Are these trades right?

[ronnie]

I was just checking on some category trades I had with another site and not sure about this one. The sites(s) have been changed a couple times now, sucks right there. But now I see my trades are going through a script. When trades were done, they were hard link, no script straight up link trades.

I know SE's like google can follow redirects, like through a script, but does that type of link have the same weight as a hard link? Also, going through a script, I can't say for sure if the links are not getting stopped, like with nofollow, ect. Not that this person would do that, but I can't be positive.

Any thoughts?

[Linkster]

If they were done under the pretext of hard links I would call the person on it - if they dont want to fix it - remove them

[ronnie]

Ya, it was all hard links before, but as I said, the sites have been re-done a few times, and not really letting any one know. Far as I can see, my links are all still up, but going through a script. Just not crazy about it myself.

Still curious if those links hold as much value?

[bDok]

I would request straightup hardlink trades. No guessing then how things are going to be seen. Only one way to be seen if it's a link directly to your site.

Cheers,
B