Hotlinking? So not cool.

[dorkdance]

Congratulations, msasl, you're a hotlinker.

This entry explains exactly what hotlinking is, and why it's not, as previously mentioned, cool. Read it. That goes for everyone, especially if you're unsure about what constitutes hotlinking and what doesn't

Comments

[msasl]

well....i apologize. where did i do it?
i never knew what hotlinking was, and i don't recall doing it ...
can someone point it out to me.

i really am sorry :(

[dorkdance]

In the post where someone was asking about the LOGO special. Directly-linking to any files saps bandwidth from the people hosting said files when they're downloaded. It's not cool.

[msasl]

i assume someone already deleted that comment, right?

I'm sorry. I thought hotlinking reffered to stealing icons (I know it does this as well) and so I just never read about it b/c I've never stolen anyone's icons before.

So I'm really sorry and it won't happen again. I sent an email to bbm_media's maintainers to apologize. :(

[vertigo66]

It's okay, hun. We forgive you! :)

[just_a_duck]

Don't even worry about it. Only a handful of people want to make an example of you. You didn't know, and now you know better.