[quote name='JimBobTTD' post='1091317' date='Jan 16 2011, 01:10 PM']Also, can anyone explain what is so horrible with posting links in the Ebay forum for their own auction? It lets members know that there might be a bargain to be had and doesn't force anyone to buy anything. It is not really different from posting in the For Sale section.[/quote]
That's not the issue as such.
The issue is people coming on and soley posting one or two links in there, never to be seen again (as CK put it), rather than members posting links to their auctions or informing everyone else of interesting stuff they've come across.
Why should people be able to drum up interest in their auctions, therefore making them slightly more money, without actually participating in the forum? A: They shouldn't.
I'm all for these new restrictions. It's a shame, but BC is no longer small like it was, so rules are needed.