Public Service Announcement : Hotlinking
By
Master-Blade,
Posted on: 2009-08-04 21:09 in Player Questions
A very good announcement. I've seen hotlinked images on other forums replaced by the victim with some truly horrific pics. The sort of thing that could get someone banned in very short order. And I can't really say that I disaprove of this tactic, either.
I'm Tealeaf, and I approve of this message.
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Originally Posted by Tealeaf
A very good announcement. I've seen hotlinked images on other forums replaced by the victim with some truly horrific pics. The sort of thing that could get someone banned in very short order. And I can't really say that I disaprove of this tactic, either.
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The pictures I'm linking to are screencaps from my friend's eBay ad, and then from the eBay ad of one of his competitors. And serious eBay sellers do check the compitition out, so I have no idea why the guy thought it was alright to completely copy of the ad's hi-points.
Orc&Pie No.53230 There is an orc, and somehow, he got a pie. And you are hungry.
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ROFL. Changing the picture of a competitor. Priceless.|
Originally Posted by Rajani_Isa
Exactly.
The pictures I'm linking to are screencaps from my friend's eBay ad, and then from the eBay ad of one of his competitors. And serious eBay sellers do check the compitition out, so I have no idea why the guy thought it was alright to completely copy of the ad's hi-points. |
Well, that's what they get for trying to rip you/him off. haha
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Originally Posted by Tealeaf
And I can't really say that I disaprove of this tactic, either.
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And the the OP, a very good P.S.A.
Q. Just wondering Posi, where are the new dance emotes we were told would come with GR?
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On these brave new forums, we have been entrusted with the awesome power of the IMG tag.
With this, we have a power once reserved for the Demigods alone.
Please do not abuse it.
Proper online etiquette states you should link to the page, and not just pull the image into the forums with the image tag (called "Hotlinking"), if you are not hosting the image on your own web space.
This is especially true for avatars and signature images, as those will be called up every time you post (these forums DO NOT store/host such images). That is why we have imageshack and photobucket.
Otherwise, you might end up with a picture like this :
Turning into this : CAUTION - NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGE TO SELF
Because it's not the hosts fault if they decide to replace an image on their server with one named identically to the old, yet radically different.
Thank you. I hope you have enjoyed this Public Service Announcement
Orc&Pie No.53230 There is an orc, and somehow, he got a pie. And you are hungry.
www.repeat-offenders.net
Negaduck: I see you found the crumb. I knew you'd never notice the huge flag.