Been doin' some thinking

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derg

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Been doin\' some thinking

Everyone have a look at this site..

It's more or less a website of a collection of links people have found elsewhere.

So perhaps instead of posting entire articles in a posting, maybe just reference the article via a link. Seems like articles get posted here, then google sees the complete article and then I'm hosting content for the entire open internet.

I think at least 30Gb of the normal 100Gb of bandwidth this website uses is little more than other aviation websites linking in to read an entire article posted on jetcareers. It doesn't add any more content, but once the googlebot hits the site, good lord, now I'm hosting material for the DNC, RNC, ATA, Air Nairobi, that 'girl who's putting her virginity on eBay' et al.

See an interesting article? Post the link, but when you cut-n-paste copyrighted material in it's entirety, I'm not too sure I'm happy with being a 'mirror site' for the world.

I really don't mind the search engines trolling the forums for data, but when most of the referals jetcareers have been receiving have been for political discussions, news articles and about nothing else, it gets annoying... and expensive

So post the link not the article.

Great Example for saving Doug bandwidth: Article

Great Example of Jetcareers becoming a 'mirror site': News Article

And no offense to people that were involved in either.
 
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Hey why'd i have to be the negative example?

j/k /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
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Well, after the Hurricane "Francis" thing last week ate about a month's worth of bandwidth, I discovered that other websites were starting to point to the forums for other full articles like refugees on a UNICEF truck.

So it was either adjust the 'ROBOTS.TXT' file to exclude the forum directory from the search engines and lose a lot of relevant links or just say "Hey folks, there's a better way to go about this".
 
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You should pin this up at the top for awhile...so everyone gets a chance to read it before it gets lost in the forums.
 
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Probably so!

If my web hosting provider decides to 'enforce the rules', it's going to be a mighty pricey month! Gotta find more advertisers!
 
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I was surprised you didn't kill the "Hurricane Francis" thread right off the bat... Yeah, yeah, it brought in lots and lots of lurkers, but as you can see, 99.5% of them went away after the event (Frances was gone) so your ROI (Return On Investment) for the excess bandwidth probably was no where close to what it will (or could) cost you...

This is such a specialized site that an average person isn't going to sign up or click throught to your specialized advertisers if they end up here on accident (while searching for "Hurricane Francis")...

I've hosted enough web site to know that a spike in lurkers doesn't usually turn into any type of real return (except for excessive bandwidth usage and potential site slowdowns for your regular users)...
 
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FalconCapt, good lord man can I make a statement without your standard contradiction at least once this week?

Gesh!

I need to go tinkle, is that ok? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
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I need to go tinkle, is that ok? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

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Just make sure you wash your hands...ok /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
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Absolutely!

I'm a 'clean hand' freak anyway.

(No Doug, you're not a clean hand freak, you just wash your hands a lot)
 
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There's a girl putting her virginity on ebay? What's that link? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
 
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I need to go tinkle, is that ok? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

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Just make sure you wash your hands...ok /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

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Now, I'm one to question such thinking. If you take a shower in the morning and get dressed, drive to work and handle a thousand things that thousands have touched, I'd say that it's better to wash your hands BEFORE you tinkle....

My hands are the dirty part. My yoke is pretty clean at that point....

My yoke...I'm good. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
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FalconCapt, good lord man can I make a statement without your standard contradiction at least once this week?

Gesh!

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Wow, aren't we getting testy... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif

Still waiting for the reply to the PM that I sent you in response to the multiple PM's you sent me...

BTW, I could have said "I TOLD you to take down the "Hurricane Francis" thread", but Noooo... "We like Lurkers, their good for business" is what I was told... Now you guys are complaining about all the bandwidth usage!!! Talk about a contradiction! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/spin2.gif
 
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I'd say that it's better to wash your hands BEFORE you tinkle....


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Note to self, do not shake hands with Lloyd at the JC event unless he uses a handiwipe in front of you.
 
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And I'm still waiting for permission to go wizz too!
 
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And I'm still waiting for permission to go wizz too!

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Well... Call up Mommy and ask her! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/spin2.gif
 
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FalconCapt, good lord man can I make a statement without your standard contradiction at least once this week?

Gesh!

I need to go tinkle, is that ok? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

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Eh, I wondered the same thing, Doug.
 
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Eh, I wondered the same thing, Doug.

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Why would you want to know if Doug's allowed to go tinkle?
 
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What p!sses me off is people who go into a bathroom, spend 20 minutes washing there hands, THEN use the toilet, then "wash" their hands again with water only ( no soap).
 
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