Comments on: Guide to Link Etiquette http://montaraventures.com/blog/2007/12/21/guide-to-link-etiquette/ Mike Harding's Blog Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:01:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Hotlinking Redux http://montaraventures.com/blog/2007/12/21/guide-to-link-etiquette/#comment-34949 Hotlinking Redux Sat, 10 May 2008 02:38:38 +0000 http://montaraventures.com/blog/2007/12/21/guide-to-link-etiquette/#comment-34949 [...] I’ve tried being nice, I’ve tried being reasonable, I’ve tried everything I can think of to stop people from hotlinking to images on this site. [...] [...] I’ve tried being nice, I’ve tried being reasonable, I’ve tried everything I can think of to stop people from hotlinking to images on this site. [...]

]]> By: Dvorak answers http://montaraventures.com/blog/2007/12/21/guide-to-link-etiquette/#comment-33663 Dvorak answers Sun, 23 Dec 2007 20:57:19 +0000 http://montaraventures.com/blog/2007/12/21/guide-to-link-etiquette/#comment-33663 [...] about link etiquette? Check this handy primer. Feel free to read his response here, he still doesn’t get it. Hotlinking is annoying, not [...] [...] about link etiquette? Check this handy primer. Feel free to read his response here, he still doesn’t get it. Hotlinking is annoying, not [...]

]]> By: More on the Dvorak.org Mess http://montaraventures.com/blog/2007/12/21/guide-to-link-etiquette/#comment-33662 More on the Dvorak.org Mess Sun, 23 Dec 2007 20:56:43 +0000 http://montaraventures.com/blog/2007/12/21/guide-to-link-etiquette/#comment-33662 [...] about link etiquette? Check this handy primer. Now that the image is removed, I feel better. But, in responses from Mr. Dvorak last night [...] [...] about link etiquette? Check this handy primer. Now that the image is removed, I feel better. But, in responses from Mr. Dvorak last night [...]

]]> By: Dvorak Steals Copyrighted Work http://montaraventures.com/blog/2007/12/21/guide-to-link-etiquette/#comment-33661 Dvorak Steals Copyrighted Work Sun, 23 Dec 2007 20:56:05 +0000 http://montaraventures.com/blog/2007/12/21/guide-to-link-etiquette/#comment-33661 [...] about link etiquette? Check this handy primer. Here’s the scene of the crime on John Dvorak’s (PC Magazine) blog. I’m glad [...] [...] about link etiquette? Check this handy primer. Here’s the scene of the crime on John Dvorak’s (PC Magazine) blog. I’m glad [...]

]]> By: mike http://montaraventures.com/blog/2007/12/21/guide-to-link-etiquette/#comment-33658 mike Sun, 23 Dec 2007 14:59:52 +0000 http://montaraventures.com/blog/2007/12/21/guide-to-link-etiquette/#comment-33658 Thanks Kevin, that's a high value comment. I didn't touch on those issues and they are real, thanks for contributing to the discussion. Thanks Kevin, that’s a high value comment. I didn’t touch on those issues and they are real, thanks for contributing to the discussion.

]]> By: Kevin http://montaraventures.com/blog/2007/12/21/guide-to-link-etiquette/#comment-33647 Kevin Sun, 23 Dec 2007 04:41:21 +0000 http://montaraventures.com/blog/2007/12/21/guide-to-link-etiquette/#comment-33647 Hotlinking is also just stupid and dangerous. Even the rude and selfish blogger shouldn't hotlink for purely personal reasons: - The hosting site may go down, remove or rename the link. Now your blog/article/story is missing its picture. - The hosting site may change the link. A malicious could change the image to something embarrassing. The site may also recycle names (masthead.jpg) so you might just have a confusing image now. Getting back to etiquette, the hotlinker is stealing some bandwidth and possible ad revenue if there is no return link. Finally, some sites (like flickr) don't allow hotlinking without an appropriate link back to the hosting site. Hotlinking is also just stupid and dangerous. Even the rude and selfish blogger shouldn’t hotlink for purely personal reasons:

- The hosting site may go down, remove or rename the link. Now your blog/article/story is missing its picture.

- The hosting site may change the link. A malicious could change the image to something embarrassing. The site may also recycle names (masthead.jpg) so you might just have a confusing image now.

Getting back to etiquette, the hotlinker is stealing some bandwidth and possible ad revenue if there is no return link.

Finally, some sites (like flickr) don’t allow hotlinking without an appropriate link back to the hosting site.

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