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Re: Learning together
I don't think he'll ask you to remove it, that's the point- he's a super nice guy. So it just seems shady to use this forum to say "hey guys, come join this other forum" even as you use this site's bandwidth to send private messages, etc. That stuff ain't free.Originally Posted by Melawe
I'm not saying it's a world-ending big deal, it just might be a little dicey. That's all. I don't speak for JavaPF, this is just my opinion.
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Re: Learning together
This is a Java forum, I'm looking for Java study partners; how is it wrong if I ask if someone is interested here?
Last edited by Melawe; October 31st, 2011 at 01:49 PM.
Re: Learning together
Let me see if I get this right; you think I am using JavaPF's kindness to advertise my forum?
Last edited by Melawe; October 31st, 2011 at 01:49 PM.
Re: Learning together
In a way, yeah. I don't know the inner workings of the site, but I assume that JavaPF is paying for hosting and bandwidth, which he tries to make up for with minimal advertisements. I don't think he's making a profit. So to set up a different forum (instead of, say, setting up a topic or topics here for your group) and to still use this forum's private messaging (and therefore bandwidth) for your forum seems- I don't even know the word. Shady?
But like I said, I don't speak for JavaPF, and he would probably not say anything. But in a very real way, you're using somebody else's bandwidth ($) to take ad viewers ($) away from them. That seems non-kosher to me, but also like I said, it's not the worst thing I've ever seen in my life. Do with my two cents as you will.
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Re: Learning together
The only reason I am making another forum is cause some members are from other sites. I can't ask them to sign up to JPF or any of the other forums. That would be stealing members and wrong. The only solution I found was to make another forum so everyone can communicate with each other and to have a place for offline coding talk. Otherwise I have no other reason to use so much time as I did to build the site. But like I said before, if a mod doesn't like this thread or it violates the rules in any way they can delete this thread. I got a lot of Java help here and don't intend to harm this site in anyway.
Re: Learning together
But aren't you requiring users to PM you here in order to get their accounts activated there?
It's fine, I don't feel like arguing about this, I just thought it was a bit dodgy is all.
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Re: Learning together
Yes, because I don't want other people to sign up to the site. It's the only way I can know their username so I can approve their account. I have around 20 members in the study group, that's probably to much so I need them to do so.
Re: Learning together
or perhaps not. Google says I do not have permission. How may I access this list or where on this site do you exist?
Re: Learning together
Ah, yea, I made the document private so you wont be able to see it.
-Mel
Re: Learning together
I have just read up on this thread. I do not mind you organising a study group here but please be careful if advertising a competing forum. We do not want a conflict of interests. You can use our resources but please give credit where credit is due.
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KevinWorkman (November 10th, 2011)
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