Well realizing that we have no recourse, I personally think that its kind of underhanded. You do the work, you might get credit, but SHE gets paid for it thru her affiliate links. I think I like Joy's way of leaving her with broken links. <g> My CC has done redirects taking the links back to the main index page of the site. LOL Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kimm Antell" <kantell@austin.rr.com> > They have the links open up in a new window so that the user will not be > mistaken in thinking that it is the same site. I don't see anything wrong > with what they are doing. They are helping to promote genealogy. > > >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