Don't make me us this..

[Yoshi]

Lately I just got my internet back and im looking around seeing people promoting other boards in there siggys. Take them down or suffer the consequences. You think I can't find you I will. And Im' coming back and I'm putting my foot down

[Yoshiken]

I really dont find anything wrong with people putting links to their sites or Forums in their signature. If they make a topic about it then yes, i could see the problem, but if its in a signature then its ok.

[red.yoshi]

personal forums kinda die quickly, i see why tim doesnt want advertisment though.

[anjilfan]

I think putting them in your sig is alright.I mean,It's not like your making a big deal about it.

[Moot]

Heh, I thought the only place you could advertise them was in your sig.

[dude]

¬¬" OMG you're really evil, i'm so scared that i'll hide under my bed

yoshiken said:

I really dont find anything wrong with people putting links to their sites or Forums in their signature. If they make a topic about it then yes, i could see the problem, but if its in a signature then its ok.

Exactly.

[Dragon]

redyoshi said:

personal forums kinda die quickly, i see why tim doesnt want advertisment though.

I agree, but still guys, Timmy is the admin and we should respect that. I don't know how to make a board so I obviously have little part in this, but we need to respect what he says, whether we like it or not.

[Yoshifrog]

Wait, as Tim is the admin, we should respect it, but I really don't find a problem with the advertisement in signatures. It's not like it's gonna suck the life out of YC, each one only has a few members, and it really isn't fair to the website owners. No one really looks in profiles that much either so our sites would get no where. I think, just to be nice, you should give us our rights, If it takes away nothing from your site Tim. ^^

[vaporshi]

I don't think it's really fair to threaten us with consequences when it says nowhere in the Yoshi Corner Rule Set (timyoshi.proboards23.com/index.cgi?board=regulations&action=display&thread=1126303445) that advertising forums in sigs is not permitted.

If you don't want us advertising, that's fine. But if you're not going to clearly state this rule anywhere on the board then how are we supposed to know it's wrong?

Anyways, I'll take the link out of my sig but I highly suggest you update the rules. It's not against the rules to advertise a forum in your sig if a rule for it doesn't even exist.

[Lazo]

Fun Fact: It was an old rule that failed to make the transition when this board was de-affiliated from Yoshiart.com.

While the lack of an official ruling may have been unintentional, the style of links were still not clearly expressed in the rules and should not be applied with such draconian measures.

[Graedius]

Indeed. Also you'd appear to have more authority, Tim, if you were around and posted more than once everytwo months. D;

[Jacobyoshi]

Hmmm Kinda off-topic question.. Isn't staff members supposed to post at leat once a week or something like that? Because other than this one Tim posted on november 9!

Back on topic, wassup with this nonsence? When you look at people's siggie writing you can barley read it, how is this affecting you? It's pretty bad athority just to do that, liike you won't let them make a topic about it now you won't let them post their fourms in their sigs, man, thats just not right O.o

And what kind of concecuenses could you do?! Ban someone?! OMG I posted a link to my fourm in my sig, now i'm gonna get banned Or something like that.

So, Let's put it like this: If people wanna post their website names in their siggys let them, Like are you afraid of losing people for this? Why are you afraid, I hardly ever see you on nowadays. Tsk tsk. The shame.





























(I think I'm beggining to see why soul split) :/

[Toshi]

admin said:

Lately I just got my internet back...

If you didnt read what he said Jacob...there you go, he had a reason for not posting.

[Koshizu]

I don't think it's really fair to threaten us with consequences when it says nowhere in the Yoshi Corner Rule Set [...]

True, true. But that ruleset was taken from my old messageboard, and I wasn't bothered by signature linking so it wasn't included.

I do believe we need to update it though, you're quite right. But I don't think anyone looks at the ruleset much anyway...signature sizes for one, are are almost always completely dismissed around here. I think we're pretty lenient when it boils down to it, but there are a lot which still aren't the right size.

It DOES however state, that Admin has final say on all board activities for whatever reason.

No one really looks in profiles that much either so our sites would get no where.

If you want to be really lazy, you could always just use that little 'house' button under your avatar. Saves one click, at least.

I have to disagree with Tim to some extent on this one. Sure, I don't even have a link in my signature but I can see how potentially different it would be. Although if you read carefully, he states only board links are what he has a problem with. The amount of personal forums I see lately die more or less 90% of the time, but I have no beef with them being linked in signatures.

I disagree because its just silly.

[red.yoshi]

(I think I'm beggining to see why soul split) :/

im a pretty active member to both forums myself. i have to confess i never read why soul broke up, i just joined his forum too becuase some of my friends and history rests there as well.

[Yoshi Master!]

It's gonna be a long time until Tim replys.

[Not-Garr]

jacobyoshi said:

Hmmm Kinda off-topic question.. Isn't staff members supposed to post at leat once a week or something like that? Because other than this one Tim posted on november 9!

Back on topic, wassup with this nonsence? When you look at people's siggie writing you can barley read it, how is this affecting you? It's pretty bad athority just to do that, liike you won't let them make a topic about it now you won't let them post their fourms in their sigs, man, thats just not right O.o

And what kind of concecuenses could you do?! Ban someone?! OMG I posted a link to my fourm in my sig, now i'm gonna get banned Or something like that.

So, Let's put it like this: If people wanna post their website names in their siggys let them, Like are you afraid of losing people for this? Why are you afraid, I hardly ever see you on nowadays. Tsk tsk. The shame.

(I think I'm beggining to see why soul split) :/

For shame, Jacob! That is horribly out of line, berating the Admin like that, even if you do disagree, and does not seem like something someone who loved his forum would say! You should be ashamed of yourself!!

And 'Mastar', what makes you think that?

[Jacobyoshi]

Well Red you are right but, What about the other times when we havent seen him for months on end?

[Yoshi Master!]

He's reputation for not staying shows. Unless Tim replys again or somebody makes something final I'm not changing my sig.

[contention]

You all pose good points, and nice remark on that Rage you made a good point. Tim hasn't been here in awhile, and the signature thing may indeed be a loophole in the rule. I agree that I see it just fit that we can use it there. As long as it isn't publicly adverstised, meaning in the sense you make something large to point it out. If its in your signature it will be small, and obvious to those who read what your signature says. Just because theres a link to a board does not rightly mean that everyone will flock and join. Of course if you publicize it, you could create an issue; yet, while its in the signature it poses no huge threat. It would be something that you enjoy, which is one reason the personal message and signatures exist. They more less give a look into what you do and who you are.

Admin may have final say in the decisons that go down, but it should also be stated that Admin shows around at often times. Of course, Tim did say his computer has been having issues for some time. So you can't blame that to much, though, any visit would have been a good visit. Some boards have sets where Admins show up once a week, regardless, Tim might have been having issues. As many have probally experinced, the lives we live can sometimes come to conflict with the time we can spend on here.

Rules are always set to create the best enviroment for the people. Online it usually deals with how to keep fast load times with smaller signatures, how to keep everyone united and in an orderly manner. The signature with the link causes no major disruptions in the well being of those that come here. As Koshi said, these private boards many make die very quickly. It takes a lot to make a board thrive and survive, and YC has gone through this all.

Admins usually do hold the authority, but going back on what I said earlier when an Admin is gone for long amounts of time its hard to register with it. It has to do with human emotion, would you take someone seriously if they left for three years and came back to tell you to stand in line and not say a word. Tim can't help it, and this rule was just pointed out. Our mods do a great job at keeping the boards in order, likely if the mods have spotted it, then it might have been noted as an issue. But as many have said, it's a strange rule to have, due to the fact about private boards.