Why does BGA claim that *other game site* is illegal?

[qwertasdfg]

so I suppose it's ok to lie and slander until a thursday then.

Well, no one should see this message in the meantime since it's not allowed to post that kind of link anyway....

It's not allowed to promote our publish content. With the terms cited, of course it is allowed to f.e. send a message to a friend saying 'this is so much better on here than on ***' when talking about a topic that maybe bga solved in a better way

[qwertasdfg]

So yes, jaen's point is still valid. Happy slandering till at least thursday

[Tisaac]

So yes, jaen's point is still valid. Happy slandering till at least thursday

I never said they were waiting for thursday to fix that, so not sure where you got that info from?

[Shobu]

Why having edited the "other game site" name? Seems a bit counterproductive, and quite a shift from the "bug" official answer

[KlaatuBaradaNicough]

Which is a ridiculous assumption. The only reason I'm on BGA in the first place is because I learned about it on another gaming site. (Where I also continue to play games.) The way to keep one's customers is to keep them happy, not to keep them from talking about other businesses. Being censored does not make me happy.

Yep. The BoardGame Community as a whole benefits together and a rising tide lifts all boats. BGA choosing to set themselves as enemies to any other way I might want to play a boardgame has got me rethinking my use of this site.

[ufm]

Why having edited the "other game site" name? Seems a bit counterproductive, and quite a shift from the "bug" official answer

Maybe a work of an overzealous admin or mod on the forum? Dunno. The thread asked 100% fair question.

[Sparhawk2]

This is obviously a bug introduced in the last update of BGA, that will be fixed very soon.

We try to distinguish from legal and illegal website, to make sure that we you receive a link to a gaming website (which is prohibited by our ToS, btw), you can be warned if this is an illegal/unethical website. A lot of legal websites has been moved by mistake to the wrong category, and it's going to be fixed.

I am the owner/operatior of yucata.de. Obviously, you are lying and breaking laws. Even though you have known for several days of your law-breaking, no visible action has been taken yet. You should contact me IMMEDIATELY to discuss further steps. I advise you that LEGAL ACTION is imminent. It is SHOCKING how your BGA is treating competitors. Calling my site ILLEGAL is not easily forgotten, especially given BGA's history. Are you sure that you own all licenses, given that you are now part of Asmodee and private equity? Really? Did you make the effort to make sure? Or didn't you care? Who's illegal here?. Contact me now. Don't try to censor this message. /Sparhawk

[volkerk]

Excerpt from the FAQ (which isn't legally the same as Terms of Service, but whatever):

And finally, do not use Board Game Arena communication resources to advertise other gaming websites. If you want to talk about your experience elsewhere, please just say something like 'on another gaming website'.

Now mere mention does not constitute advertising. I think this is being interpreted a bit too narrowly...

It also says there:

What is absolutely forbidden?
On Board Game Arena, it is absolutely forbidden to:
... defamation...
Breaking these rules can lead to the removal of your account and/or a ban from the website.

Chuckling a bit at the thought that technically speaking the admin might now have to consider removing his own account

[Lammkeule]

So just to be completely clear, it’s against TOS to even mention the name of another gaming website, even one that is 100% legal? And you’re going to go through and edit every comment on this board that does so?

That is so unbelievably off-putting that it has me seriously considering canceling my premium membership.

+1

[LaOread]

So just to be completely clear, it’s against TOS to even mention the name of another gaming website, even one that is 100% legal? And you’re going to go through and edit every comment on this board that does so?

That is so unbelievably off-putting that it has me seriously considering canceling my premium membership.

Add me as another +1

This is ridiculous. I game here and elsewhere, and consider the chat "feature" to be a way to communicate with people (generally friends) about the hobby in general - other sites, stores, events, etc. included. Not for advertising, but as part of general discourse.
The "error" message is way off and I hope it gets fixed asap, but I'm honestly more concerned with the moderation to *other game site* here. It feels pretty gross.