[widescreenforever]

I just tried to post a comment in home theatre and got this after I hit submit:
In an effort to cut down on the number of members that just post a thread to post a URL to another site you are not allowed to post URLs to other sites until you're have at least posted 15 times.
To keep the message that you just posted use the back arrow on your browser and then remove the URL from your post. This will keep your original message intact and you won't lose its contents.

Huh??/ what is this???

they have so many restrictions now they have one that you can't post until you post 15 times in the past???

I wonder if this will get thru and on? or will will the powers to be veto it??

[BrianB]

You can post, you just can't post a URL to stop spammers from doing "hit & run" URL advertisements. Quite a few big forums do this now.

[Holadem]

The message you received was quite explanatory, no? It's an unfortunate consequence of earlier abuses.

You're about to get even more pissed when this thread gets relocated. Don't take it personal....

It helps to RTFM.

Welcome to HTF.

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[Ted Lee]

you've been here for almost six months, but only have 10 posts?

arthur - i mean this with absolutely no offense, but it's not like you are a very active poster here. so, why get so upset?

anyway, as already explained, this is to keep spammers from hitting htf with stupid ads, etc.

anyway, if you have any other questions, please feel free to ask -- we may be crazy here, but we're a good bunch. well ... most of us anyway.

[widescreenforever]

Actually i made a mistake..,,
I had put an IMDB url into my post for others to link to and didn't realize that the warning I got was about that url I placed..

I thought the initial warning I got was what I posted above.

so thanks for the help ..

[Richard Travale]

I also believe that it is against Forum policy to question forum policy in the public forum.

Quote:

14. Forum rules & guidelines are not up for debate. This is not a democracy, but rather a private forum. Anyone openly debating the rules we have set in place will be removed.

I think the proper way to do things is to PM one of the mods to find out what happened.

Just the thread title by itself is pretty against the rules.

[Garrett Lundy]

Quote:

it is against Forum policy to question forum policy in the public forum.

That just sounded funny.

[Jack Briggs]

Richard hits the right notes. Arthur, you cannot post a link until you've reached fifteen posts, as explained here. For further answers, please contact a moderator privately.

[MarkHastings]

Quote:

you've been here for almost six months, but only have 10 posts?

A few minutes in the Star Wars threads and that number will quadruple.

[Julian Reville]