amoore - 10:46 pm on Feb 17, 2003 (gmt 0)

...using that 'other engine' with it's nifty suggestions came onto the scene.

It seems that now not only can one not link to useful resources from WebmasterWorld, but also it's inappropriate to even mention the names or identifying characteristics of them? Really, I don't see how this improves the quality of the discussions here or allows us to help each other out.

Brett, is it that you are afraid we are going to accuse you of spamming your board if you link to (or identify) a valuable resource, or is it that you're afraid to give some of the golden PageRank to this search engine that you say has "nifty features"? I would think that whatever implied endorsement comes from a link would be acceptable and appropriate if not actually desired in this situation.

If things continue in this direction, I don't see how WebmasterWorld can continue to be the board by which all others are measured.

I know this is a rather harsh criticism, but I am increasingly seeing this type of policy being more of a hinderance than a benefit. I'm hoping that the criticism will be constructive.