Findpics: Minor rule change

RawAlex · 2005-04-06, 01:44 PM

Due to some pretty stunning abuses of linked text, starting with all sites in the current review pile and moving forward, findpics will have the following rule:

"You may not have more than 3 lines of text linked to a sponsor, based on a line of text the same size as a standard banner (468 wide). If you use smaller fonts or other, that limit would drop to 2 lines (or possibly 1 line if the text is small enough). You can use as much text as you like, but please only link PART of it, not all of it."

Basically, I am seeing more and more sites submitted with 10 - 30(!) lines of text all linked, with mouseover actions and all. It's ugly, it's overdoing it, and it increases the chances that a surfer will accidentally click on a link.

Please be reasonable.

thanks

Alex

Verbal · 2005-04-06, 02:41 PM

I completely agree. I think a maximum of 3 lines should be the standard for each text link. No more of this paragraph-long links with rollovers garbage. Not only is it ugly and unnecessary, but will probably get your site flagged by SE's.

neticule · 2005-04-06, 02:47 PM

i agree as well, thats rediculous to link that many lines. sometimes i will have 20 lines of text, and only have 2-3 words linked. i personally am for the "get on the surfers good side and get him to trust you" as opposed to the "trick the surfer time and time again so he comes to hate porn and end up looking at fusker to avoid your crappy advertising skillz" route

ronnie · 2005-04-06, 03:53 PM

Ya, this has been happening so much lately. Not only a paragraph but two or more at times. Some gallery pages full of paragraphs of linked text. Dont see how this would help surfers click. And looks so bad. ...delete.

ronnie

Thumbler · 2005-04-06, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RawAlex

Basically, I am seeing more and more sites submitted with 10 - 30(!) lines of text all linked, with mouseover actions and all. It's ugly, it's overdoing it, and it increases the chances that a surfer will accidentally click on a link.

Yes I've seen a few like that lately and I think it looks crap.

RawAlex · 2005-04-06, 09:32 PM

In the end it isn't really a new rule, but a clarification of the standard 'if I don't like it I won't list it' thing. There is no reason to link that much text, the SEs HATE it, so why do it?

Alex

Cleo · 2005-04-06, 09:41 PM

I don't have a too much text rule but I do have a no ugly sites rule so I do decline when someone throws up a big block of underlined ugly text. I also have a no blind links rule so if a big chunk of the page is linked with non underlined text then it would also get declined.

2005-04-06, 01:44 PM	#1
RawAlex Took the hint. Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,597	Findpics: Minor rule change Due to some pretty stunning abuses of linked text, starting with all sites in the current review pile and moving forward, findpics will have the following rule: "You may not have more than 3 lines of text linked to a sponsor, based on a line of text the same size as a standard banner (468 wide). If you use smaller fonts or other, that limit would drop to 2 lines (or possibly 1 line if the text is small enough). You can use as much text as you like, but please only link PART of it, not all of it." Basically, I am seeing more and more sites submitted with 10 - 30(!) lines of text all linked, with mouseover actions and all. It's ugly, it's overdoing it, and it increases the chances that a surfer will accidentally click on a link. Please be reasonable. thanks Alex

2005-04-06, 02:41 PM	#2
Verbal Verbal prefers 56K Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 563	I completely agree. I think a maximum of 3 lines should be the standard for each text link. No more of this paragraph-long links with rollovers garbage. Not only is it ugly and unnecessary, but will probably get your site flagged by SE's. __________________ Verbal

2005-04-06, 02:47 PM	#3
neticule A boy without mischief is like a bowling ball without a liquid center Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 437	i agree as well, thats rediculous to link that many lines. sometimes i will have 20 lines of text, and only have 2-3 words linked. i personally am for the "get on the surfers good side and get him to trust you" as opposed to the "trick the surfer time and time again so he comes to hate porn and end up looking at fusker to avoid your crappy advertising skillz" route __________________ Mom, I'm done! Come wipe!

2005-04-06, 09:41 PM	#7
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	I don't have a too much text rule but I do have a no ugly sites rule so I do decline when someone throws up a big block of underlined ugly text. I also have a no blind links rule so if a big chunk of the page is linked with non underlined text then it would also get declined. __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289

2005-04-06, 03:53 PM	#4
ronnie Wheither you think you can or you think you can't, Your right. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: midwest Posts: 2,274	Ya, this has been happening so much lately. Not only a paragraph but two or more at times. Some gallery pages full of paragraphs of linked text. Dont see how this would help surfers click. And looks so bad. ...delete. ronnie

2005-04-06, 09:32 PM	#6
RawAlex Took the hint. Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,597	In the end it isn't really a new rule, but a clarification of the standard 'if I don't like it I won't list it' thing. There is no reason to link that much text, the SEs HATE it, so why do it? Alex