I have read the Terms of Service and I have read Threadiquette. And I still feel like I'm a complete novice sometimes at knowing what can and cannot be posted.
When I have a question about posting something I've gone and looked for its suitability and don't post if I'm not sure. I try really hard to post appropriately.
But what I'm confused about is that the one I posted I didn't have any thought that it wouldn't be acceptable, so I didn't go searching as I noted above.
Are the TOS and Threadiquette the best sources for what links / sites are acceptable to reference? Is the lesson to always ask or will I annoy the mods if I do that?
Hi, Boo. Thanks so much for your post. We have the TOS, and we have Threadiquette, but there are still some things that, as Tricia says, are grey areas, and they have to be looked at on a case by case, forum by forum, issue by issue basis.
On the link you posted, the source is associated with a website that's not permitted. To be honest, I don't know if we have a list of sites that can't be linked, but I'm going to ask admin, and I'm going to get back to everybody with an answer about that.
Basically, at any time you (or anybody) isn't sure about the guidelines, the very best thing you can do is to PM a mod. We don't mind at all! We love it when people do that! It actually saves us work in the long run. So please, everyone should always feel free to PM a mod with any questions at all. I promise - we love it!
If you're not sure who the mods are for any forum on WS, go to the main page of the specific forum you're in, scroll all the way to the bottom, and towards the right hand side you'll see a list of that forum's mods. It's right next to the list of who's currently reading the forum.
If you can't find it, don't worry! You can always PM any mod at all, and if they don't work in that forum, they'll find you a mod who does.
Again, PMing mods, admins, or Tricia is always welcome and encouraged!
I'm a mini-mod for Gabe's forum. If you ever can't get hold of me, JBean is an admin as well as a mod for Gabe's forum.
Let me also see if there's a list available of which mods work in which forums, and who all the admins are, and I'll get that info in here too.
I hope this helps. If not, holler at me
Thanks again, Boo.
BeanE