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meleemel
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Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 8:27 pm
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I use reprint articles on my site. I keep the attached resource box intact.
My question is, when you add an article written by another author, so you turn words throughout the article into your own links? Is this acceptable?
Say they mention, "a great place to plant tulips is in a partly shaded..."
Can I make "tulips" a URL to link somewhere in my site? To an merchants product?
Any thoughts or opinions?
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I wouldn't do it to a merchants product, I would do it to a coorsponding page on my site.
You'll probably have trouble getting these links in the text in article banks, but this is effective when personally contacting other sites to post your articles.
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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 11:11 am
Post subject: Re: Those of you that use reprint articles...
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| meleemel wrote: | | My question is, when you add an article written by another author, so you turn words throughout the article into your own links? Is this acceptable?l |
If you added a link which the author didn't place in the article you'd be recommending a page which the author didn't recommend. You'd be rewriting a sentence in the article.
I believe the author would have every right to be upset and to complain that you had breached the agreement.
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meleemel
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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 12:20 pm
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Thanks Allan-
I have not done this myself, but have seen others who do practice this. My opinion leans towards yours, so I will stick with my gut and not do it! Sometimes it's good to hear someone elses opinion!
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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 12:25 pm
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Opps, sorry, looks like I read the question too quick.
I'd try to get ahold of the author or the site in the author's bio section. If I was the author, and you contacted me, I probably wouldn't mind if you add a couple links, just as long as you don't disturb mine.
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 1:26 pm
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Hello friends! My greetings to you!
The question raised by Meleemel was ringing in my mind too. Before reading this I was of the personal opinion that its permissible to link the text in a free article, if one is not otherwise disturbing or distorting the original text of the author. But on reading the posts in this forum, especially from Allan I changed my view. Because after all its coming from an affiliate-guru. Well! I haven't yet done it myself. The idea had recently struck me and I was thinking in that direction. I was, however, not sure whether it would be proper or not. Now having read Allan, I got the answer. Thanks Allan for guiding us. And thanks Meleemel for seeking opinion on this for it benefits all. After all ethics should prevail. I look forward to a very wonderful association with you all. I have recently joined this forum.
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learn2earn
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Hi,
In addition to what Robert said, what if we inform the readers that the link is the webmaster's own addition to the article? For example, "a great place to plant tulips (link added by whatever.com) is in a partly shaded..."
Some articles (online and offline) put something like "emphasis by this writer" when the writer put in bold a word/some words the he is quoting. We can use this example when adding link to articles right? I think that as long as we inform the readers it is okay. Of course, it is better if the original writer is all right with it too.
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I'd still get the author's permission. Sometimes they won't mind... sometimes they do.
Sometimes I put in a disclaimer or such at the top (or bottom) of a reprinted article. In that, I list my own links. Otherwise, I just leave the articles as is.
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Charlie
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| learn2earn wrote: | | Some articles (online and offline) put something like "emphasis by this writer" when the writer put in bold a word/some words the he is quoting. We can use this example when adding link to articles right? I think that as long as we inform the readers it is okay. |
I much prefer to add my own views either before or after the syndicated piece.
Make it look like a second opinion, and avoid potential problems.
After all, if you have to change the article, why are you using it in the first place? Can't you create your own?
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| Charlie wrote: |
After all, if you have to change the article, why are you using it in the first place? Can't you create your own?
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Well not really changing the article... words remain the same, only links or emphasis are added. About using the article vs creating one, I thought the reason using someone else's article is because some people just don't have the confidence/talent/time/knowledge to write their own? That's why new articles directories are created nowadays right?
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I much prefer to add my own views either before or after the syndicated piece.
Make it look like a second opinion, and avoid potential problems.
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THat's a good point. Thinking again, that is better than what I was proposing in my previous post.
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Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 1:54 pm
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| learn2earn wrote: | About using the article vs creating one, I thought the reason using someone else's article is because some people just don't have the confidence/talent/time/knowledge to write their own? That's why new articles directories are created nowadays right?
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I wouldn't say that's the ONLY reason, but a single reason. People with current content sites, either written entirely by themselves or hired authors, are always looking for new content. Simply adding another piece from an article directory gives more depth to your site, IMO.
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Nahush
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:31 pm
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Meleemel began this topic by asking, and I quote her. | Quote: | I use reprint articles on my site. I keep the attached resource box intact.
My question is, when you add an article written by another author, so you turn words throughout the article into your own links? Is this acceptable?
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Now I have a question which is closely related to and in alignment with above quoted question raised by meleemel.
I want to know what if while using free (reprint ) articles on my site, I use adsense ads or any other related ads either in the beginning or in the middle or at the end of the article, or in the right border of the page keeping the article intact with author's bio? Will it be impermissible too?
Any guidance from the experts?
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Charlie
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Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 10:51 am
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| Nahush wrote: | | I want to know what if while using free (reprint ) articles on my site, I use adsense ads or any other related ads either in the beginning or in the middle or at the end of the article, or in the right border of the page keeping the article intact with author's bio? Will it be impermissible too? |
I take the view that inserting ads in the middle of the article is tantamount to changing it.
Don't edit or insert anything from the first word of the article title to the end of the author's bio, but before, after and around are fair game.
Just my opinion,
Charlie.
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| Charlie wrote: |
I take the view that inserting ads in the middle of the article is tantamount to changing it. |
Intriguing. I think it's difficult to know exactly where to draw the line.
For example, back in the days when banner ads were very popular, bright, colorful banner ads, only 60 or 90 pixels deep, were often inserted into the middle of an article. It was very clear that the interruption was an ad. I wouldn't be at all bothered if someone did that to one of my articles.
If someone inserted Ads by Goooogle, the eye could easily skim over that section. Using Google ads wouldn't bother me.
However, if someone inserted a large ad, which might make some people think the article had ended when it hadn't, that would annoy me.
Also, if someone inserted an ad and it wasn't clear whether it was an ad or a section of the article, that would definitely annoy me. It could be argued that the webmaster was deliberately deceiving visitors to the site.
If in doubt, try to see things from the viewpoint of the person who wrote the article.
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Charlie
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Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 1:19 pm
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| AllanGardyne wrote: | | Charlie wrote: |
I take the view that inserting ads in the middle of the article is tantamount to changing it. |
Intriguing. I think it's difficult to know exactly where to draw the line. |
Yes, that's why I reckon it's best to avoid problems altogether...
| Quote: | | Also, if someone inserted an ad and it wasn't clear whether it was an ad or a section of the article, that would definitely annoy me. It could be argued that the webmaster was deliberately deceiving visitors to the site. |
For me, it's a question of control, or the lack of it.
It's bad enough not knowing what ads Google will throw up on your own page, but what about on someone else's - where they control domain name, file name, page title and additional page content, not to mention site theme.
| Quote: | | If in doubt, try to see things from the viewpoint of the person who wrote the article. |
I was posting from the point of view of someone who writes articles. I suppose it takes all sorts, though. 
At the end of the day, though, any sort of content syndication involves risk for the original creator. This isn't the biggest problem.
Just my opinion,
Charlie.
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