To clarify what the rules are about posting links, links can be posted as long as the poster or their friends have no financial interest in the item the link is for and the member posting the link is not a New Member. New Members are not allowed to post links since we do not know enough about new members to know what their motives for posting links might be, but of course, if a new member posts a link for say a major corporation such as a hotel or airline, then it would not be likely they have a financial interest in that major corporation but if the link was for say a privately owned bed and breakfast, then they or their friends might have a financial interest in said bed and breakfast, how would we the moderators be likely to know, thus we do not allow those types of links.