Is this a new trend or what??

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   sofsposted 13 years ago

   I have people leaving comments on my hubs with  links to hub URL, initially I approved one, but I am not sure if I should do so... I just denied two today. What do you think.. is this okay.

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      warchild75posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      yes i deny them straight away,personally i find it rude.

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      Pearldiverposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      You are Lucky...
      All my hubs have been Spammed with HP 'Get Paid To Write' Banners in Direct Conflict with MY Tracker Invitations!
      
      I think the Ethics behind That BS speak for themselves!

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      Lily Roseposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I don't think it's new - it's been happening to me since I started here.  I deny almost all comments like that - I'm here to make money and I'd like to retail visitors as long as I can, not send them to someone else's sight or hub to buy from them!

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         sofsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         I was not really aware of this,  it is only of late I have noticed this happening.
         Thank you for sharing your views.

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   WryLiltposted 13 years ago

   I've had a few of those... I generally deny them UNLESS they add something really good to the hub.
   
   I basically see it as... they're getting a free dofollow link so they better give me a good reason to leave it there.

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      sofsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      mmm... isn't that kind of sneaky, don't know, just asking..

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   CASE1WORKERposted 13 years ago

   i always deny.

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   sofsposted 13 years ago

   Thanks guys.so it is okay to deny...doesn't  the comment box said no links... am i wrong?

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   thooghunposted 13 years ago

   I'll always flat out deny links in the text(unless they are relevant). But I'll mostly allow external links in the username due to the fact that they are merely using the appropriate form entry. The accompanying comment must be relevant, however.

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      sofsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      thooghun   I have allowed  the external links or at least one since it was worth while. But hubbers leaving their links was my what was bothering me....

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   tobey100posted 13 years ago

   Deny 'em.  Just flat wrong without prior approval by the author of the hub.

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   Uninvited Writerposted 13 years ago

   I have only allowed links in comments if I feel it adds to the hub. That has included youtube or other directly related hubs. However, I will never accept affiliate links, etc.

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   Shadesbreathposted 13 years ago

   Deny.  People who drop links like that are taking a free ride.  I get that a lot on two or three hubs of mine in particular from OUTSIDE Hp.  People who find my hub on Google and then want to piggy back it for their own site.  I wish there was an easy way to go back and bomb their site with some sarcasm about what I think of their tactics.

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      L a d y f a c eposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Haha. I like it.

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   sofsposted 13 years ago

   lol you sound so vicious! lol!

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    L a d y f a c eposted 13 years ago

    I'm new here, so maybe this is a frequent occurrence, but I deny them. I've had two.
    This morning I received a notification that there was a comment, I'm new here so immediately I say, "*gasp! Love?!". Logged in to find an ad as a comment (?) Sadness.
    On this note, however, are you allowed to post relevant links in a forum? Say...if you're in a recipe forum and someone is asking something one of your hubs was made to answer?

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       thooghunposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       There are no rules Lady, but if you're concerned about ethics (and I am as well), consider it like this:
       
       Does the link add or detract from the conversation?
       
       A good quality hub usually does the former, and if relevant, it will generally be  welcomed by those in the conversation. It really has to be spot-on in terms of relatedness though...
       
       

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          L a d y f a c eposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Thanks for the advice, thooghun I'll make sure my proposed link is relevant, and will add something to the conversation before posting.
          
          Thanks again for the great advice.

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    Diane Insideposted 13 years ago

    I noticed this in a couple of mine. One I kept because it was relevant and one I did not, it was for something altogether different.

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