[Mark Landsbaum]

That’s funny.

By the way, no one has explained to me yet why it’s wrong to post an excerpt on FR linking to a full item elsewhere when FR provides an option to do precisely that.

It seems the practice runs afoul of some odd sensitivity that boils down to personal preference.

Here’s a good solution for those offended: Don’t click through.

But McGruff, that was a funny response.

At your service in Christ . . .

Mark Landsbaum
Editorial writer and columnist
Orange County Register

[shibumi]

"It seems the practice runs afoul of some odd sensitivity that boils down to personal preference."

If you actually read the comment directed at you, you would understand this "odd sensitivity." It boils down to this - You're a freeloader and a pimp.

You are not actually a participating member of this community, you're just a parasitic growth, feeding off a venue provided through the donations of others.

The excerpt function was put in place as a legal device so that FR could protect itself from legal action by adversarial news sources. The OC Register has demanded that only excerpts be allowed on FR, yet you feel no compunction to use this venue which you have (de facto) threatened to pimp the same stories for hits and revenue.

If you want to know what the management of this site really thinks of your actions, just read the quotes from JimRob which Gunner and I both linked in our previous posts on this thread.

You feign surprise that anyone is offended when you have demonstrated both by inaction and action that you don't really want to join in our party here a FR, but you're going to help yourself to the snacks and drinks anyway.

Pimp.