MyBB Stop Support Based On Content

[Navineous]

Thanks for the info omni, hopefully not many people will have problems with this new policy.

[Sickshot]

Wow, that pretty much covers 70% of the Mybb forums out there.
I don't see how they can get away with that.

Their software their rules.

It sucks, but that's how it works.

[Brandon]

So how does this effect you Omni? Or you pretty much know myBB like the back of your hand?

Actually on the page it suggests his myBB site as an alternative method for support, lol.

[timestandstill]

Wow, that pretty much covers 70% of the Mybb forums out there.
I don't see how they can get away with that.

People on HF =/= Everyone.

[DAMINK™]

Yet another reason i am glad to move away from MyBB.
Hell i think i break most of the rules lmfao.
MY first thought was this...
Most people with an active forum that has any real content will probably breach these rules.
Not all certainly. But a large majority of forums with lets say 10k posts or more will likely be in breach.
So this support is largely offered to new forums. New forum owners. And likely mostly young kids!
Why? Simple. Its free and easy to use. Its not the best, Just free.
Mybb claims they want to move away from the "kids use mybb" stigma. Yet rules like this are enforced.
Dunno man. I cant see any positives out of this.
And based on what i read on other BB forums (non mybb) there is a growing dislike towards MyBB.

Now all that said. In Defense now.
Most BB providers carry certain Terms And Conditions.
Sure not as harsh as this but they do none the less.

[cheeseburger]

Appropriateness of content
For ethical and legal reasons the MyBB group also chooses not to provide support to websites containing any of the following:

Hacking
Pornography
Illegal file distribution or piracy
Any other forms of illegal activity
Racist or hateful content
Users known to operate a website which contains any of the above will be noted by staff and they will be denied support in all future instances, regardless of whether the support is intended for another acceptable site operated by the user. This is because otherwise MyBB staff can not be certain if their support is benefiting an acceptable site or one that is not.

Minimum Copyright
MyBB is licenced under the LGPL and therefore users may remove the MyBB copyright and credit notice from the footer of their forum, however those who choose to do so are ineligible for support on the community forums.

To receive support users must display at the very least the following "powered by" notice on every page of their forum:

I'm sure plenty of people will be removing the copyright and backlink from their footer now, well those that cannot receive support anyway..

http://wiki.mybb.com/index.php/Help:Support_eligibility

[Zankza]

I would support this, this does make sense, but I hope mybb team understands HF isn't illegal forum, its an legal "think out of box" hack forum.

[Sickshot]

I would support this, this does make sense, but I hope mybb team understands HF isn't illegal forum, its an legal "think out of box" hack forum.

Just because the idea isn't illegal doesn't mean illegal content isn't posted there on a regular basis.

[Rapture™]

Yeah, I'm glad I am out of the stage of needing MyBB Support. Because when it was first happening of Staff Members not helping out Users because of the content I was the first to get denied. I was so mad I even started to hit MyBB for awhile tell I cooled off. Then I got banned =) ( 2 Days, I was like haha!).
I support it for people like me who have learned a thing or two about MyBB, but then also disagree because for new people trying to start a site like HF will get mad. Then again if they don't know what they are doing already why even start it up in the first place.

[Marik™]

Oh god, and I wanted to open a new forum about hacking and a private one.
I'll just simply switch to VBulletin or ask Omni for help.