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No harm done. If you don't frequent the About the Forum section (I don't either), then how could you know? Pet food recalls, on the Dogs forum are often just posted as a link. It's a public service announcement that requires no commentary, as far as I'm concerned.
Speaking of such recalls, I'm thrilled that these are posted. There was a terrible salmonella issue with my dog's kibble and, as it turned out, he had started eating out of a bag that was among those that were infected. (Someone had posted a link detailing the bar codes to look out for, and another link explaining what had to be done to get your money back from the company. And yet another link to say that the food was back to good again.)
No harm done. If you don't frequent the About the Forum section (I don't either), then how could you know?
It has long been considered poor netiquette to just post a link with no accompanying text. For one thing, that's the hallmark of a spammer, and a lot of people will not open a bare link posted like that.
The conversations in the Admin section simply highlighted the fact that many consider it a rude practice, and that sometimes mods will delete posts like that when they see them.
I wasn't harsh about it. I didn't throw tomahtoes. I just made a suggestion.
Location: Montreal -> CT -> MA -> Montreal -> Ottawa
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Originally Posted by OpenD
It has long been considered poor netiquette to just post a link with no accompanying text. For one thing, that's the hallmark of a spammer, and a lot of people will not open a bare link posted like that.
The conversations in the Admin section simply highlighted the fact that many consider it a rude practice, and that sometimes mods will delete posts like that when they see them.
I wasn't harsh about it. I didn't throw tomahtoes. I just made a suggestion.
It's all good. I've been on the Interwebz since the beginning of time (yep, I feel that old) and I really didn't know that. (That's probably because I rarely shut up. I'm a talker. I chat. I write very, very, very long stories. Yap, yap, yap. Always something to say. Yup, that's me.) So I learned something today. Thanks for that.
I'm not really that scared about it, but someone demanded that I make an additional comment.
LOL!
I think the link itself sufficed.
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Originally Posted by DandJ
It's all good. I've been on the Interwebz since the beginning of time (yep, I feel that old) and I really didn't know that.
Nor did I. Must be one of those new "rules" someone made up so s/he didn't have to go to the trouble of actually reading the link ... And then it spread like wildfire.
But back to peanut butter. Keep in mind the recall is just for one specific type of Trader Joe's peanut butter.
Just thought I'd quell any panic that may have ensued.
I will add just one more thing: I am not saying people should not be aware of recalls or should blow them all off, I am simply saying too many people read to much into these recalls...the same as the studies that tell us how bad this or that is for us...Usually the story goes a little deeper. With the computer age, comes a lot of information that is posted more for shock purposes than anything. Some people just the gun when they read these. That is how I saw the peanut butter recall. No one has really had any problem with it, T Joes' did the right thing and we can all be happy about it.
Must be one of those new "rules" someone made up so s/he didn't have to go to the trouble of actually reading the link ...
No, it's actually a very old guideline, and it's not only a matter of politeness, it relates to one of the axiomatic warnings about using the web: Don't just open every internet link!
As I said earlier, it is a hallmark of spammers to post a link without any text. And many of the current phishing schemes and malware spreads are facilitated by the criminals posting innocuous looking links. I've intercepted a half a dozen of these from friends on Facebook, before those friends even knew their accounts had been hacked, simply by observing that what had been posted was 1) just a link with no message, or 2) had a text that sounded bogus.
So by adding a little bit of text about why you're posting a link, or why you think people should read it helps to 1) validate that it is a trustworthy link, and 2) helps people to decide whether it's worth their time to open it.
You should post in the food section (or shopping?) so it's seen - it's not NC specific
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And then it spread like wildfire.
