Advertising or Stealing? Please give me your opinion!

[Momof3]

Hi,

 

I have a serious question and want some opinions on the subject.

 

I post on a number of message boards because I like to get and give advice. I have my own message board that is brand new and doesn't have very many members. When I post on other sites I often include my link so people can visit my site. If I read through the rules and don't see anything saying that you can't do that then I don't see it as a problem. Many people have links to there personal and business sites in posts and signatures.

 

The reason I am asking is because somebody came to my site and posted this:

 

"FYI

Michelle registers at other messageboards and steals their ideas, and tries to steal their members.

You have a lot of nerve!"

 

She tilted it "THIEVES"

 

I never stole anything from her, I don't email her members, one of her members has become a friend of mine and she sometimes posts on my board but she also continues to post on the other board.

 

I feel really awful about this. She didn't bother to email me or send a private message. She didn't block me from her site and she didn't take my website address from my signature (although I went to her site and took it off so as not to offend her).

 

Is it wrong for me to include my website in my signature?

 

Thanks,

 

Michelle

[SwingFox]

Hello Michelle,

 

Thank you for posting this message onto our boards. I think that this question is quite valid, since I believe more members might have the same question. As Moderating Team Leader, I will give you the eNotalone.com policy for this issue. We are currently working on a few policies and rules we are going to ask members to abide by. Our policy on including links is as following:

 

You are welcomed to include any link that you will feel suit, as long as it is not pornographic, does not have generally offensive images and/or text and as long as copyrights are not being violated.

 

There is no such thing as stealing members, since we find it important that eNotalone.com members should be helped as best as they can. If including a link helps them, we allow it. If another message board helps them, we allow it.

 

I hope that this clarifies all and I am standing by for those that might have more forum related questions.

 

Thanks

 

~ SwingFox ~

[Momof3]

Thanks. My site is for pregnant and new moms. I have included it in my signature in the past but can certainly limit it to posts on the subject. I just can't believe that someone who calls herself a Christian could be so hateful!

 

Take care,

Michelle

[Momof3]

Thank you.

 

I am new to a lot of boards but I love to post and meet new people. I never just post once and plug my site and never come back! I am just feeling hurt. I am thinking of removing her post because it is not true but at the same time I believe that people are entitled to their opinions. What should I do?

 

Michelle