C3PO: “Etiquette and Protocol Robot”

The Virginian ^ | 6/19/2010 | Moneyrunner

[moneyrunner]

A great deal of the internet is populated by C2PO wanna bees. If you ever watched a Star Wars movie (and who hasn’t) you know the shiny gold robot named C3PO whose purpose is “etiquette and protocol.” The internet has developed its own system of etiquette and protocol. One of these is an abhorrence of what is referred to as “link whoring” which is defined as encouraging people to click on your website. According to this protocol the internet virgin is supposed to sit demurely on the sidelines, knees tightly together, until she is spotted by a search engine like Google.

This phenomenon was one I recently experienced at one of my favorite sites, FreeRepublic.

[new cruelty]

Point out where I mentioned anything about bandwidth.

[shibumi]

Methinks not bundles of sticks, perhaps.

Rather British Meatballs made from pork offal.

[Mad Dawgg]

"I want blog pimps to post in full and provide actual original links to videos and quit excerpting to their virus and adware laden blogs."

Even though Free Republic has no problem with folks excerpting? And being that it helps with FR's popularity to have linkbacks and more links on the net then basically you wish to limit Free Republic's popularity.

I have an idea why don't you ask Jimrob and the Mods if this is what they want. If they do then we can put this issue to rest. Just ping them to the thread and ask.

[thackney]

I don’t understand the concept of posting partial information on FR when full info is available and permitted. Many Blog sites add spyware and adware I don’t need on my computer.

If the goal is as some claim, to get the message to as many conservatives as possible, then post the whole message.

I’m fine with the idea to include links to find more similar articles. But don’t turn FR into your free marketing system without sharing content.

[Mad Dawgg]

"Point out where I mentioned anything about bandwidth."

Oh you aren't one of the blog pimp police screaming about leaching and bandwidth? hahahah OK then but the Keystone Cops have been claiming bandwidth as the main reason leaching bandwidth was the exact term used. And being that what you are proposing is using FR as the blog author's main posting site for the work it would indeed be using FR's bandwidth!

[Mad Dawgg]

"I’m fine with the idea to include links to find more similar articles. But don’t turn FR into your free marketing system without sharing content."

Sigh, one more time the more linkbacks and links Free Republic gets on the net the more popularity it gets thus more people read Free Republic thus there are more chances the site will get new donors thus keeping the site flush with capital to keep the servers running.

Really the concept is not that hard. Just remember more links and linkbacks is good! Its all you really need to know. Further IF Free Republic wants to stop such all they need do is announce it. They haven't so its all good!

[thackney]

Posting the video directly still give hits to the video creator each time someone clicks the link to view it.

Web crawlers still find the link on FR and it gains from this busy site as well.

There is no reason to add a middle site running adware except to the gain of a third party, often not the content creator.

[new cruelty]

I am in favor of drawing more attention to this site. Posting a full blog on FR and excerpts to that blog on other forums will increase traffic to this site and provide the opportunity to support issues relevant to this site rather than Google’s.

[humblegunner]

now we have tossed the whole 'It takes up band width" argument

Uh.. see post number 12 by moneyrunner, who used that
argument in FAVOR of blogpimping. You're losing it.

But I'm not going to take up Jim's bandwidth to do it.

(moneyrunner, post #12, this thread.)

[Mad Dawgg]

"There is no reason to add a middle site running adware except to the gain of a third party, often not the content creator."

Ahhh yeah there is a BIG reason... Youtube gives rankings on the basis of links AND Embeds. in fact it is rumored the embeds count higher than links! Further IF the content Creator wishes He can disable the embedding script for each video he uploads.

[humblegunner]

I have an idea why don't you ask Jimrob and the Mods if this is what they want. If they do then we can put this issue to rest. Just ping them to the thread and ask.

Jim has already been pinged, see post #8.

You're losing it.

[Mad Dawgg]

"Posting a full blog on FR and excerpts to that blog on other forums will increase traffic to this site and provide the opportunity to support issues relevant to this site rather than Google’s."

Excellent Idea, just tell John Robinson to remove the excerpt button and problem solved!

[Eaker]

popularity it gets thus more people read Free Republic

If you think blog pimps are increasing FR popularity then you are too insipid to be attempting to hold up your end of the discussion.

Note, we will continue to point out pimping when we see it. Simply accept that as a fact. Your continued support of spreading viruses and adware through pimping only steels our resolve.

[Mad Dawgg]

Uh.. see post number 12 by moneyrunner, who used that argument in FAVOR of blogpimping. You're losing it.

