Adult Forums Should Work Together

[Zug]

Adult Forums and Resource Pages should work together instead of against each other.

I was banned from GFY for linking to SponsorChat. It was my choice to do so, but only because of my preference of choice. I prefer using SponsorChat over using GFY as my main adult forum for sharing related information. I directed anyone that wishes to follow me to find me here and follow my profile and recent posts here, on SponsorChat. Just like it should be your choice and freedom to direct your friends or business acquittances to follow your profile wherever you choose to post information. It's called networking.

It's to each their own preference as well of freedom to do so, period.

By denying linkage to each others forums/boards or to a users profile only denies users further relative information.

There are only like 3-5 active adult related forums on the web. By them all working against each other for whatever reason, only denies us all superior information.

I have recently opened a link exchange list to link with other webmaster resource pages for free site owners. My belief and personal opinion is that adult forums should also do the same. Instead of working against each other and competing with each other they should work together to supply the adult webmaster world with all possible related information regarding any one subject or many subjects related to this business which we all enjoy and love.

Penalizing users for sharing information from one adult forum/board to another is just anti-productive to the ultimate goal of accurate adult business information and success.

A user (like you and myself) should be able to choose which adult forum/board they prefer to use and what information they wish to share between any forum, board, or information outlet, whatever it may be. Networking is what will help this business like no other method available. Freedom of speech is essential in today's world.

Peace out.

[viking]

Netpond banned me for mentioning Ynot years ago so I stopped mentioning forums in posts.

[Zug]

Netpond banned me for mentioning Ynot years ago so I stopped mentioning forums in posts.

Sorry, I understand what you mean. But we are not SHEEPLE .. The users make them what they are and we have freedom of choice and speech. If they do not accept those terms, then we do not need to be on their platform/board/forum.

[britporn_mike]

Adult Forums and Resource Pages should work together instead of against each other.

It will never happen.

Forums ban you for mentioning or linking to other places. I have been banned at 3 adult forums for just mentioning this forum and one other.I got the logic to this when one forum moderator explained to me why that is.

It is similar to going into a major store and passing out literature and coupons to your store down the street. No one will go for it.

[BrasSmonkey]

it's too early for huffin paint they are in the same biz. you don't hear kfc talking about popeyes and vice versa you ever see i say the "other place"

[Jessup]

it's too early for huffin paint they are in the same biz. you don't hear kfc talking about popeyes and vice versa you ever see i say the "other place"

I see commercials on TV where they compare their product to "The other brand" without even naming it,now i get why.

[BrasSmonkey]

it's too early for huffin paint they are in the same biz. you don't hear kfc talking about popeyes and vice versa you ever see i say the "other place"

I see commercials on TV where they compare their product to "The other brand" without even naming it,now i get why.

companies don't give plugs to their enemy. radio stations are hardcore. they will say you are the enemy and mention you.

[Zug]

#1. Adult forums or webmaster information pages, are not fast food chains but apparently some think that they are. Nor do fast food chains restrict your freedom of speech while sitting at their tables.
#2. Advertising is one thing, networking and sharing of information is another.
#3. It is not unheard of, and is actually common practice, for adult sites to cross promote or list other adult sites. But that's ok, right, because money is involved?
#4. Freedom of speech is essential and is everyone's right to say what they want, wherever they are. Refer to X.

Times have changed.

[TheButcher]

My way of thinking has always been, every link on a website has to improve your in bound traffic or be a source of a potential sale. Every link is a potential leak, minimize OBL's unless they make you money. Why would you give the viewer on a website the option to leave your site for no good reason.

[Zug]

My way of thinking has always been, every link on a website has to improve your in bound traffic or be a source of a potential sale. Every link is a potential leak, minimize OBL's unless they make you money. Why would you give the viewer on a website the option to leave your site for no good reason.

Content is king. Ever hear of that? Cross promotion, linking, networking, sharing, helps and serves users of both sides whether the intent is making money or just sharing information.

Coffee shops are a great place for 'gossip', 'networking', or information sharing. Do they restrict your speech? No, they do not. If those that want to compare it to fast food chains want to compare adult webmaster information to that then well, they are missing the point.

Like I said, there are not many forums around. Creating the incentive of being banned and for them to work against each other only creates friction of the ultimate goal of everyone wanting to share information and to make money and to expand their businesses or user base.

And, times have changed in the past 20 years when the business was much much more profitable. Today everyone is struggling which is all the more reason to work together.

[Zug]

It's as if we are living in an apocalyptical event where we are all turning into people that we would otherwise not normally be. In such a cataclysmic event people start stealing, killing, and eating each other; selfishly for survival. When in fact, people would do better to work together for everyone's goal of survival. Do people matter more than money? Should we work against each other or work with each other to survive?

