Can I use HTMLForums "ON" logo on my homesite?

[postitlord]

I have decided to start archiving my favorite, most useful posts. I want to make a list, linking to the URLs on my own little website. But I am asking in advance .. am I allowed to use the little HTMLForums picture, a lightbulb, to denote what forum the user is about to click on and go to?

http://www.geocities.com/postitlord/helps/index.html

Is this acceptable? Do I violate any Terms of Service? If you say so, the picture will be removed from my website and deleted from the server ASAP. Do I need to put a little disclaimer at the bottom of my page saying I'm not affiliated with HTMLForums??? I really don't know so I'm asking now, before I actually link to this site from my homepage.

http://www.htmlforums.com/images/on.gif Used to denote online users, I thought this one would be both cute and a convenient size, since I like icon-sized-pics on my currently themed website.

[Dr. Web]

While Ian and Jason will sentance you to what they may, Id suggest at least cleaning up Edison before they see it. Noone would want a pixilated version of their icon on a page. If your going to put it on a black back... set it up that way, and remove unwanted white pixels from the edges. Heck.... look at the top of the forums... its already surrounded by black!

[postitlord]

I agree it looked hideous and knew it right away. I intended to fix it up, but my priority was to ask permission first. Consider it a draft page.

My quick-fix is to place a 32 by 32 pixel white bgcolor table around them. If I believe that doesn't do it justice, I would re-edit the image to look pretty on a black background.

It now looks less ugly :D
:splat: { Anxiously waiting confirmation or denial } :hotbounce

[Jason]

Hi postit,

Since the icon is more than a simple graphics used for new posts (it is also the logo for the site), I need to ask you to place a note on the page along with the graphic. Please use the following on the bottom of the page:

The mascot Edison is © <a href="http://www.bigresources.com">Big Resources, Inc</a> and used with permission.

Please also include a copy of the graphic immediately preceding the statement. Thanks.

[postitlord]

I reread this a month later, and realized I never said thank you.
Thank you!

Also, I stupidly misinterpreted PRECEDING. I have the icon AFTER the quote. After seeing that way for a month, I like it that way. Do you still prefer I change it?

I like how the page looks, one of my better ones. Even if they're all really-easy-newbie-simple-looking:(...