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    It would really help if you'd give an example. Commented Jul 20, 2009 at 20:27
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    Agreed. Where did you hear it, was it here on SO? Commented Jul 20, 2009 at 20:30
  • There seems to be some confusion. I'm not talking about answering a question with just a link. I've actually seen multiple people refer to linking as "bad" (primarily referring to doing so without the destination site owner's permission) in and of itself. They were literally referring to linking as a bad thing which is why I was confused. Commented Jul 20, 2009 at 20:32
  • I tried to add the above comment to the question but it wasn't letting me edit my question. Commented Jul 20, 2009 at 20:32
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    @Bryan: who ever told you that was nuts. Linking is what The Web is all about - that's why it's called The Web. Commented Jul 20, 2009 at 20:40
  • @Shog9: Frankly I agree which is why I was confused to see people say otherwise. Commented Jul 20, 2009 at 20:53
  • As for example, I can't remember where I've seen people say it but I know the guy apologizing for the link was somewhere in this question stackoverflow.com/questions/… and this guy is looking for a way to make links to his pages not work. stackoverflow.com/questions/1155188/… Commented Jul 20, 2009 at 21:07
  • re-reading the linking question I think I get it. I think when I've seen people refer to linking as bad they were meaning linking to specific content on a person's page like a download. Does that seem right? Commented Jul 20, 2009 at 21:10