Unfortunately, there is no law that states that a person has to give credit for a link to an off page. I really don't see this as a problem. They are not copying the content into their website. They are simply providing a link to an off-web site. I have the same thing on my website. Just because s/he sells something doesn't make a difference. Everyone has a right to provide links to offsites. S/he should have these links open up in a new window like I do on my sites, but once again, there is no law stating that they have to do this. Until we get a law out there, this discussion is pretty moot. > -----Original Message----- > From: Connie Snyder [mailto:cjsnyder@alltel.net] > Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 10:26 PM > To: STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD] Fwd: {not a subscriber} Deep Linking our > Websites > > > Interesting, the links on the Nebraska page are mostly normal > links without all the extra garbage. They open in the same > window. It doesn't have javascript, since I visited with javascript turned > off in my browser. The links still worked. > > I don't mind people linking straight to a certain sub-page, but > they need to give proper credit. Making a statement that's tucked > away at the bottom of the page that they are just linking to > other sites is not enough to make it right. > > Connie > > Susan W Pieroth wrote: > > > This site is really cute (read that sarcastically). When you put your > > mouse over a link, you can't see what it is in the status bar - just a > > message put there by some Java Script probably. At least they don't use > > frames to make it look like their own work. Plus, the links often have > > Ancestry attached, as in > > > > > http://service.bfast.com/bfast/click?bfmid=5647408&siteid=39580444 > &bfpage=bfrd&bfurl=http://www.ancestry.com/rd/befree/affprodredire > ct.asp?key=Uhttp://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/1844prov.html > > > > The end result was one of the RIGenWeb pages > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/1844prov.html > > > > I don't see that they have done anything wrong. It's just annoying. > > > > Susan > > > > Isaiah Harrison wrote: > > > > > >> Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 17:17:32 -0600 > > >> X-From_: statecoordinator@migenweb.com Mon Sep 29 17:17:31 2003 > > >> From: "State Coordinator" <statecoordinator@migenweb.com> > > >> To: <STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com> > > >> Old-Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 19:17:38 -0400 > > >> X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 > > >> X-Diagnostic: Not on the accept list > > >> Subject: {not a subscriber} Deep Linking our Websites > > >> X-Envelope-To: STATE-COORD-L > > >> > > >> I have just been contacted by one of my County Coordinators > who is a bit > > >> upset over this person deep linking to her webpages. And it appears > > >> to most > > >> of the MIGenWeb sites. I see my sites, such as Mackinac and > Mecosta have > > >> been deep linked as well. She has asked this person to stop linking > > >> to her > > >> sites as she feels that the site appears to be pushing affiliate > > >> links, such > > >> as Ancestry, and we are free genealogy sites. > > >> > > >> I hesitate to say much as I'm not sure that we can stop > anyone from deep > > >> linking to our sites. I see her concern, yet, I don't see > that we can do > > >> anything, and particularily because Ancestry is one of the > affiliates. > > >> > > >> Is anyone able to shed some light on this, give me some advice, > > >> whatever...... The link is below. > > >> > > >> http://www.censusfinder.com/michigan.htm > > >> > > >> Jan > > >> MIGenWeb > > > > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.521 / Virus Database: 319 - Release Date: 9/23/2003

Kimm Antell wrote: > Unfortunately, there is no law that states that a person has to give credit > for a link to an off page. I really don't see this as a problem. They are > not copying the content into their website. They are simply providing a > link to an off-web site. I have the same thing on my website. Just because > s/he sells something doesn't make a difference. Everyone has a right to > provide links to offsites. S/he should have these links open up in a new > window like I do on my sites, but once again, there is no law stating that > they have to do this. Until we get a law out there, this discussion is > pretty moot. I guess I've been around too long. Not giving proper credit used to be considered to be bad netiquette. To me, it's a matter of common courtesy even if it's not a law. I also don't like it when a link opens in a new window. It doesn't always mean that the link has gone to a different site, so that doesn't tell me anything and just bugs me when I have a whole slew of windows opened up at one time. Connie (going off to nurse my cold/allergy/virus or whatever it is that my husband brought home from work. Maybe I'll be in a better mood tomorrow.)