I mostly agree. the traditional method [1] should be honored. but clearly, there are some bad agents out there that ignore the rules and mess things up for ever

I mostly agree. the traditional method [1] should be honored. but clearly, there are some bad agents out there that ignore the rules and mess things up for everyone. They are pretty clear about their expectations: # Notice: The use of robots or other automated means to access LinkedIn without # the express permission of LinkedIn is strictly prohibited. [1] https://www.linkedin.com/robots.txt https://www.linkedin.com/robots.txt