Quote - You may not agree with where we draw that line, but it is drawn because we do NOT believe that either a blanket ban or an advertising free-for-all is in the best interest of this forum's users.

In short, things will be staying the same, only we will be working harder on OUR end to ensure advertising does not happen in our forum.

Goes a little bit towards explaining why, but damn - it seems like unnecessary work.

I mean, you got nudie flags for posts, why not put in a "commercial/advert" flag or somesuch? That way those who don't want to see it  don't have to, and it's a lot easier than seeking patterns and moving threads... I mean, I eyeball server logs as part of my morning routine, but thanks to scripts and regex, I only have to skim the parts I'm interested in, and not dredge my eyeballs through the whole pile of them, you know?

FWIW, Anton (the OP) never mentioned a blanket ban (or a blanket loosening, either). He just wanted to know why things are they way they are now ;)

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