How are we supposed to talk products, tools and help people if we can't post links?

BlueToBits · May 12, 2011

Moderators, Please. It's really not helping people to have a suggested link starred out. Why do you do this?

rocker · May 16, 2011

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B&Q? Really?

DurhamSparky · May 17, 2011

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yeah... them Sheds we hate have a strangle hold on the site!!! down fall of a once great site... suppose money talks!!

brucelee · May 17, 2011

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hopefully D mate they may listen to some of our concerns over certain equipment being sold to diy

DurhamSparky · May 17, 2011

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more chance of talking a glass eye to sleep!!

Paul.M · May 17, 2011

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NovusSparkus said:
I just noticed that..... B&Q Fools & Appliances!?

Yep I had to look twice and then laugh at the writing

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brucelee · May 17, 2011

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I have only just noticed all the new sponsers hope they read as well as sponser

Dan · May 17, 2011

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Mark_Burgess said:
Well there is certainly a few more sponsors on here now!

NovusSparkus said:
I just noticed that..... B&Q Fools & Appliances!?

rocker said:
B&Q? Really?

DurhamSparky said:
yeah... them Sheds we hate have a strangle hold on the site!!! down fall of a once great site... suppose money talks!!

They're not actually sponsors those. Too much or what? Those 'other advertisers' are sort of affiliate links. It doesn't really matter if you use them or click 'em to be honest but the unregistered readers still will and certainly the DIY warriors. But if you want them gone. Name which ones and I'll sort it out tomorrow (today rather! Still bloody doing it now!).

And they wont be talking on here. It's an indirect affiliate thing that we'd get a few pence every time 100 quid of stuff was sold. Though the autotrader thing and a couple of the others would be sound but perhaps wickes, b&q etc are too much?

DurhamSparky · May 17, 2011

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Bin the sheds!!! oh and flea bay!!!

Paul.M · May 17, 2011

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Let's keep them for a week and then ask for peoples opinion. (im sitting on my fence on this one. It's a lovely panel one with trelis in the top, only £9.99 per panel. Just click the orange box on the right to view it)

Former Sponsor TM · May 17, 2011

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I don't like them!
I think you should pick the sponsors / companies that want to help the community and contribute..... we try our best to help out.

rocker · May 17, 2011

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Second here for bin the sheds. They must be firmly of the opinion that any publicity is good publicity, the way we slag them off on here.

Cyberprog · May 17, 2011

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Nowt wrong with B&Q when it's 6 in the evening or on a Sunday and every other leccy distributor is shut! Needs must!

Adam W · May 17, 2011

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Yeah they have a very good range of paint. And they sell houseplants; I've bought 3 from there in the last month and they're all still alive as well!

EoinConway · May 17, 2011

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Test-Meter said:
I don't like them!
I think you should pick the sponsors / companies that want to help the community and contribute..... we try our best to help out.

I would tend to agree with you here Test Meter

mogga · May 17, 2011

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Let me get this right in my head we arent allowed to post links to Screwitup but list their owners on sponsers list??

RWJ · May 17, 2011

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mogga said:
Let me get this right in my head we arent allowed to post links to Screwitup but list their owners on sponsers list??

I noticed our "new" sponsors

Dan · May 19, 2011

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I wouldn't mind linking to screwfix if their forum was on a different domain name. It's their forum we block, but it blocks the whole website unfortunately. I'll get the sheds removed though. Clearly been outvoted here lol

netblindpaul · May 24, 2011

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Just saw this after seeing the "Shed" links, I know I am not that active, but, I am not that happy about the sheds being there!
I thought it was a bit out of order and searched around!
Also, now, how can we tell true sponsors from the others you describe, something about clicks?
I don't understand wll this web stuff!