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To: Intrepid1 who wrote (1599)7/9/1998 9:18:00 PM
From: Bill Ulrich  Read Replies (1) of 1614
 
Purething, yes info should be freely accessible. The power of the web, however, is in that people want you to go to their sites. That idea requires the power of "the link".

Although my stock portfolio isn't worth much, I'll bet you all of it, and my car too, that there would be no trouble at all if people followed a procedure I've used in the past:

Post the link first. This gets the company recognition out in front. Second, copy/paste a "lead-in" and/or the most important passage pertaining to your message. Never post the whole enchilada&#151just the opener or main idea. To get the rest, everybody can access through the link. This satisfies all parties concerned. People get info&#151origin gets recognition and traffic.

I've never had a problem, or a "deleted post" as a result. Additionally, when the origin is satisfied by getting traffic to their site, they're less likely to whine at SI. This makes SI less likely to whine at you. I highly recommend it.

Regarding my own site, I don't mind if you take a little bit, and leave a link so people can get the rest. I don't like it if people take "everything" and don't put the traffic back to me in some way. I think most other site owners feel the same way.

-MrB
#1600 BTW, <gg>
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