Signature Rules Update:

[Janet H]

While the vast majority of board members are here to share and learn, a small but growing number of new members seem to be more interested in promoting their sites, products, and services. In order to protect our community from becoming a place to solicit business the moderation team is pleased to announce the following changes:

• Up to six lines (including blank lines) will be allowed within signatures.
• Signatures will be allowed to contain one link, and that link may be personal but not commercial. We describe commercial sites as those which offer to sell services or products, and those with overt or highly conspicuous advertising (limited inclusion of small all-text google ads and similar links are considered acceptable in linked sites as long as they are not a predominant focus of the site).
• Links to commercial sites will be allowed in the member's profile.
• New members will be allowed to have links in their signatures once they have demonstrated that they are here in good faith; a minimum of 10 posts will automatically enable them to include links in their signature lines.

We hope that you will all benefit from the above, as we strive to maintain the non-commercial and down-to-earth quality of the board. For those few who had plans for their signature lines that are not in keeping with the above, we hope you understand the trade-offs we have to consider, and thank you in advance for your cooperation.

If you have any suggestions or feedback please feel free to comment in this thread.

Regards,

The E-R.org Team

[REWahoo]

Originally Posted by Janet H

While the vast majority of board members are here to share and learn, a small but growing number of new members seem to be more interested in promoting their sites, products, and services. In order to protect our community from becoming a place to solicit business the moderation team is pleased to announce the following changes:

• Up to six lines (including blank lines) will be allowed within signatures.
• Signatures will be allowed to contain one link, and that link may be personal but not commercial. We describe commercial sites as those which offer to sell services or products, and those with overt or highly conspicuous advertising (limited inclusion of small all-text google ads and similar links are considered acceptable in linked sites as long as they are not a predominant focus of the site).
• Links to commercial sites will be allowed in the member's profile.
• New members will be allowed to have links in their signatures once they have demonstrated that they are here in good faith; a minimum of 10 posts will automatically enable them to include links in their signature lines.

We hope that you will all benefit from the above, as we strive to maintain the non-commercial and down-to-earth quality of the board. For those few who had plans for their signature lines that are not in keeping with the above, we hope you understand the trade-offs we have to consider, and thank you in advance for your cooperation.

If you have any suggestions or feedback please feel free to comment in this thread.

Regards,

The E-R.org Team

Good rule change as 'stealth sig spamming' does seem to be a growing trend.

I suppose you will modify the sig lines of new/existing members who are not in compliance and don't make the change themselves?

[cute fuzzy bunny]

Seems quite reasonable.

[brewer12345]

Good changes, IMO. Thanks.

[Janet H]

Originally Posted by REWahoo

....I suppose you will modify the sig lines of new/existing members who are not in compliance and don't make the change themselves?

The intent is to message those not in compliance as we stumble across them and ask them to make changes. It will take some time to achieve our goal but hopefully this will cut down on some of the highly questionable links in new members signatures.