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Copyright Lines - What do you think?
What do you think about products that put in copyright lines with links? This could be bad for SEO. Do you think this should be mentioned in product description? There seem to be numerous products on vb.org which add links to footer template.
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It is their right to add a linkback for them. They put in the time and effort to put the mod out, so it is up to them...
That said, of course, most would agree if you are releasing a tiny template tweak or something very simple a backlink shouldn't be needed and if you are releasing a big complex super helpful mod that it is....but inevitably it is up to the author if he/she wants one or not. |
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Thanks for your feedback! Do you think these copyright links should be mentioned in product description?
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it usually does say to keep the link in place, and if it doesn't so what IMO. If i install something and it shows that, i check to see if i can disable it in the ACP and if not i decide to either live with it or uninstall the product...
Is it ethical to not say that in the release you have a link in there? idk, maybe not 100% but i don't think it's anything to be upset about. most of the time it's something you deal with, vB ad managment for example. I LOVED that mod, it was really great, and =Redtyger= or whoever had a link back in there, i left it, the link was worth it. ETA: im sure this thread was a offshoot of THIS thread, idk if the staff will see this as honest discussion or you not following or listening to them....I think you are on a crusade that really isnt worth the effort... |
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What do you think that these products do not only do what they pretend to do, but do something more. Don't you agree that in product description there should be described what a product will do?
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most all of them do have descriptions.....lol....if not usually the first poster will ask "what does this do?"
if there is, like you alluded to in the other thread, malware or some other sinister thing behind the scenes of the mod, if you report it, and the staff sees it, the appropriate action would be taken. |
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I don't think it needs to be highlighted. You can always uninstall. It's not like the links go un-noticed
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The link won't really hurt your site's SEO at all, unless it starts getting pointed to a spam site, or something of the nature if the original coder lets the domain expire
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people get frustrated at license and copyright notices too much... if you are not happy, pay for the unbranded version and stop whinning... these things are free after all.
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