[ecchi]

Originally Posted by Greenie

I am also the furthest thing from a spammer that you will find & I'm offended that ecchi tied those 2 things together.

Sorry I offended you.

I should also point out in case anyone who does not know G. has read my post and his reply and is putting 2 and 2 together to make 5: I have had free sites listed on his link list that are whois protected so you should not assume I am inferring anything about his site.

Originally Posted by Greenie

I'm not a big fan of protected whois info, because that makes me believe that you have something to hide & that you're not a legitimate business.

When I have voiced this opinion privately (i.e. not on an open board) the answer most people give is along the lines of "Why don't you just give false info when registering a domain, like I do?", so by the law of averages I would say that people who don't use whois protection are more likely to be 'untrustworthy' than those who do. (And before I offend anyone else I had better point out that I do NOT mean that everyone who does not use whois protect is dishonest).

Originally Posted by Preacher

always has a line that says something to the equivalent of, 'your page is listed at my discretion'

What this usually means is 'So don't try to be clever and get round my rules on a technicality' Also, although some have this rule, "Always" is an exaggeration.

Originally Posted by Preacher

and most go further and say they may just not list a site if it is unattractive or they are in a bad mood.

Well, one or two say this, not most. The 'unattractive' part is a rule like any other rule, they are saying 'your sites must look good' so fair enough, that is their rule. The 'bad mood' part I have only seen a few times. Once on a site that listed everything I submitted, so presumably this was a joke, and all the other sites that said it (or something similar) sent so little traffic when they did list that I now take it to mean "I'm a newbie, don't bother to submit unless you have a lot of time on your hands"

Originally Posted by Preacher

I can gaurentee you that my submission email address has never received any SPAM whatsoever.

Then you are either the luckiest webmaster on the planet or only submit to sites that were recommended by someone you knew.

Originally Posted by Useless Warrior

You know what, ecchi - fuck you. ........ Piss in your tea.

Now take a look at Preacher's, MrYum's, and Greenie's post and compare and contrast it with yours. What they are using is called 'reasoned argument'. They have not convinced me of their point, and I don't expect I have managed to convince them of mine. But at least we all tried. But a post like "fuck you......Piss in your tea" is an insult to everyone who visits this board, you are not just insulting me you are urinating in their playground as well. If you want to swear at me, feel free to PM me, I do read all PM's. It is just as effective (or ineffective) as posting on the board, but that way 'innocent parties' don't have to read it.