martinibuster - 2:46 am on Jul 9, 2002 (gmt 0)

I agree that it is a questionable policy. I've discovered and bookmarked many sites by following a deep link, because the site had much more of interest to offer.

Why run a web site while actively discouraging visitors? It's a clear case of people blindly following the lead of others without stopping to think it through. They can certainly sell advertising on these pages, can't they?

That said, it's their set of toys and if they want to kick the table and upset the game, well that's their right and we have to live with that; just as we have to live with the sight of people who wear their hair in mullet hairdos and walk around in MC Hammer Genie pants. That's life.