Hyperlink button and all hyperlinks removed from the mains?

A big part of our ability to operate, update and moderate this forum at Covers.com comes from the relationship with our advertisers.  Recently those advertisers have begun to crackdown and set higher standards for content where their ads display on a daily basis.  In order to appease our advertisers who are very valuable to the future growth of this forum, we need to implement some updates to the Community Forum guidelines.
 
We love porn and nudity just as much as you, but any images, avatars & links containing nudity or pornographic material are now banned from the forum.

Users are no longer able to post active links in threads. You can still post the URL you want users to view, but now other users will have to copy the link and paste it in the browser themselves. Don’t be lazy; it’s just one simple step.

Lastly, remember that we’re always watching what you post. We reserve the right to remove and ban any users we feel are not meeting the guidelines. We don’t want to do it, so please don’t give us a reason to.

Please take some time and review the full Community Manifesto https://www.covers.com/postingforum/forum_manifesto.aspx.

Don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions or concerns.

Community Moderator

Understood.  Thanks for the prompt reply.

No worries.

Enjoy

I should bring it to your attention then that the 'LINK' button is still active in the Start New Topic widget.

I also do not understand what is the reasoning behind the hyperlink banning?

I see what you're saying but that can be easily done by making another email address. But I think more so the ability to hide your IP, should not be allowed. You know what I'm saying because it's very simple to use an IP blocker or even an IP that is not yours

I believe my breakdown sheets threads are the only prominent examples of hyper-linking in the mains.  I can only assume that the removal of hyperlinks is somehow in response to my posted work on google.drive.  

I have to echo the the statements being made here. Banning hyperlinks does not make any sense. If this is to try and stop spamming then email verification and a captcha is the standard on the Internet today. 

Are the post by "paid cappers" who randomly post in our threads apart of covers advertisers? Or just spam?

WTF, why was this moved from Help section to PB?

My son really appreciates the Spirit Halloween Adds that screw up every other webpage you click on Covers.com

Funniest thing is CT has the balls to talk about setting a higher standard for the advetisers, but they refuse to do anything about these SAF's!

I must say this is rather foolish.

hyperlink censorship in full effect...



sad day at covers



we are at the mercy of the "advertisers"



if you're taking away hyperlinks at least add some new emoticons...rubbish i tell ya, rubbish!     

Thanks man.

i like the part about  no more porn or nudity yet  one of the biggest ads/pop ups on here this year was that condoms one 

Pretty fucking ironic isn't it. And they didn't give a damn that the stupid fucking ad kept popping up

as I tell players all the time at my craps tables.........this is private property....... open to the public........ at our convience...........now play by the rules I have set forth or you are done............. Thank-you and have a nice day.............

bitch move 

man this is very very very very gay