Strict Anti-Spam Rules (for authors and publishers)

[Tobewankenobe]

This whole post is interesting. Even though I'm a reviewer, I read the parts written for authors as well.

[better_babs]

Wow i am impressed with the new members information section. Its so organized, easy to read and the policy/guidelines posted leave no questions or loopholes. Im a rules girl so i like that lol. To those that created this section thank you. Its a lot of information to take in and following the new member section line by line should have me oriented nicely.
The anti spam filter is a great idea and im so glad i wont be spammed to death.
Just wanted to acknowledge that as a new member i appreciate the resource

[tjportugal]

Hi
I didn't find the answer that I'm looking for anywhere in the forum, so I'll just ask here:

Are warnings eventually erased (for example, if you only get one in a very long period of time)?
How many warnings is a member allowed before being banned from OBC?

Thanks

[gali]

Hi
I didn't find the answer that I'm looking for anywhere in the forum, so I'll just ask here:

Are warnings eventually erased (for example, if you only get one in a very long period of time)?
How many warnings is a member allowed before being banned from OBC?

Thanks

They are erased after a year.

Usually three, but it depends on the nature of the warnings. They affect your score as well, so you should not accumulate them...

[tjportugal]

Hi
I didn't find the answer that I'm looking for anywhere in the forum, so I'll just ask here:

Are warnings eventually erased (for example, if you only get one in a very long period of time)?
How many warnings is a member allowed before being banned from OBC?

Thanks

They are erased after a year.

Usually three, but it depends on the nature of the warnings. They affect your score as well, so you should not accumulate them...

Thanks, Gali

[Cyrus Michino]

Are the rules strict? Extremely and I love it.

[Blu_Poison]

Thanks pretty exhaustive; pretty clear rules though, as I understand it using words like c**pare, c**plete etc. could be picked up as a link? I would like to know.

[Gravy]

Thanks pretty exhaustive; pretty clear rules though, as I understand it using words like c**pare, c**plete etc. could be picked up as a link? I would like to know.

If the system did flag them as possible links, which I don't think it would, the posts would simply be held for a moderator to double check.

[theachard]

Thank you for the thorough explanation! I'm an indie publisher that partners with authors to help bring their books to the world. Definitely do not want to violate any of these rules, so I so appreciate the detailed explanation of the rules. Back to reading!

[IamJc_Bembo12]

Thank you, I’ll strictly take note of these.