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I've been thinking about this for a long time. We're growing fast enough now that we've got to formalize how we handle links to other sites.
We all have our favorite blades, and I think it does a disservice to the scrolling world in general if we continue removing the links that people post. Likewise, we've all got our favorite designers, and it's not fair to restrict the posting of links.
That said, we've had some problems in the past with people accusing one person or another of using the board to advertise their business. That, in my book, is not acceptable. But how do you draw the line.
I've decided that the fairest way to do that is to allow people to post links to different sites they want, but you should also expect others to post links to their favorite sites. In fact, don't be surprised if a moderator or I jump in after you and post links to all the blade suppliers.
I firmly believe that in order to continue growing, we need to have an open dialog on these things.
But I also want everyone to know that if this gets out of hand, I will have to take action. Some of the other options is start an area on the messge board called the Message Board Favorites, where we will have threads of all links (Blade suppliers, wood suppliers, pattern designers) etc. that people can submit links to moderators for inclusion. Then all posts will need to refer to that area for the actual link, rather than posting a direct link.
Another option would be to require people to refer to the Other Great Sites link in the left column for all links off the board.
I hope it doesn't come to that, but I am also not afraid to implement one of those options!
Bob
We all have our favorite blades, and I think it does a disservice to the scrolling world in general if we continue removing the links that people post. Likewise, we've all got our favorite designers, and it's not fair to restrict the posting of links.
That said, we've had some problems in the past with people accusing one person or another of using the board to advertise their business. That, in my book, is not acceptable. But how do you draw the line.
I've decided that the fairest way to do that is to allow people to post links to different sites they want, but you should also expect others to post links to their favorite sites. In fact, don't be surprised if a moderator or I jump in after you and post links to all the blade suppliers.
I firmly believe that in order to continue growing, we need to have an open dialog on these things.
But I also want everyone to know that if this gets out of hand, I will have to take action. Some of the other options is start an area on the messge board called the Message Board Favorites, where we will have threads of all links (Blade suppliers, wood suppliers, pattern designers) etc. that people can submit links to moderators for inclusion. Then all posts will need to refer to that area for the actual link, rather than posting a direct link.
Another option would be to require people to refer to the Other Great Sites link in the left column for all links off the board.
I hope it doesn't come to that, but I am also not afraid to implement one of those options!
Bob
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