(ANSWERED)T&Cs - Slightly Confused

[ukkid35]

PH Team said:

Do not create threads/posts about your own personal websites, blogs, social media channels or video hosting sites such as YouTube. This will be deemed as advertising and/or endeavouring to drive traffic to external sites from PistonHeads.

So can we post links to externally hosted videos, or not?

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but all PH hosted videos are now defunct, correct?

[lucido grigio]

Website feedback

[ukkid35]

lucido grigio said:

Website feedback

Thanks

So the answer is:

Yes we can post external links despite these T&Cs

No we can't post external links despite the fact no PH hosted videos seem to exist anymore

[rscott]

ukkid35 said:

PH Team said:

Do not create threads/posts about your own personal websites, blogs, social media channels or video hosting sites such as YouTube. This will be deemed as advertising and/or endeavouring to drive traffic to external sites from PistonHeads.

So can we post links to externally hosted videos, or not?

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but all PH hosted videos are now defunct, correct?

Isn't the mention of video hosting sites meant to stop people posting links to their own YouTube channels?

[AlexRS2782]

rscott said:

Isn't the mention of video hosting sites meant to stop people posting links to their own YouTube channels?

That's how I read it. It's basically to stop users posting content that promotes / drives their own business or posting content that specifically earns them advertising revenue whenever it's clicked / viewed. So basically posting up their own personal YT channel for things like car reviews, blogs, photography.

[ukkid35]

PH Team said:

Do not create threads/posts about your own personal websites, blogs, social media channels or video hosting sites such as YouTube.

Do not create posts... [that include links to] video hosting sites.

Or have I misinterpreted the T&Cs?

[AlexRS2782]

ukkid35 said:

PH Team said:

Do not create threads/posts about your own personal websites, blogs, social media channels or video hosting sites such as YouTube.

Do not create posts... [that include links to] video hosting sites.

Or have I misinterpreted the T&Cs?

The part in the quote above, in bold, is the important bit. Basically you can't post or promote your own personal content or it will probably be removed by the PH mods when they spot it.

Third party content, like say a dashcam video posted in the dashcam thread, from someone you don't know is unlikely to be an issue IMO.

[Unexpected Item In Bagging Area]

I think the wording should be as below:

PH Team said:

Do not create threads/posts about your own personal websites, blogs, social media channels or channels on video hosting sites such as YouTube. This will be deemed as advertising and/or endeavouring to drive traffic to external sites from PistonHeads.

[Jack Mansfield]

Unexpected Item In Bagging Area said:

I think the wording should be as below:

PH Team said:

Do not create threads/posts about your own personal websites, blogs, social media channels or channels on video hosting sites such as YouTube. This will be deemed as advertising and/or endeavouring to drive traffic to external sites from PistonHeads.

Thank you for your input, I agree actually so will send a request to change it.

Thanks!

[Jack Mansfield]

AlexRS2782 said:

The part in the quote above, in bold, is the important bit. Basically you can't post or promote your own personal content or it will probably be removed by the PH mods when they spot it.

Third party content, like say a dashcam video posted in the dashcam thread, from someone you don't know is unlikely to be an issue IMO.

And yes, this is exactly right

[TheExcession]

Jack Mansfield said:

AlexRS2782 said:

The part in the quote above, in bold, is the important bit. Basically you can't post or promote your own personal content or it will probably be removed by the PH mods when they spot it.

Third party content, like say a dashcam video posted in the dashcam thread, from someone you don't know is unlikely to be an issue IMO.

And yes, this is exactly right

So this thread is likely going to disappear then.

What is the HM/PH rational thinking behind this?

To me it seems insane as a business model for an Internet forum.

[Big Al.]

TheExcession said:

So this thread is likely going to disappear then.

What is the HM/PH rational thinking behind this?

To me it seems insane as a business model for an Internet forum.

This thread was discussed in the mods last May when it was first posted, the general consensus was that it should remain and left to run. There are always exceptions to every rule, I see no reason why the that thread should not continue.

One reason for implementing this new rule was to deter new members signing up just to post their own Youtube clips, It was also to deter members posting links to monetised clips. This was a bit of a grey area in the past as it wasn't really covered in the trimmed down (previous) rules.

HTHE.

ETA

Just requested an HM approved Icon for the thread, that should keep it safe from removal.

Edited by Big Al. on Thursday 16th February 15:24

[TheExcession]

Big Al. said:

This thread was discussed in the mods last May when it was first posted, the general consensus was that it should remain and left to run. There are always exceptions to every rule, I see no reason why the that thread should not continue.

One reason for implementing this new rule was to deter new members signing up just to post their own Youtube clips, It was also to deter members posting links to monetised clips. This was a bit of a grey area in the past as it wasn't really covered in the trimmed down (previous) rules.

HTHE.

ETA

Just requested an HM approved Icon for the thread, that should keep it safe from removal.

Edited by Big Al. on Thursday 16th February 15:24

Thanks Al, that's very reassuring, and I appreciate you're behind the scenes of openness.

[Big Al.]

TheExcession said:

Thanks Al, that's very reassuring, and I appreciate you're behind the scenes of openness.

[TheExcession]

Big Al. said:

Just requested an HM approved Icon for the thread, that should keep it safe from removal.

This point annoys me, and it is nothing about you Big Al.

What annoys me is that the PH community have an allegedly Class 1 Police driving instructor , who has been out for drives with people from this forum, has made and shared videos yet a

...message from them 'up high states that "NO POSTING YOUTUBE VIDS OF YOU DOING GOOD STUFF".

I really think you need to think.

[Big Al.]

TheExcession said:

This point annoys me, and it is nothing about you Big Al.

What annoys me is that the PH community have an allegedly Class 1 Police driving instructor , who has been out for drives with people from this forum, has made and shared videos yet a

...message from them 'up high states that "NO POSTING YOUTUBE VIDS OF YOU DOING GOOD STUFF".

I really think you need to think.

In all honesty Mate, the vast majority of the new rules were written by the mods, the last couple of sets have been so wooly that we just failed to moderate with any consistency.

[Big Al.]

TheExcession said:

...message from them 'up high states that "NO POSTING YOUTUBE VIDS OF YOU DOING GOOD STUFF".

Reg's thread now has an HM approved icon.

[voicey]

Can I ask about this thread of mine please? http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

I link to my 360 market watch updates which are hosted on my own website.

[Big Al.]

Again seems like an exception to the rule.

Now has an HM approved icon.

[voicey]

Big Al. said:

Again seems like an exception to the rule.

Now has an HM approved icon.

Top man - thanks!