There's a thread around here somewhere that I think MadHatter started about hardcore on the warning page but I haven't figured out how to search for threads without getting 30 pages of non-relevant results. |confused|
I remember several link list owners saying hardcore on the warning page is OK as long as the free site isn't the root domain. Some still have the rule in place forbidding hardcore on the warning page so you just have to read the rules. I still try and find banners that don't have any hardcore for the index page and if the sponsor doesn't have any I don't use any. Juicy text works just as well or better anyway. I usually use banners to add color to a page and as dividers to break up the page.