Several people seem to be concerned that the current policy will be too disruptive/constraining. How about I make this modification to loosen it a bit: you can direct people to mixers by name (even in something like a "top 10 mixers" topic), as long as:
- You don't directly post their URLs.
- It's not a paid ad, and you're not representing a mixer.
Would this be sufficient to address the concerns?
Someone might have asked and commented the same already, so I apologize if I am repeating it. There were 5 pages of posts after you posted this.
The suggestion makes more sense. However there is a problem. The results you get on search engines by searching for a mixer are not to be trusted. If a user tells someone they can use ABC mixer, it's quite possible that the first 3 results on a search engine all lead to phishing sites. You are basically directing them to a phishing site without the correct URL. If the URLs are to be banned, can that same user who makes the recommendation say,
contact me via PM or Telegram so I can give you the correct link? This way, no illegal links are posted on the forum.