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Ben · 05-30-2004, 10:38 AM

I've noticed a few sites use some of our images, or link directly to them. I try to tell the webmasters of such sites to remove the images, but eventually I'll have to do that to many many sites. I've decided to put a watermark on each image, the 88x31 banner in a corner.

Another thing I've noticed is that a few sites also copy our articles. I don't know what to do about that other than change the disclaimer to cover copying stuff more (it includes stuff about copying articles, not images, and isn't very strict at all). Does anyone have any ideas to prevent article copying?

Hyper_9 · 05-30-2004, 10:50 AM

Without a thousand pieces of useless javascript, sorry, no. You COULD start a anti-leeching/imagedirectlinking thing....

Ben · 05-30-2004, 10:55 AM

I could turn on the thing in the CPanel that prevents hotlinking, but then I couldn't hot link myself. Maybe it could work only on certain sites? I'll check it out.

Hyper_9 · 05-30-2004, 11:08 AM

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Originally posted by DoomSoaker@May 30 2004, 07:55 AM
I could turn on the thing in the CPanel that prevents hotlinking, but then I couldn't hot link myself. Maybe it could work only on certain sites? I'll check it out.

No, not tha, but like Tripod. Its round here somewhere, Ill find it.

RacerSoaker445 · 05-30-2004, 12:08 PM

I can do really nice watermarks, the are just clear with a black outline.

Ben · 05-30-2004, 01:08 PM

Well, you'd have to work with SSC's hundreds of images if you want to take on the job.

I can do it myself, I do the site's images and I was planning on reworking the site quite a bit anyway, so while I'm at that I could do the images. That does mean this change won't be in effect for a few months unless I do it earlier.

BlueSmudge · 05-30-2004, 03:32 PM

Yay, I'm back!

:Hey, that's funny.:

You could just to a ctrl-C on the water mark and go through each image, copying it in, and lowering the opacity of the watermark. Doesn't seem like it would take more than half an hour. Of course I don't know how web editing works. I know very little about code.

RacerSoaker445 · 05-30-2004, 04:27 PM

Any graphical changes? I'd be more than willing to help.

EDIT: BTW Doom, where's the regular fourm?

BlueSmudge · 05-30-2004, 05:10 PM

It's in the regular spot. You should just see this down under the old forums buton.

Ben · 05-30-2004, 06:32 PM

You should always click on the first SSCentral when you see this:

SSCentral SSCentral SSC Feedback

That will make sure you don't just see that one section of the forums.

Jadefalcon09 · 05-31-2004, 12:50 PM

Doom, I only have that image on my team's website to link to SSC. If you want me to remove it, I will do it asap.

Ben · 05-31-2004, 01:17 PM

You mean our logo? That is fine, in fact I tell people to use that on the Links page.

I mean people using images from reviews and other articles. Some don't even take the time to save them to disk, they just link directly to them, helping them and taking up our bandwith.

05-30-2004, 10:38 AM	#1
Ben Founder Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,955 UserID: 1	I've noticed a few sites use some of our images, or link directly to them. I try to tell the webmasters of such sites to remove the images, but eventually I'll have to do that to many many sites. I've decided to put a watermark on each image, the 88x31 banner in a corner. Another thing I've noticed is that a few sites also copy our articles. I don't know what to do about that other than change the disclaimer to cover copying stuff more (it includes stuff about copying articles, not images, and isn't very strict at all). Does anyone have any ideas to prevent article copying? __________________ email: ben at sscentral dot org / Forum rules Read this page before emailing me. Do not send me a PM or email with a question if someone else could answer the question. Post at the forums so others could offer their take. Do not send me a PM or email about reading a certain post unless it's been a few days since you've posted. I try to read every post.

05-30-2004, 10:50 AM	#2
Hyper_9 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Somewhere in California Posts: 313 UserID: 51	Without a thousand pieces of useless javascript, sorry, no. You COULD start a anti-leeching/imagedirectlinking thing.... __________________ Offical DMOZ Editor of "Recreation: Guns: Toy: Water Guns" Soak On HYPERACTIVE 4 EVER!

