Stop helping the other side (linking to HD DVD biased sites)

[oldmike]

so many here dont get it
if you link to pages High-Def Digest you help them
every page hit is more cash to them thats why they let these fanboys run wild over there to get the page hits andto get us to go there if you want sum up whats posted over there fine but dont make links to get us to go over there

[Papi4baby]

While i see your point, that's like saying don't use the internet. It will happen no matter what.

[BluThunder]

Originally Posted by oldmike

so many here dont get it
if you link to pages High-Def Digest you help them
every page hit is more cash to them thats why they let these fanboys run wild over there to get the page hits andto get us to go there if you want sum up whats posted over there fine but dont make links to get us to go over there

Why? Is High-Def Digest supporting HD-DVD exclusive?

[Viiincent]

Originally Posted by BluThunder

Why? Is High-Def Digest supporting HD-DVD exclusive?

they seem to have a preference lol

[bdrex28]

what is the actual rule on articles?

I ask because I work as the Corporate Intelligence Analyst for a very large corporation and I see press releases all day long and have many searches going for them as well across the internet.

If I see an article can I post the article as long as I give a link to it as well?

Or is it link only?

[SS316SRV]

If you are using a computer with Windows, stop it, turn off and destroy your cpu. It is supporting HD DVD!

[oldmike]

this is mostly do to the HD-DVD fanboy post
by posting just a link you force some one to go to the page to find out what your talking about. doing so give there page a hit so you help them make cash

i rather ppl sum up the post or copy it haveing a link is fine but dont force some one to go there to get the info

and ya there so pro HD-DVD its not funny after all thy killed the 4 to 1 news as fud

[Merlins]

HighDefDigest tries to be neutral. They have done a much better job doing this than AVM$. But their editorial staff have openly admitted bias toward HD-DVD. Most mods are HD-DVD supporters even if some (most?) have gone neutral recently. They have also added the Amazon Sales Rank which are run by a HD-DVD fan. I have previously said that I think the reviewer Peter M. Bracke is a reviewer "For HD-DVD fans only". They admit Amir posting his BS in the HD-DVD forum there it's hard to argue against it without breaking the rules as it is outside of smackdown area (even if he speaks smack...). Amir has even admitted on AVMS that he feels more free at HDD:

Originally Posted by amirm

...
Overall, I probably need to find another outlet to have less sterile discussion with folks but hopefully in the same respectful manner that exists in this thread. People have suggested I start a blog, which I finally plan to do (although the blog will be far wider in topics than HD formats). I was also asked to participate in another forum which I have done although I spend far more time here than there, even though I roam free in that forum. I won’t mention the name of that forum but there is some learning from the way they have divided their forum to avoid some of the pitfalls of this one.
...

It's nothing wrong having a bias toward something but things start to go wrong then almost everybody have the same bias.

[nandihno]

I actually like their BD reviews..!..i check them before purchasing a particular BD movie...
And yes...i do know they are biased towards HD-DVD but still they do also report on BD news. am 100% sure not all of their editors are hd-dvd only...!..otherwise their site would had been hd-dvd exclusive..

[buckshot]

don't they get paid by advertisements that are clicked on rather than simply how many hits they get? and didn't the hit tracking for ads just get changed as well, where they get paid by how much time people spend at the ads website and how many follow through? the days of hits = $$ are over. at least that's what I understood when I was trading some google shares.

[blublublu]

They have a great review site, good coverage of high def news, a blu ray specific forum, and many blu ray backers in their smackdown forum. It's a fine site.

[Robmx]

Originally Posted by SS316SRV

If you are using a computer with Windows, stop it, turn off and destroy your cpu. It is supporting HD DVD!

HA Ha HAh AH....... that was good.... I use a Mac so I guess Im Safe...... HA HA AH....

[marzetta7]

Originally Posted by SS316SRV

If you are using a computer with Windows, stop it, turn off and destroy your cpu. It is supporting HD DVD!

I can't think of anything smarter here that has been said.

Time to make the switch to the Mac y'all.

[Bombthroat]

Originally Posted by oldmike

so many here dont get it
if you link to pages High-Def Digest you help them
every page hit is more cash to them thats why they let these fanboys run wild over there to get the page hits andto get us to go there if you want sum up whats posted over there fine but dont make links to get us to go over there

If you're really concerned about giving them advertising dollars then why not use Firefox with Adblock installed and blacklist their advertisers? Then, you can go to their page all you want without displaying any of their ads.

I know this brings up a moral question, but let's leave it as a simple suggestion.

[Bombthroat]

Originally Posted by marzetta7

I can't think of anything smarter here that has been said.

Time to make the switch to the Mac y'all.

Or Linux, OpenSolaris, or FreeBSD for those with the skill and patience.

[smiley]

Originally Posted by SS316SRV

If you are using a computer with Windows, stop it, turn off and destroy your cpu. It is supporting HD DVD!

Huh, this poses an interesting quandary. I have a PC connected to my TV that I use to play Blu-Ray movies. But I think my computer does a better job of supporing blu than red as it has no HD-DVD drive.

[GasCat]

I totally agree with the OP and avoid all links to that site. They definitely deserve to go off the air. That website has a biasness towards HD-DVD from day one. It is why I am here.

You can't prevent people from linking there even after the click for coinage system has been explained to them. That's why they have continued to be so biased. ...not gonna happen...

[mystiksuicide]

We are safe in this household. We are strictly Mac and Blu all the way!!!

[okrogius]

It's not so much about helping/not helping the other side as just that (for better or worse) highdefdigest is a fairly popular review source. Unfortunately not all that many cater to high def media in the same sense.

Although personally find blu-ray reviews on dvdtalk to be more informative (although perhaps I just disagree with Bracke on a very large number of reviews, and he is the predominant author there). But then again dvdtalk's primary focus isn't high def media, like say highdefdigest.

[Rike255]

I've only ever seen Blu-Ray ads on the highdefdigest site. So everytime I see those someone makes money? Or is it everytime I click on it? Or something else?