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Why linking to a site that gives no attribution to the author and is filled with ads? Using any search engine, it's easy to find a better source within under a
by vog 16y ago
Why linking to a site that gives no attribution to the author and is filled with ads?
Using any search engine, it's easy to find a better source within under a minute: http://www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/unix-hoax.html http://www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/unix-hoax.html
That's why I created a competitive HN entry:
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1903113 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1903113
- 8ren 16y agoI didn't see any ads, probably because of adblock. And given the nature of its conceit, I didn't expect an attribution. I just came across it and thought HN would appreciate it.
- vog 16y agoAlmost any link on that site points to LinkScan products. Below the text, there is also an explicit text advertisement for LinkScan. In addition, the site does not only fail to give attribution, but also claims to have a copyright on the whole text: "© Copyright 1997-2010 Electronic Software Publishing Corporation (Elsop)" This is a well-designed link-spam site, but still a link-spam site. Do not support it. It is part of the so-called "spamdexing" problem. More information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spamdexing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spamdexing