There seems to be a debate about the rule found in http://hubpages.com/help/forum_rules
that states posting links to own hubs etc is not allowed. Some have found 5 year old forums filled with nothing but links to hubs, so they believe that this is allowed today.
Would HP chime in and clear this one up!
Thanks, all the while i thought ican posts my iwn hub links
Rules change, remember, so there are many things which were allowed 5 years ago that are not allowed now.
You are not allowed to post links to your own Hubs except in the Improving Your Hub section:
http://hubpages.com/forum/category/2885
and the Challenges section:
http://hubpages.com/forum/category/6633
I know Melissa. I got slammed about the rule in another forum told I was wrong.
There are a couple of threads which skirt around the issue by inviting people to post links to other people's Hubs (which IS allowed).
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