Linkback?

[Steffan]

What's a linkback?

For those don't know what I'm talking about, look on either of the 3 main pages and next to the comments link.

[nacs]

I was curious about that too. Is this like trackback on blogs or something?

[ryanmcv]

For those who have no idea what we're talking about:

[cooldude7273]

I was just about to ask that too!

[john smith 1924 Veteran]

I think it probably should say trackback (i could be wrong); if so, its a feature that tracks the number of people linking back to us from blogs.

[AppleDave Veteran]

I was just about to guess that it is a feature/add-on that tells how many people or websites are linking back to our news. Did I explain that right?

[ryanmcv]

I was just about to guess that it is a feature/add-on that tells how many people or websites are linking back to our news. Did I explain that right?

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I just Googled it, and that is exactly what it does. :)

[ben_b]

I know what linkbacks and trackbacks are but I'd like to know if a list of the linkback sites are going to be listed anywhere? Also the linkbacks do not show up when you view the comments, it just says how many comments there are.

[theyarecomingforyou]

Strange new feature... seems unnecessary, but we'll see.

[neufuse Veteran]

I don't like it, i dont know why we need to see it mainly since we can't see what sites are referenceing the story anyways... just seems pointless to an end user in that sense

[AppleDave Veteran]

I just Googled it, and that is exactly what it does. :)

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YAY I win! :D

[nwBen]

Just noticed this, but what's the use of it if you can't see who is linking back? :D

[PROGAME]

the lite version doesn't have it, although this is text

[neufuse Veteran]

do we really need this? cant we just get rid of it

[Anthony T.]

Until you buy your subscription, none of us want to read your stupidity neufuse. It's a good feature to show how much popularity a link is getting.

[AppleDave Veteran]

Until you buy your subscription, none of us want to read your stupidity neufuse.  It's a good feature to show how much popularity a link is getting.

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dont attack the poor guy because he doesnt have a subscription

[neufuse Veteran]

Until you buy your subscription, none of us want to read your stupidity neufuse.  It's a good feature to show how much popularity a link is getting.

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first of all, its my OPINNION that trackbacks are pointless when you can't see where they are linked to, which is why I said it was stupid because you don't know where they were coming from... sure admins can tell but we cant, it would be nice to know WHO is linking the story so we can see what they said about it also.. just putting a number there that says hey 300 people linked it means nothing to me...

second of all, subscriptions mean nothing to me... I click on the links when I find something relevant to help earn this site money... no one said you had to buy a subscription, personally I don't need neowin email or a "subscriber" tag by my name... so stop trying to bash people just because they dont buy a subscription, because like I said paying $10.00 for a year of 10mb email to me is pointless to someone that already has full email service and supports neowin by visiting ads on the site

[jerry]

It's a good feature to show how much popularity a link is getting.

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I like it. :yes:

[Black Raven]

Should be pretty intresting to see how many blogs link to neowin's news.

[Anthony T.]

Why does he have to attack something good added by the Neowin staff?

[Tim Dorr Veteran]

Why does he have to attack something good added by the Neowin staff?

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Because he has an opinion :huh:

[Anthony T.]

Telling them to remove it is not an opinion. Giving them a reason of why he dosen't like is. I am done talking about him, it is over in my opinon.

[neufuse Veteran]

Telling them to remove it is not an opinion.  Giving them a reason of why he dosen't like is.  I am done talking about him, it is over in my opinon.

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do you not know how to differentiate between an opinnion and an order?

don't like it,

an opinnion

do we really need this? cant we just get rid of it

a question

no where in there did it say GET RID OF IT NOW! which then would be a request for action, which still is not even an attack.

it's just MY opinnion that it is pointless, and i kindly asked if we could get rid of it because MY OPINNION was that it has no real purpous for the end user...

[nacs]

I'm not seeing the point of having the linkbacks text there if it's not possible to view the links themselves.

Also, if it's a trackback function, shouldn't Neowin provide a URL that blog owners can ping?

[neufuse Veteran]

I'm not seeing the point of having the linkbacks text there if it's not possible to view the links themselves.

Also, if it's a trackback function, shouldn't Neowin provide a URL that blog owners can ping?

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at least someone else knows what i mean about them here...