Signature help (and a quick heads-up/warning)

So, someone went ahead and wiped my signature again. I honestly have no clue how it’s been working perfectly fine for years, and then suddenly, out of nowhere, it just vanishes.
Also, am I actually allowed to get my signature back with my personal links included? Or did you guys scrub it because having external sites in a signature isn't allowed? I see plenty of other people doing it... so I'm feeling a little 😕

On top of that, I actually got a formal warning. If I understood the rules correctly, it was because I started a thread on a general forum to find a partner to help me build out my site.
I mean, I don't really get where I messed up. Isn't that exactly what the internet is for? To connect with people?

Anyway, it is what it is. Just let me know if I'm permitted to have my own links in my signature, and what exactly this "yellow card" means for me. I really hope I don't end up with another one that turns into a red card.
Because if those yellow cards are meant for people posting "normal" threads, then I guess I'm even more 😕

Look, per the rules, you can't drop links in your signature unless they point back to our main sites like the forum, the news feed, or blogspot.com

I think YouTube is usually fine too...

For anything else, you've gotta check with the admins first to see if they'll clear it🙂

So, what? I’m supposed to go hat in hand and beg them for permission just to include some links in my signature...
Honestly, that feels like a massive overreach. You don't even see rules this restrictive on the biggest forums in the world...

I think I’m just going to look for an alternative. I have zero interest in being part of a community that acts this biased. Look, following the rules is one thing, but if YouTube links are perfectly fine while other sites are banned, it feels less like "moderation" and more like just plain favoritism. It feels like if the admin decides they don't like me, they'll just strip my links away on a whim...

Ugh, whatever. Bye. 👎 👎

Olivia Jackson91 said:So, what, I’m supposed to go on my hands and knees and beg them to let me keep links in my signature?
Seriously though, even the massive forums like Reddit don't have rules this extreme...

I think I'm just gonna find somewhere else to hang out. I hate feeling like I'm part of some clique-driven community that acts biased. Following the rules is one thing, but if YouTube links are totally fine while others get banned, that's not about "policy"—that's just personal bias. If the mod decides they don't like my links, they'll just yank them anyway, right?

Ugh, whatever. Peace. 👎 👎

Just ask the admin like I did, and see if they give you the green light or not.🙂

Look, I’ve got nothing against the links you're sharing, but if I recall correctly, you were posting stuff like this:

cashtalk = making money online
dailygirl = adult content

The forum rules don't allow any of that. The rest of the links seemed fine, though.

I reckon you can post pretty much anything that doesn't derail the forum... but honestly, better to just run it by the admins first.

For heaven's sake, it isn't dpt! 😠

goldentrucker11 said:And for heaven's sake, it's an update, not an update! 😠

I think they actually ripped the key right off the keyboard 😠