[HeidiHoe]

It's as if we are living in an apocalyptical event where we are all turning into people that we would otherwise not normally be. In such a cataclysmic event people start stealing, killing, and eating each other; selfishly for survival. When in fact, people would do better to work together for everyone's goal of survival. Do people matter more than money? Should we work against each other or work with each other to survive?

I hear you, however this board is a business venture. I'm pretty sure that Dave would love to make a couple bucks and not just runs it out of the goodness of his heart. When you name and link to competitors websites you are providing free advertising on Dave's dime. The site owner and operator has every right to limit your "free speech" while using the board.

How would you like it if someone linked to websites using their referral codes from comment sections on your websites?

[Zug]

It's as if we are living in an apocalyptical event where we are all turning into people that we would otherwise not normally be. In such a cataclysmic event people start stealing, killing, and eating each other; selfishly for survival. When in fact, people would do better to work together for everyone's goal of survival. Do people matter more than money? Should we work against each other or work with each other to survive?

I hear you, however this board is a business venture.

Are not all boards, webmaster pages, and basically all sites a business venture? Providing and sharing information only makes the business better. Specially boards where everyone gets to advertise their programs, free sites, or other related links. Which is what makes what this is all about.

I'm pretty sure that Dave would love to make a couple bucks and not just runs it out of the goodness of his heart.

I'm pretty sure he would to! No doubt. This is not anything personal about his board or GFY or any other board or webmaster page in this adult business. He is a good guy, and I am sure you are a good girl. This is nothing personal. It's just logical. All of us here are in this business and a part of webmaster boards (like this one) for the same reasons. To discuss and share adult business information.

When you name and link to competitors websites you are providing free advertising on Dave's dime.

I would venture to guess that when he opened this public board with the intentions of discussing sponsors, that indeed people would share links to sponsors and other useful information, just like any other adult webmaster business site. I am sure that he did not expect that he would be the only one to share links and related business information. Adult boards are here for the purpose of a group of adult business people, free site owners that advertise those businesses and for everyone's benefit to share and gather information as well as network and make friends and business partners.

The site owner and operator has every right to limit your "free speech" while using the board.

It is not my "free speech", it is "everyone's" free speech. All of everything we discuss here, is available to the world wide web publicly. It is this site owner and operators right to make all of our discussions free for public viewing. Just like it is NATS program owners right to create their own TOS saying you won't be paid unless you make us $1,000 dollars. It's legal, of course, but, does that make it right? Hell no it does not. And what's more sad is everyone knows it but don't speak up or say anything about it because they might get 'banned' from trying to make a living. It's just pathetic. It is true, money is the root of all evil. It makes us people do things that we wouldn't normally do because I believe people have good hearts and intentions, but money just makes them into something else. Like banning free speech, for example.

If a public board or any other social media website's intentions are to block freedom of speech for their own benefit (being money of course) then well where does that leave you and me? We are the ones supplying all the information to say, Facebook, Twitter, and any other social media platform, or board/forum, you can think of, for their soul intensions of making money off their users social interactions. Facebook doesn't ban someone for linking and mentioning X or TikTok or 'truth social' or Jack Dorsy's new social media platform, Bluesky, that is going to be based on freedom of speech with a decentralized platform. And, I don't think McDonald's is going to ban their customers for talking about Burger King, or, Starbucks banning their customers for talking about Panera Bread, or McCafe while inside their place of business sitting at their tables. Adult business networking should be equal to that or if not better.

How would you like it if someone linked to websites using their referral codes from comment sections on your websites?

I would welcome the content. It can only make my website better by providing more dynamic content to my visitors and that they will know that they will not be penalized or banned for doing so. Not to mention I basically do that already with my site when I link other peoples galleries and content links and I intend to do more of that soon as well.

Heidi, I am glad you posted and said what you said. It only brings out more of what this is all about. I mean, this is a porn business, for crying out loud. Everyone one in the world knows about pornhub and onlyfans and gfy. It's not like this is a private 'inside stock market trader social gathering', right?

Peace man!

.. and no this does not mean I will list your gallery that has a hundred links on it if my link is not included. lol. Traffic trading is still traffic 'trading'.

[Zug]

Sort of interesting now that I think deeper into this. Side note: MAYBE that's what elon musk is speaking of with an 'all in one' x.com. Everything in one place. Networking in a new sense.

.. I mean, like, what would SponsorChat and GFY have to lose by trading traffic with each other?

[Zug]

So, I was sitting at Starbucks the other day enjoying a great coffee and me and another person struck up a conversation and they had mentioned to check out Panera Bread for some of their great bread. So I did and it was great! While I was there, I struck up another conversation with someone that mentioned I should check out McCafe for a great tasty deal on some Mocha Expresso. So the next day I visited McCafe and that person was right, real good Expresso for a great deal! Two days later, I had to go back to my beloved Starbucks and sit at their table to enjoy their coffee. Hoping I might meet someone else with great 'networking' information. Get it?