Commercial Signatures, advertising on DVXUSER and the no poaching rule - a reminder.

[Noel Evans]

From our forum guidelines:

Advertising policy -- please contact JASON RAMSAY to arrange advertising for any commercial product, including films. Uncleared advertisements will be removed. if you’re using dvxuser to promote something, you should also be contributing something to the dvxuser community. Personal video and film related items should be listed in the marketplace forum. No ebay links, and please post when the item is sold.

Violating dvxuser policy -- the normal procedure will be: 1) warning by private message [pm], 2) temporary ban if the warning is ignored, 3) permanent ban for continuing problems. However, if you go out of your way to violate the rules, we can and will skip straight to #3.

From Jarred

Well its not that new, but people dont seem to know it. So here goes.

You are not allowed to have a commercial signature unless you are a supporter of the site, or a Moderator. You can contact me about becoming a sponsor. Its not fair to our other advertisers, nor me who pays for this (free) website.

The only company links you can have in your sig is your personal production website, or personal website, or a link for your DVXfest movie.

Thanks everyone, and hope you understand.

Jarred.

I've noted of late a large number of users doing the following:

- non sponsors simply advertising commercial products with links to their website. THIS IS ADVERTISING.
- people providing links to camera reviews and the reviews are on their own website THIS IS POACHING
- people providing links to camera / gear reviews on their own website with affiliate links to purchase cameras / gear some with further traffic advertising - THIS IS POACHING

Simply this is against forum guidelines. Sponsors keep our site running and pay or support us in other ways for the privilege of doing so. Moderators keep the site running and for their effort are rewarded by being able to do these things. This does not mean its open to all members.

The rules are there. If you need clarification please ask - but generally speaking if you're linking to some product anywhere where you stand to gain even $1 then no. If you're linking to your website through dvxuser to gain traffic then no.

This applies to all members. From time to time you may see a member advertising and the moderators aren't acting on it - please use the report button to inform us.

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?296546-REPORTING-POSTS-How-you-can-help-DVXuser

 

[Darren Levine]

Thanks for the clarifications Noel, could you give some insight into this question:

Regarding signatures, many people use links to personal sites, but increasingly, people are using social type sites which offer user profiles tailored toward their industry(full disclosure, i run one)

There are a bunch out there and i imagine all of them in some way or another have advertising/affiliate links on them whether it be on every page or just some pages. Regardless, people who want to use such sites as an alternative to making their own website would seem to be in violation of dvxuser's terms even though they have no connection to whatever affiliate/advertising links may be on that site their profile is built on.

Some folks even just on their personal sites often have google ads. I've also noted here and there people have links to pond5 in their signatures.

So i guess the question is: are all sellable products and services considered commercial? Or are your own personal services/products such as production work and/or stock footage considered non-commercial?

and secondly, are all forms of commercial sales links verboten even if they are not directly on a linked page or not benefiting the user directly or indirectly.

cheers,