What are the rules on advertising kit we have for sale? I wanted to check before potentially breaking a rule.
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daveh75
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The_Lhc
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There's a link to the House Rules at the bottom of every page. Personally I think it should be at the top of every page, but there you go...
John Duncan
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the_lhc:There's a link to the House Rules at the bottom of every page. Personally I think it should be at the top of every page, but there you go...
Everyone's an Information Architect...
Everyone's an Information Architect...
The_Lhc
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JohnDuncan:the_lhc:There's a link to the House Rules at the bottom of every page. Personally I think it should be at the top of every page, but there you go...Everyone's an Information Architect...
Well there do seem to be a lot of people who aren't aware of them, so maybe making them a little more prominent would be a good idea. Or making you read through them when you sign up perhaps?
Well there do seem to be a lot of people who aren't aware of them, so maybe making them a little more prominent would be a good idea. Or making you read through them when you sign up perhaps?
IIRC you have to tick a box saying that you have read, understood and agree to abide by the rules when you sign up.
chebby
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Andrew Everard:IIRC you have to tick a box saying that you have read, understood and agree to abide by the rules when you sign up.
Between the box that gives permission for Haymarket to send news and information to your email address, and the box that requires you to give your soul to Beelzebub.
Between the box that gives permission for Haymarket to send news and information to your email address, and the box that requires you to give your soul to Beelzebub.
The_Lhc
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No, neither does it read them out to you. They are there to be read, as they are on every single page of the site.
The_Lhc
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Yes but you know full well that most people will just tick the box and not bother. At least if they were on the same page with the tick box at the bottom they'd be forced to scroll down through them. It won't make them actually read them, sure, but they can't then say they've never seen the rules.
scene
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the_lhc:Yes but you know full well that most people will just tick the box and not bother. At least if they were on the same page with the tick box at the bottom they'd be forced to scroll down through them. It won't make them actually read them, sure, but they can't then say they've never seen the rules.
Sort of agree with this. Maybe they should be like software licences, where it displays a scroll box containing the licence, which you cant agree to until you've scrolled to the bottom of the box. Can't proceed until you've agreed. OK, doesn't make you read it, but difficult to argue later that you didn't know there were rules.
To paraphrase the law: "Ignorance of the rules is no defence"
Sort of agree with this. Maybe they should be like software licences, where it displays a scroll box containing the licence, which you cant agree to until you've scrolled to the bottom of the box. Can't proceed until you've agreed. OK, doesn't make you read it, but difficult to argue later that you didn't know there were rules.
To paraphrase the law: "Ignorance of the rules is no defence"
OK, here you go then
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the_lhc:Yes but you know full well that most people will just tick the box and not bother. At least if they were on the same page with the tick box at the bottom they'd be forced to scroll down through them. It won't make them actually read them, sure, but they can't then say they've never seen the rules.
jaxwired
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Is it a rule violation to post a link to an ebay auction that I have no affiliation with. Something that I just think other forum members might find a good deal?
No, but that has been abused so much in the past we tend to err on the side of caution in moderating such links...
The_Lhc
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Andy Clough:
the_lhc:Yes but you know full well that most people will just tick the box and not bother. At least if they were on the same page with the tick box at the bottom they'd be forced to scroll down through them. It won't make them actually read them, sure, but they can't then say they've never seen the rules.
Well, yes but given the number of people that appear on here with no apparent knowledge of the rules, I'd suggest that it's very much necessary.
the_lhc:Yes but you know full well that most people will just tick the box and not bother. At least if they were on the same page with the tick box at the bottom they'd be forced to scroll down through them. It won't make them actually read them, sure, but they can't then say they've never seen the rules.
Well, yes but given the number of people that appear on here with no apparent knowledge of the rules, I'd suggest that it's very much necessary.
scene
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Maybe a polite reminder, along with a link to the rules, on the login screen might help?
REMEMBER YOU AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE FORUM RULES WHEN POSTING HERE - <CLICK FOR RULES>
REMEMBER YOU AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE FORUM RULES WHEN POSTING HERE - <CLICK FOR RULES>
Given the minute proportion of posts in breach of the rules, I don't think such a warning is needed
scene
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Andrew Everard:Given the minute proportion of posts in breach of the rules, I don't think such a warning is needed
Fair enough.
Fair enough.
John Duncan
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jaxwired:Is it a rule violation to post a link to an ebay auction that I have no affiliation with
No.
No.
visionary
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Just been on another forum where the Mods have a link to the rules as part of their signature...just a thought
idc
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