What's with mac-forums.com???

That isn't very neighbourly of them.

I imagine they'd lift the ban if you explained yourself, that is if you want to go back. I don't think most actual spammers would take the time to dispute a ban. It's an easy mistake to make when someone's first post is promoting… whatever. Live and learn, I guess.

MacRumors is better anyway.

You probably fit their profile of a spammer.

Contacting them should resolve this issue.

fourtyoneantz said:

Yeah I guess I could understand more if I came off like a "bot"..but I was pretty personal with my post. I mean, I posted exactly what the thread calls for? Haha. Whatever I guess. I contacted the guy who banned me. I'll keep you updated. I think it seems like a pretty snotty environment to walk into. Left a bad taste in my mouth.

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Spammers are getting more creative/annoying though and actually writing things out as such. They sometimes even create multiple accounts to ask a question with one and answer with the other, then placing the spam in disguise as a useful post. These frickin spammers are putting pride into their "work" . It really is an easy mistake for a moderator to make. Promoting ANYTHING in your first few posts is just a bad idea on forums these days.

Totally understand the bad taste over it but I can't say I am entirely surprised. Don't feel bad, it could happen anywhere, including here.

That sounds ominous. Maybe they just meant the admins. I dunno but I don't blame you for being put off.

Its OK, they'll be nice furry white ones and you may even find the person has a french tickler at the ready!

Ah, good to hear. I thought that may be the case. I certainly don't know those forums in particular but I imagined it was a simple mistake.

No fuzzy handcuffs and french ticklers for you though.

I got banned from that site shortly after buying my first Mac. I really like photography, I posted a photo, it got lambasted for being too soft. Then a member copied it and proceeded to edit it, post his edits, and tell me why my camera was inferior (cough....canon fanboy.....cough).

I contacted moderators, admin, you name it and asked them to remove his version of my photo (which had a copyright symbol and my watermark on it as well as in the metadata), they wouldn't do it. Then when I double checked the rules, sure enough by posting a photo there you essentially give them rights to that photo.

I wasn't happy with that, so I took matters into my own hands and asked the forum member to delete it himself, he refused and I threatened to press charges of copyright infringement against him if he wouldn't, and pointed out the watermark (which he hadn't noticed). He promptly deleted it from his post, and assured me that he'd deleted it from his computer, and I was promptly banned.

Ahh well, that site is totally lame anyway. I'm a million times happier here! Everyone's much cooler, and the topics are much more intelligent and stimulating.

SLC

It's not really a friendly place. If you haven't been there for a long time, it's very hard to connect with anybody, and the admin's are some of the strictest I've seen.

It's not a bad place, just very intimidating for newbies.