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minus-squareJohnDClaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoHmm, I’ve never seen that unless it’s nsfw
minus-squareSeptimaeus@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 months agoIt’s old internet etiquette. I think the point is that hotlinking asks someone else to serve content without giving them traffic, if that makes sense.
minus-squarethreelonmusketeerslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 months agoDoes Randall putting “Image URL (for hotlinking/embedding)” directly below each comic on the xkcd site count as permission?
minus-squareSeptimaeus@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agolol I forgot he does that! And yes definitely.
minus-square✺roguetrick✺@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months agoIt actually gets funnier than etiquette like the old poster mentioned. Some folks got pissed enough from people doing it that they would replace the images with goatse.
Hmm, I’ve never seen that unless it’s nsfw
It’s old internet etiquette. I think the point is that hotlinking asks someone else to serve content without giving them traffic, if that makes sense.
Does Randall putting “Image URL (for hotlinking/embedding)” directly below each comic on the xkcd site count as permission?
lol I forgot he does that! And yes definitely.
It actually gets funnier than etiquette like the old poster mentioned. Some folks got pissed enough from people doing it that they would replace the images with goatse.