This thread is less of a usual rant, just something I thought of recently and wanted to get clarifications on.
Without being backed by data other than experience here, I'm very certain that advertising is the most commonly broken/enforced rule. Hit-and-Run is a problem that's existed on the Forums for a while. The advertisement rules are unclear in some parts, let's take a look:
Here's the thing: Define Advertising. Does every rule from the Advertising section just disappear in the Promotion Section or does that section only allow you posting your videos? Here's the main problem I've seen here:
Advertising is a broad statement.
If advertising is allowed in that section, does it need to be a video or a Discord server, does the advertising need to be the main scope of the thread? Let's take a look at how many Promotion Section threads since pretty much the start of the month have had a description with affiliate links or other stuff that would run against this by a certain definition:
That's 1/3. That is a lot. Part of the issue is something I'll bring up in a later thread with lots of statistics but let's stick to this for now.
The main scope of the thread is still the video, sure. But whether or not this runs against the No Advertising Rule is the question. I see this daily on Promotion Threads but am not sure what to do with it. Should I flag it for including a Patreon Link? Should I move on because it's just the dump section?
The definition for "Advertising" is really broad. Does the thread need to ONLY EXIST to promote the Patreon Link or does it just need to include one? I genuinely don't understand this rule and hope to receive some explanations on it.
Thanks,
~LW001
Without being backed by data other than experience here, I'm very certain that advertising is the most commonly broken/enforced rule. Hit-and-Run is a problem that's existed on the Forums for a while. The advertisement rules are unclear in some parts, let's take a look:
Koala said:I: Advertising
Forum Advertising
Advertising on our forums is only allowed within the allocated sections. In order to create threads in these sections you need the partner badge. Here is the sections you can advertise in:
Advertising in any section besides the above mentioned will result in a warning.
Click here to apply for a partner badge!
Here's the thing: Define Advertising. Does every rule from the Advertising section just disappear in the Promotion Section or does that section only allow you posting your videos? Here's the main problem I've seen here:
Advertising is a broad statement.
If advertising is allowed in that section, does it need to be a video or a Discord server, does the advertising need to be the main scope of the thread? Let's take a look at how many Promotion Section threads since pretty much the start of the month have had a description with affiliate links or other stuff that would run against this by a certain definition:
That's 1/3. That is a lot. Part of the issue is something I'll bring up in a later thread with lots of statistics but let's stick to this for now.
We need to find a better definition to the Advertising Rule.
What if I post my new video from YouTube and post my Patreon Link alongside it to get people to donate to me?
The main scope of the thread is still the video, sure. But whether or not this runs against the No Advertising Rule is the question. I see this daily on Promotion Threads but am not sure what to do with it. Should I flag it for including a Patreon Link? Should I move on because it's just the dump section?
The definition for "Advertising" is really broad. Does the thread need to ONLY EXIST to promote the Patreon Link or does it just need to include one? I genuinely don't understand this rule and hope to receive some explanations on it.
Thanks,
~LW001