05-30-2004, 10:55 AM	#3
Ben Founder Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,955 UserID: 1	I could turn on the thing in the CPanel that prevents hotlinking, but then I couldn't hot link myself. Maybe it could work only on certain sites? I'll check it out. __________________ email: ben at sscentral dot org / Forum rules Read this page before emailing me. Do not send me a PM or email with a question if someone else could answer the question. Post at the forums so others could offer their take. Do not send me a PM or email about reading a certain post unless it's been a few days since you've posted. I try to read every post.

05-30-2004, 12:08 PM	#5
RacerSoaker445 Still selling stuff. Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: On my tricked out PC Posts: 944 UserID: 83	I can do really nice watermarks, the are just clear with a black outline. __________________ WORKING Guns For Sale: CPS 3200, Max-D 5000, WW Glo-Blaster BROKEN Guns For Sale: CPS 1500 + 15 Balloon K-Mod, Flash Flood + 3-layer collossus & PRVD, XXP 175, WW Hornet, SS 50 More info here. Interested? PM me.

05-30-2004, 01:08 PM	#6
Ben Founder Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,955 UserID: 1	Well, you'd have to work with SSC's hundreds of images if you want to take on the job. I can do it myself, I do the site's images and I was planning on reworking the site quite a bit anyway, so while I'm at that I could do the images. That does mean this change won't be in effect for a few months unless I do it earlier. __________________ email: ben at sscentral dot org / Forum rules Read this page before emailing me. Do not send me a PM or email with a question if someone else could answer the question. Post at the forums so others could offer their take. Do not send me a PM or email about reading a certain post unless it's been a few days since you've posted. I try to read every post.

05-30-2004, 03:32 PM	#7
BlueSmudge Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 886 UserID: 97	Yay, I'm back! :Hey, that's funny.: You could just to a ctrl-C on the water mark and go through each image, copying it in, and lowering the opacity of the watermark. Doesn't seem like it would take more than half an hour. Of course I don't know how web editing works. I know very little about code. __________________ -------------------------------------------------------------- BlueSoak.net --------------------------------------------------------------

05-30-2004, 04:27 PM	#8
RacerSoaker445 Still selling stuff. Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: On my tricked out PC Posts: 944 UserID: 83	Any graphical changes? I'd be more than willing to help. EDIT: BTW Doom, where's the regular fourm? __________________ WORKING Guns For Sale: CPS 3200, Max-D 5000, WW Glo-Blaster BROKEN Guns For Sale: CPS 1500 + 15 Balloon K-Mod, Flash Flood + 3-layer collossus & PRVD, XXP 175, WW Hornet, SS 50 More info here. Interested? PM me.

05-30-2004, 05:10 PM	#9
BlueSmudge Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 886 UserID: 97	It's in the regular spot. You should just see this down under the old forums buton. __________________ -------------------------------------------------------------- BlueSoak.net --------------------------------------------------------------

05-30-2004, 06:32 PM	#10
Ben Founder Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,955 UserID: 1	You should always click on the first SSCentral when you see this: SSCentral SSCentral SSC Feedback That will make sure you don't just see that one section of the forums. __________________ email: ben at sscentral dot org / Forum rules Read this page before emailing me. Do not send me a PM or email with a question if someone else could answer the question. Post at the forums so others could offer their take. Do not send me a PM or email about reading a certain post unless it's been a few days since you've posted. I try to read every post.

05-31-2004, 12:50 PM	#11
Jadefalcon09 Active Model Builder Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 409 UserID: 62	Doom, I only have that image on my team's website to link to SSC. If you want me to remove it, I will do it asap. __________________ Personal Blog Blog- Engineering Blog- Games Blog- Anime

05-31-2004, 01:17 PM	#12
Ben Founder Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,955 UserID: 1	You mean our logo? That is fine, in fact I tell people to use that on the Links page. I mean people using images from reviews and other articles. Some don't even take the time to save them to disk, they just link directly to them, helping them and taking up our bandwith. __________________ email: ben at sscentral dot org / Forum rules Read this page before emailing me. Do not send me a PM or email with a question if someone else could answer the question. Post at the forums so others could offer their take. Do not send me a PM or email about reading a certain post unless it's been a few days since you've posted. I try to read every post.

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