[wp-forums] problematic profile image?

[S Bollinger]

I would have the same objection to twitter or facebook gravatars. We 
allow the user name to be linked to their website - to me that is 
enough. It is a support forum - not a self-promotion forum.
Samuel

On 7/21/2010 9:39 AM, Eric Mann wrote:
> In principle, I agree completely.  So we should clarify that, either via
> Automattic on gravatar.com or on the forums themselves.
>   
> But the second part of my question has been a bit lost - would placing a Twitter
> handle in a gravatar still constitute "spamming?"  It's not promoting a
> business, just referring interested parties to an outside service.
>   
>
> On July 21, 2010 at 7:04 AM mrmist<listswptesters at mist.org.uk>  wrote:
>
>    
>> In message<4C461A47.2070601 at att.net>, S Bollinger<srb333 at att.net>
>> writes
>>      
>>> We don't let people post to promote their businesses or spam the forum
>>> with their splogs - how is this any different? We deal with enough spam
>>> - I'm certainly not going to allow or encourage a different (albeit
>>> creative) form of spam.
>>>        
>> No I agree and I don't think it is any different to text advertising -
>> was just pointing out that we don't cover it in the rule set.
>> --
>> mrmist
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