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Featured Members of the Month Opinions/Editorials and Special Interest Articles The Importance of Not Stealing Bandwidth or Files by Amy Lynn
One in a series of how-to articles for PC users. This article was first epublished in February, 2004.
Imagine you spend all day working on the perfect image for your webpage. Later you are surfing though dozens of web pages and you come across your art on someone else's webpage. You look further into it and see that not only have they stolen your hard work, but your bandwidth too. Simply copy and pasting someone else picture onto a webpage isn't actually uploading the picture to your own site. Underneath it is the link from where you copied it from. So should that person remove it or simply move it from one folder to another your image too is gone. There are also java s cripts people add to their site that avoids such things from happening. And, some that even turn the picture you stole into saying "this person is a thief". If you truly see a picture you wish to have on your own web site, it's best to ask the webmaster of the site. Don't worry or be afraid they will say no. Most webmasters will say yes, and be pleased you asked. However they do stress that you upload it to your own site. Stealing someone’s files is one thing, stealing someone’s bandwidth is another. Bandwidth cost money, stealing files steals the maker’s hard work. Many people think nothing of taking files from someone’s site or even direct linking to someone else’s site. However recent laws have permitted in small claims court the right to sue. No matter what country you are in, and ignorance is no excuse. Damages have even been awarded up to $100,000. Plus there are copyright laws to consider. Prosecution can only really work if you own your own web site and have complete control of its logging functions. Should you see that someone stole someone else’s bandwidth, it’s a good idea to warn them not to. Because even if they don’t own the site their files are on, they can contact the owner and ask for logs.
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Captain k'alaa's Corner
Abandoned websites are often a sad thing to see. Why?
It takes work and imagination to create an interesting website. Many times, when a person first starts out creating webpages, he or she may run into stumbling blocks and unresolved issues, which cause him or her to throw up their hands in frustration and abandon the effort. While sometimes this is understandable, for people who have knowledge and skill, this should definitely not be a way out of a frustrating situation.
Take message boards for example. When a person joins or otherwise observes a successful message board in action, often times it inspires one to think about or even create a similar place. What this person may also learn is that creation is relatively easy, maintenance is not.
Running a message board (or a dynamic, interesting website of any kind) is an ongoing endeavor, somewhat like running a small business. You have to take into consideration change in fashion or preferences, what will attract the audience you seek, what sort of content will determine the theme of your site, any number of things that will make a site successful. And sometimes, even with all the right elements in place, it takes years to develop a "customer base", a group of people who customarily use your site.
All the technical knowledge or graphics skills in the world will not create a successful website without the will to keep it going, even during periods of low or no use. A bit of egotism will keep you working, maintaining and improving your site because you want to see it be successful. That, and a determination to keep your message, your unique vision, and your take on whatever subject your website addresses online and available to as many people as possible.
We love to hear opinions from our readers! Do you have information you would like to share, or an opinion about this article? Please contact me or Admiral Mudd at kinda@msn.com, and your letter may appear in the next edition of the Admiral Mudd and Friends Site Ring Newsletter. This month, a very special letter, something I think everyone with a heart should read. Science Fiction World News and Information On the Star Wars front, the title for the newest part of the Star Wars saga was announced July 24, much to the delight of SW fans everywhere.
The film's title was announced at the Comic-Con International science fiction convention in Los Angeles on Saturday by a staff member from LucasFilms. The title is (drum roll, please).....Revenge of the Sith. The film is due to be released May, 2005. Pictures from the filming of the new Doctor Who have appeared on Outpost Gallifrey. For up-to-date information on new developments, click here. Page Two
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