How do you define outbound links?

[Talleyrand]

Hi Grandmascrotum

If the reviewer tomorrow have a headache or is angry for some personal problem, probably he/she will not see only a link if you put a banner linked with a text link above or below it; but if he/she is in a good day may be accept 5 or 6 <a href> in each page.

I decided to have ONLY 3 links that leave my site (not necessarily my domain) in each page of my sites. From some weeks ago my sites have not 2257 link or Exit link.



Talleyrand

Originally Posted by grandmascrotum

Hi gang

I just want to ask a question to clear something up, on behalf of myself, and for any newbies out there.

How do the various linklist owners here define "outbound links"?

Do you define them as:
1. Every single <a href> tag on a page (including links back to the root domain and 2257 links)
2. Every single link that goes to a sponsor (so if I've got a linked banner for a site with text underneath and the last bit of text is a link that says "Click here for sponsor" that's 2 links)
3. Every ad that goes to a single sponsor site (so the above only counts as one "link")

I've always considered the "no more than 3 outbound links" rule to mean "no more than three ads for sponsors per page"... but perhaps others interpret this differently. I'm interested to hear your thoughts. Can you clearly list how you implement this rule on your own linklist?