Here's a visual aid:
This is a douchebag from myspace.
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Notice that amulet in the "about me" description?
It's hotlinked from my Wolfram & Hart Charity Auction page.
What he did was enter the URL for the picture, and uploaded that to his myspace site.
So everytime someone goes to his page, they're actually loading my page, as well. He's stealing my bandwidth.
Now, he COULD just right click on the picture, save the image to his hard drive, and then upload it. Doesn't suck bandwidth from me. Is rude in that he's not crediting where he got the picture, but it's not a daily assfucking.
Eww. I wonder whose bandwith ze's ganking on the bad music?
I'd like to point out that Allyson's examples have 200% more ass in them than mine.
Hotlink protection is quite simple to implement - a quick Google will get you a .htaccess file which will stop all hotlinking to a site working.
I'm not arguing against unspoken rules, by the way. This site is owned by whoever runs it, and whatever the decide, it's their right, as it's their site. I have no mission to change things here, as I'm simply not arsed. (Coincidentially, one of the reasons I like here is the fact there's no bolding of names or colours - I haven't a clue who runs here, and don't care, and that's the way it should be IMHO).
My example of hotlinking a page: the time Universal pointed SerenityMovie.com's screening page at my site instead of doing their own web page. Also, the image of Summer Glau on CantStopTheSignal.co.uk appears to have had 9000 hotlinks so far this month. Go Summer!
I haven't a clue who runs here, and don't care, and that's the way it should be IMHO.
You must not know about the Secret Bitch Cabal yet.
Hotlink protection is quite simple to implement - a quick Google will get you a .htaccess file which will stop all hotlinking to a site working.
You really don't want to go down that route with Allyson. She already has tried.
This site is owned by whoever runs it, and whatever the decide, it's their right, as it's their site. I have no mission to change things here, as I'm simply not arsed. (Coincidentially, one of the reasons I like here is the fact there's no bolding of names or colours - I haven't a clue who runs here, and don't care, and that's the way it should be IMHO).
Heh. Someone doesn't click on all the links. Don't praise the site for your lack of knowledge.
Wouldn't be much of a secret if they were in the FAQ.
I thought it was Activist Bitch Cabal. You know, like judges.
It's a co-op. There is no runner. Builders, yes. Runners, no.
Since we've now spent a day and roughly 200 posts discussing netiquette and how the lot of us are silly for disagreeing with one prolific poster's personal views of attribution and fandom self-identification, is there anyone around who actually has some Firefly-related thoughts or opinions to share?
