You have just hit on one of the biggest reasons that many of us object to needless excerpting.
The internet is a dangerous place. JimRob and crew have provided us with an environment here that is free of banners, pop-ups, trackers, viruses and the like. A quick check on your browser will reveal that all you get on FR is a simple log in cookie.
The sites that host blogs, especially the ones that do it for “free” and/or pay a per hit to their users are notorious for tracking and being infested with all kinds of invasive spyware and malware.
Posters who genuinely respect and treat their fellow FReepers as friends will not draw them off site unnecessarily.
Agreed. As long as they get the hits, they couldn’t care less about FR or anyone who posts here.