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Long story short, I'm pissed. Livid.

I got a pm, a warning for on-site advertising. Yes from an actual moderator. They even deleted all of my recent posts. All because I had a link and picture in my post format adversiting my entry, which they consider "on-site advertising" and apparently that turned all my replies that were contributing to the conversation // on topic to spam. Though most people have them in their signatures, and yet that is not seen as on-site advertising? Nor the mini shops or services or other things they mentioned in their pm?

It said to check TOS, and R&G to "learn more about appropriate behavior"

Now I've read up and down both of those (along with the Avatar Arena rules and the AA Forum rules), but have not found anything even MENTIONING on-site advertising.

I'm one more read away from posting something about this in Site Feedback, because I think it is complete and utter bullshit. But I'd like to have my facts straight before I go there.

An unwritten rule? emotion_awesome

No, the mod just deleted all of them, and gave me a list of every post that no longer exists.

Well that could be interpreted as "only for the avatar arena subforum". Especially since it isn't listed in the obvious places like it should be, and what the mod suggested I take a look at.

I just don't see how this is different from signatures.

Vague =/= Do whatever the hell you want without a legitimate reason

Oh wait...it's Gaia so I guess it does mean that.

Fantastic.