User talk:Twinmom22
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Linking to unz.org
I've rejected the submissions you've made to this website for a couple of reasons. The major one is that clicking on those links leads to an automatic download of a PDF file. That is unexpected behavior for links from the ISFDB to another website. Any linking from the ISFDB must be to a website and not generate an executable action. The second reason is that unz.org may not be legitimate in all areas of the world. It hosts scans of periodicals that may still be copyrighted in another region. Please respond here if you have any questions about linking to outside websites from ISFDB records. Mhhutchins|talk 02:49, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
- I understand all your reasoning. I will now cease and desist on adding anymore links for the UNZ.org site. Be forewarned that there will be quite a few coming in that I've added in the last two days. I did do some checking last night and it looked legit to me; albeit clunky. I'll probably show up in other ways; I'm a newly-retired librarian and cataloging was one of my areas! And reading SF since I was a kid makes this appealing. I've used this site, professionally, over the years when working on SF reference questions and for ILL. We're trying to find links for 1940s SF so we can read some before making nominations for the Retro Hugos in 2016. Keep up the good work.Twinmom22 04:59, 12 October 2015 (UTC)