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algebra2
Citizen
Username: Algebra2
Post Number: 2473
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, September 20, 2004 - 1:44 pm: |     |
why would a webmaster choose to redirect message board participants to another website? A message board has blocked 3 computers at a the office and is redirecting them to CNN.com. Is this unethical? Or just plain odd? Anyone have experience with such a thing. I've looked up how this is done so I know that it is possible. |
Brett
Citizen
Username: Bmalibashksa
Post Number: 1208
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Monday, September 20, 2004 - 2:59 pm: | |
Do you know what side the redirecting is happening on?
I redirect some of the more popular pages at my office so that people aren’t on them all day. Sure check the news or a menu out online but don’t hang out on Fark.com all day.
I also redirect people who come onto a website too often. You should probably only need to look at my website 2-3 times in a day, so I’ll kick you off and let someone else use the bandwidth.
Third reason is money. People pay you when someone visits their site from yours. So for a quick buck, redirect everyone for a day here and there.
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Rick B
Citizen
Username: Ruck1977
Post Number: 127
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Friday, October 8, 2004 - 10:57 am: | |
well, seeing that is is CNN.com, yes it IS unethical!  |
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