hello i have just received a private msg from a member, under their user name it says 'banned'. Can anyone shed some light????

When did they send the message ? It may be that they have been banned since they sent it.

it was only sent today

I got that message too,it was about nailcanes and nailart stuff,had a look and she's from spain

Report it to a moderator asap.

I banned a member today for abusing the pm system after being told by another mod that advertising isn't permitted unless via paid-for banners.

Unfortunately for them, they decided to include me in one of the pm's they sent, big mistake as they were found out

How unfortunate for them...big bobo

It says a lot about their products if they have to use such pathetic methods of advertising... I for one wouldn't even bother looking at their site if I got this PM.. sad!

I got this message at about 6.50 pm yesterday, but have only just found it, didn't bother lokkin at their site, if they even have one, shows how much notice I take

The ban took place at approximately 7.30 last night so hopefully there will be no more.

Just since we are on the subject - if anyone gets unsolicited PMs like this in the future, please forward the PM to one of the Moderators.

I got this message as well, didnt bother reporting it either, as I noticed they were already banned, but it looked like they were still online...?

Not the way to advertise for sure

I would be interested to understand more on sponsoring the site in terms of getting some official advertising on here and in return, helping the administrators maintain funding to keep this site running. Is that possible and how do i go about doing this?

I made the mistake a few days ago of promoting a portion of the business in one of the forums and was reprimanded accordingly, and having now read the rules, i realise what this site is all about.

I think it is fair that if people pay for advertising, they should be displayed at regular intervals and only those that wish to visit the advertisers site, can do so based on their decision.

For the PM method to be used for advertising, this is essentially cold calling which is a poor standard of advertising. Similar if you like to what i inadvertantly did in the forum. If we as suppliers are wanting to promote our services in a good light, it should be done following the rules.

If you click the Contact Us link at the bottom of the page - details will be sent to you by email.

Thank you!

Thanks Fiona, will do.