Think back on all your forum experience, especially going to other forums.
What's the dumbest rules you've seen on message forums?
What's the dumbest rules you've seen on message forums?
What's the dumbest rule you've ever seen on a forum?
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Trying to advertise your website, where you've found a plug your board section, requiring a button on the index page of said forum to be permitted to advertise. That is just plain stupid. But I can understand it. Just don't like it. xD
I agree.
Other than a top site, which historically was always how that worked.
But on a forum, yeah, if there is a promotion section, you shouldn't have to link back.
I always try to be really fair with my promotion sections.
I don't think I require a link back for anything or if I ever have to be honest.
I've always thought rules against linking to direct competition were silly. I think that helped hurt forums in all honesty. We should had stuck together rather than aggressively competed against one another.
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No VPNs/proxies is a silly rule in this day and age in my opinion. You are missing out on many, many members if you attempt to enforce this rule. Browsing the Internet without a VPN is unwise considering all the companies that want to track you.