Why Links Are Broken!!!! Read!!

GoRon2008 · 12-21-2007, 11:51 AM

I am sick of people not understanding why we post broken links!

We do this so they can't track where we are coming from. If they see a couple hundred people voting from this site for Ron in 30min, it makes us look bad.

Please understand the internet!

[Admin Note: Welcome LGF readers! Thanks for stopping by. The forum members here have the freedom of choice to decide if they want to break links or not based on their free will. Link breaking is not a feature of this forum. It's a great problem to have so many people supporting Dr. Paul that are organized on the web, freedom is popular and that is the heart of the Dr. Paul movement. Simple and beautiful. You can learn more about your constitutionally guaranteed freedoms by visiting www.RonPaulLibrary.org and www.RonPaul2008.com. Good day!]

PimpBlimp · 12-21-2007, 11:56 AM

Some people don't understand the tubes

szczebrzeszyn · 12-21-2007, 12:03 PM

And some people just user FireFox with disabled/changed Referrer header and hate those damn broken links

So yes, I'm the hater of broken links!

xexkxex · 12-21-2007, 12:05 PM

Only polls need to be broken

KMA-NWO · 12-21-2007, 12:15 PM

LISTEN DINGBATS WHO MAKE CLICKABLE LINKS TO POLLS!

Client web browsers pass what is called a referrer to the destination webserver if you click a link. THIS IS LOGGED!

It shouldn't matter anyway but it gives our enemies more ammo to fling back at us.

By typing a URL (or copy 'n pasting) there is no referrer sent to the destination.

I'd encourage ronpaulforums.com to remove the ability to even have 'clickable' links because of this issue.

Vladk1000 · 12-21-2007, 12:27 PM

When you're making a new post, there is a checkbox that says "Automatically parse links in text". It's checked by default. I'm not familiar with the vBulletin system, but there's probably an option for the admin to make it unchecked by default.

xexkxex · 12-21-2007, 12:32 PM

It's cool...those who do it by accident are asked to change it very quickly.

I think we all have been handling it very smoothly lately

If there is a way for the mods to do something automatically..that would be cool...but would it effect anything else???

forever4now · 12-21-2007, 12:37 PM

All the current active online polls are listed in the Ron Paul Gateway database. The links are configured to be anonymous, so the poll sites do not know where people came from.

If you see any that are missing, ask them to be added. Then people can quickly vote in it AND the other active polls at the same time.

xexkxex · 12-21-2007, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by forever4now

All the current active online polls are listed in the Ron Paul Gateway database. The links are configured to be anonymous, so the poll sites do not know where people came from.

If you see any that are missing, ask them to be added. Then people can quickly vote in it AND the other active polls at the same time.

WOW...did not know that even existed

A thread should be sticky for this....but we have so many stickys....

...sometimes I wonder where this board has been

knappz · 12-21-2007, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by forever4now

All the current active online polls are listed in the Ron Paul Gateway database. The links are configured to be anonymous, so the poll sites do not know where people came from.

If you see any that are missing, ask them to be added. Then people can quickly vote in it AND the other active polls at the same time.

Nice!
Thanks for sharing.

12-21-2007, 11:51 AM	#1
GoRon2008 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 731	Why Links Are Broken!!!! Read!! I am sick of people not understanding why we post broken links! We do this so they can't track where we are coming from. If they see a couple hundred people voting from this site for Ron in 30min, it makes us look bad. Please understand the internet! [Admin Note: Welcome LGF readers! Thanks for stopping by. The forum members here have the freedom of choice to decide if they want to break links or not based on their free will. Link breaking is not a feature of this forum. It's a great problem to have so many people supporting Dr. Paul that are organized on the web, freedom is popular and that is the heart of the Dr. Paul movement. Simple and beautiful. You can learn more about your constitutionally guaranteed freedoms by visiting www.RonPaulLibrary.org and www.RonPaul2008.com. Good day!] Last edited by Bryan; 12-21-2007 at 04:50 PM.

12-21-2007, 11:56 AM	#2
PimpBlimp Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,218	Some people don't understand the tubes __________________ Help support Ron Paul Republicans running for Congress http://www.paulcongress.com/Candidates.html

12-21-2007, 12:32 PM	#7
xexkxex Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,488	It's cool...those who do it by accident are asked to change it very quickly. I think we all have been handling it very smoothly lately If there is a way for the mods to do something automatically..that would be cool...but would it effect anything else??? Last edited by xexkxex; 12-21-2007 at 12:34 PM.

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12-21-2007, 12:03 PM	#3
szczebrzeszyn Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Baltic Sea Posts: 1,320	And some people just user FireFox with disabled/changed Referrer header and hate those damn broken links So yes, I'm the hater of broken links!

12-21-2007, 12:05 PM	#4
xexkxex Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,488	Only polls need to be broken

12-21-2007, 12:15 PM	#5
KMA-NWO Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 124	LISTEN DINGBATS WHO MAKE CLICKABLE LINKS TO POLLS! Client web browsers pass what is called a referrer to the destination webserver if you click a link. THIS IS LOGGED! It shouldn't matter anyway but it gives our enemies more ammo to fling back at us. By typing a URL (or copy 'n pasting) there is no referrer sent to the destination. I'd encourage ronpaulforums.com to remove the ability to even have 'clickable' links because of this issue.

12-21-2007, 12:27 PM	#6
Vladk1000 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 39	When you're making a new post, there is a checkbox that says "Automatically parse links in text". It's checked by default. I'm not familiar with the vBulletin system, but there's probably an option for the admin to make it unchecked by default.

12-21-2007, 12:37 PM	#8
forever4now Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 71	All the current active online polls are listed in the Ron Paul Gateway database. The links are configured to be anonymous, so the poll sites do not know where people came from. If you see any that are missing, ask them to be added. Then people can quickly vote in it AND the other active polls at the same time.