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In a subject discussed on The Fountain Pen Network, links to other sites (including links to Blogs) may only be posted by approved and paying Premium Account Holders. Links, redirects or pointers to content, which duplicate content as found on The Fountain Pen Network, are not allowed. The Fountain Pen Network is a free service to our members, and The Fountain Pen Network maintains sets of rules, posting limitations, and a fee structure for those advertising goods, services, and external information sources such as blogs and sites which have similar content to the Fountain Pen Network.
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I think the second part is speaking specifically to people posting links to their own blogs/sites in an effort to drive traffic their way. The rule I posted would cover everything you're talking about above, like posting a link about baby bottom for educational purposes. You're not Binder, so the first rule applies to you. If you were Binder, the second rule would apply to you, so you'd have to be a paying member to post links to your own blog/site, in that example.
While I am not trying to drive traffic to my blog, it is convenient to just post a link to something I may have already stated in a blog post. They are also saying that links in your sig may require payment. I am not happy about that either.