Question about rules

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okbohn

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I just want to make sure I am staying in the rules and if this post is against them, please let me know.

Is having a webaddress in my signiture like the one below an infraction if the body of the message is not commercial?

Derrick
www.knivesshipfree.com
 
okbohn said:
I just want to make sure I am staying in the rules and if this post is against them, please let me know.



Is having a webaddress in my signiture like the one below an infraction if the body of the message is not commercial?



Derrick

www.SPAMshipfree.com
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Registered users are not allowed to have signatures and by doing what you are suggesting you are skirting the rules and spamming the forum. Don't do it. If you are a dealer you should get a Dealer Membership and none other and enjoy the benefits of such a membership. I would also suggest removing your homepage in your profile because that can be seen as spam as well. I would ding you for it in a heartbeat.
 
I'll have to let the moderators, or Spark, address the rules regarding your link, but here are my thoughts on this.

There are dealers that pay a lot of money to be able to advertise their business on this forum. I personally feel that links like that do a disservice to those companies. Even if it isn't against the rules, I believe that you should at least be willing to purchase a Platinum membership to show that you realize that since you are getting something out of that link, you feel it is only right to give something back.
 
I am willing to purchase a membership. I cannot afford to purchase the dealer package. This is only a hobby for me.

I am just asking because I want to operate within the rules.
 
By looking at your link you are obviously a dealer. To represent yourself as any but would be dishonest. If you were to purchase a Gold or Platinum membership and sold anything on this forum every sale would be suspect because we would not know whether you were selling from your business or private collection.
 
I would happily agree not to sell anything on the forum. I would just like the link on my posts.

if it is not cool, I am fine with that and would (obviously) comply.

Derrick
 
IMO, if you buy a Platinum membership as goodwill and explicitly don't sell then you could have a link to your site in your sig / user title / profile.
 
Thanks for asking! Yes, if you get a membership you can have a sig with the url of your website. No huge banner ads, please, but you're welcome to that, and if you get a Platinum Membership you can also give yourself a custom user title of your choice, your business name or whatever. A Dealer Membership is only needed if you want to post ads.
 
Cougar Allen said:
Thanks for asking! Yes, if you get a membership you can have a sig with the url of your website. No huge banner ads, please, but you're welcome to that, and if you get a Platinum Membership you can also give yourself a custom user title of your choice, your business name or whatever. A Dealer Membership is only needed if you want to post ads.
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I'm just getting started on this dealer thing. Am I to take from the above that if I am a dealer I can respond to people's requests for knives but I just can't advertise? I think I've also read that if I am a dealer then...... I need to be a dealer to sell in any way, advertise or just a response.

I'm sure you have answered this sort of thing OVER AND OVER but I'm a new knife dealer (added to my brick and mortar outdoor store) and foraging into the internet.
 
K.V. Collucci said:
By looking at your link you are obviously a dealer. To represent yourself as any but would be dishonest. If you were to purchase a Gold or Platinum membership and sold anything on this forum every sale would be suspect because we would not know whether you were selling from your business or private collection.
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I think this answered my question in the above post. Right?
 
Right, if you want to advertise on Bladeforums you'll have to get a Dealer Membership, and even then you can only advertise in the Exchange, not in the discussion forums.

You're certainly welcome to participate in the discussion forums as a knife knut, though, as long as you don't try to sell.
 
Cougar Allen said:
Right, if you want to advertise on Bladeforums you'll have to get a Dealer Membership, and even then you can only advertise in the Exchange, not in the discussion forums.

You're certainly welcome to participate in the discussion forums as a knife knut, though, as long as you don't try to sell.
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RIGHT! Got it, sir!

This place is great and even if I don't sign on as a dealer I'll upgrade to some status to show my love.
 
You know, I should just make a monthly Dealer membership instead of a yearly one. A lot of people don't want to plunk down $800 for a year, but could handle $100 for a month with no problems.
 
How about 6 months for $400?
 
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