated my last one

Haha that's great

Antar Bolaeisk · 22 Jul 2011 at 17:49

Komedy said:
That'll be the thread that quoted the news that Amazon will be launching their Digital Download Service in the UK in the Autumn.

Oh, is that one of those new digital distribution services we've been hearing so much about. Apparently they're the future.

That's even more confusing then since we've been allowed to talk about Amazon for a while and it's not like selling games is something new to them, this is just a different way of doing it.

David_VI · 22 Jul 2011 at 17:50

Well, this ruins OCUK for me..

I enjoy the Steam threads and the ability to do 4 packs with people... Suppose its obvious as this is just a shops forum really.. aaaarrrgggghhhhh