Posted by Travis Newbury on 04/05/06 18:43

Jose wrote:
> > Why is it wrong for the site owner to decide what they want to present
> > to you, in the manner that they want to present it?
> Because the site owner is not "presenting" something inert to me.

He may not be presenting anything to "you". He may not care what you
want to see. It is their website. Let them present the content they
want in the manner they want to. If they are interested in whart "you"
think, then they will either change to accomidate you, or let you go
somewhere else.

> He is
> using my resources and my computing power, and there is no telling what
> the site is instructing my computer to do to itself.

He is using your resourses because you have made the decision to visit
his site. He can only use your resourses if you let him.

> It's like letting
> a worker into your home, and not being permitted to talk to him or lock
> the closet door.

It is nothing like that at all.

> > If they want to do that, then it is their choice to do so. If you (or
> > anyone else) thinks their page blows, then go somewhere else.
> >
> > That will teach them a lesson...
>
> This sort of thing has to be nipped in the bud.

Why? It is called free market.

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