Hi Joel :D

I understand what you mean, but I'm trying to say that Starc [i]may not be a genuine member[/i], even though he/she is posting information that may be helpful to members.

The point of Starc posting on the forums is more to "advertise" StarTiger rather than helping members.

[quote="lutherjw"]For now, I've gone ahead and removed the last part of their messages, and I will be PMing them shortly. Depending on how they respond, it may be necessary to ban them.[/quote]

Great work Joel {up}. Lets see if they [i]do[/i] respond to your PM

[quote="lutherjw"]admin or Ian does need to remove their signature, though.[/quote]

Of course.

nowandagain [rockon]

Hey nowandagain :)

It is only against the rules to post links to autograph websites that also have a forum. To my memory, StarTiger does have a forum. :|

For those that don't know, StarTiger was formerly StarArchive, which is now a pay site. I was once a member there, but left when they switched to a pay site.

Since this member [i]is[/i] actually posting useful information, it might be helpful to send them a PM explaining the rules, instead of just banning them.

For now, I've gone ahead and removed the last part of their messages, and I will be PMing them shortly. Depending on how they respond, it may be necessary to ban them.

admin or Ian does need to remove their signature, though. :wink:

Joel 8)

Hi everyone :D

I noticed this user [url=http://www.fanmail.biz/mboard/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=9590]Starc[/url] while I was browsing and replying to a thread.

Firstly, I think from memory it's against the rules here on the forum to advertise another similar autograph site such as fanmail.biz {down}

Furthermore, I do remember reading somewhere about advertisers/spammers "posing" as regular members of a forum to advertise their product/service. I have seen this happen on other forums, and sometimes these posters can be rather subtle in their approach. Luckily, apart from the spam I don't think I've seen a member which fits this description. However, I do believe [url=http://www.fanmail.biz/mboard/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=9590]Starc[/url] is like one of these members who is not a genuine member but rather an advertiser advertising a competing celebrity autograph database on our forums.

Therefore, I think it may be a good idea to ban and remove this user from our forums. What do you think?

nowandagain [rockon]