Oh no see you are the one losing it. You guys claimed that by excerpting it was leeching bandwidth and they instead should post the WHOLE thread here which of course is exactly opposite and would cause even more of FR's band width to be used. That was the part that got us all giggling here at the shop.

[humblegunner]

“tell John Robinson to remove the excerpt button and problem solved!”

Excerpting is required from the following sources:

(Note: Blogs are not included.)

abqjournal.com
adn.com
afp.com
aim.org
atimes.com
associatedcontent.com
awsj.com
baltimoresun.com
barrons.com
barronsmag.com
bayarea.com
bendbulletin.com
boston.com (www.boston.com The Boston Globe)
boxofficemojo.com
bsudailynews.com
businessweek.com
californian.com
canadafreepress.com
Capetimes.co.za
careerjournal.com
cavalierdaily.com
chicagotribune.com
chron.com
cnn.com
collegejournal.com
crainsnewyork.com
csmonitor.com
ctnow.com
daily-chronicle.com
dailypress.com
dallasnews.com
dj.com
dowjonesnews.com
djnewswires.com
dowjones.com
feer.com (Far Eastern Economic Review)
fresnobee.com
foxnews.com
gallup.com
The Guardian (UK)
gazette.net
GCN.com
goerie.com
greenwichtime.com
gwpi.net
heraldnet.com
holahoy.com
ibdeditorials.com
idahostatesman.com
iht.com
investors.com
jacksonville.com (Florida-Times Union)
janes.com
jewishobserver-la.com
jewishworldreview.com
kansascity.com
laopinion.com
latimes.com
livemint.com
marketwatch.com
mcall.com
mercextra.com
mercurynews.com
modbee.com
msn.com
msnbc.com
nasdaq.com
nationalweekly.com
nctimes.com
newhavenregister.com
news.com.au
newsday.com
newsweek.com
nhregister.com
nj.com
nola.com
nynewsday.com
nypost.com
nypostonline.com
nysun.com
nytimes.com
ocregister.com
opinionjournal.com
oregonmag.com
orlandosentinel.com
pcworld.com
pnj.com
post-dispatch.com
post-gazette.com
postwritersgroup.com
readexpress.com
realclearpolitics.com
realestatejournal.com
rockymountainnews.com
sacbee.com
sacunion.com
seattletimes.nwsource.com
sfgate.com
sitepoint.com
sjmercury.com
spectator.org
spokesman-recorder.com
sportsillustrated.com
sportsillustrated.cnn.com
si.com
stamfordadvocate.com
startribune.com
startupjournal.com
statesmanjournal.com
sun-sentinel.com
sunspot.net
theatlantic.com
thewbalchannel.com
time.com
timesdispatch.com
toledoblade.com
tribune.com
tribune-review.com
trivalleyherald.com
todaysthv.com
victorhanson.com
washingtondispatch.com
washingtonpost.com
washingtontechnology.com
washingtontimes.com
washtimes.com
washpostco.com
wnd.com
worldnetdaily.com
worldpress.org
wral.com
wsj.com
wsjbooks.com
wsjclassroomedition.com

[humblegunner]

You guys claimed that by excerpting it was leeching bandwidth

Please point out where that claim was made.

[new cruelty]

Excellent Idea, just tell John Robinson to remove the excerpt button and problem solved!

No need.

[new cruelty]

Please point out where that claim was made.

mad dawgg failed when he tried to lay the bandwidth claim at my feet earlier. It was like watching a liberal spin the truth. Chortle and all.

[Mad Dawgg]

"You guys" is the key phrase here. It was Salamander your buddy:

Jim has to pay for the bandwidth *we* are blessed with, out of the conviction of his political principles yet there are those who abuse their privilege to post here by pimping their blogs in a parasitic fashion....

You’ll have to pardon me, but I do dislike seeing JR taken advantage of in such manner.

If *you’re* okay with pay-per-click ticks sucking him dry, that’s your ‘viewpoint’, not mine.

See Salamander has yet to realize that his argument is totally backwards, I notice you didn't point it out for him either hahahah Some buddy you are!

[Mad Dawgg]

"mad dawgg failed when he tried to lay the bandwidth claim at my feet earlier. It was like watching a liberal spin the truth. Chortle and all."

Ahh you do have a problem with reading comprehension don't you?

I see, so now "we" (as in you the pimping police group) have tossed the whole 'It takes up band width" argument since your other objection has been delt with...