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Post #207,410 by jake123 5/14/05 2:43:10 PM Reply	No, it's different but not for technical reasons. Simply put, autolink is done by a third party, while greasemonkey is done by the reader. That makes all the difference in the world; I'm allowed to mark up my copy of (for example) The Lord Of The Rings as much as I want. If someone else does it to my copy, that's a different thing completely. --\n-------------------------------------------------------------------\n* Jack Troughton jake at consultron.ca \n [link\|http://consultron.ca\|http://consultron.ca] [link\|irc://irc.ecomstation.ca\|irc://irc.ecomstation.ca] \n Kingston Ontario Canada [link\|news://news.consultron.ca\|news://news.consultron.ca] *\n-------------------------------------------------------------------
Post #207,461 by ubernostrum 5/15/05 4:31:11 AM 5/15/05 4:31:33 AM Reply	No. If I want to ask my friend who's a Tolkien scholar (I have a friend who's a Tolkien scholar, actually) to annotate in the margins of my copy of LOTR, that's perfectly OK. So why can't I ask Google to annotate a page for me? They haven't forced it on me, so it's still my choice. --\r\nYou cooin' with my bird? \r\n[link\|http://www.shtuff.us/\|shtuff] Edited by ubernostrum May 15, 2005, 04:31:33 AM EDT Expand All History
Post #208,830 by jake123 5/27/05 10:54:03 AM Reply	Your point notwithstanding, it's still not the same. That's what they call a red herring, son. Also, there's a huge difference between taking your copy (which you've already had a chance to see unaltered) and asking someone to annotate, and having it done for you before you've had a chance to see the unaltered content as the author intended. --\n-------------------------------------------------------------------\n* Jack Troughton jake at consultron.ca \n [link\|http://consultron.ca\|http://consultron.ca] [link\|irc://irc.ecomstation.ca\|irc://irc.ecomstation.ca] \n Kingston Ontario Canada [link\|news://news.consultron.ca\|news://news.consultron.ca] *\n-------------------------------------------------------------------
Post #208,839 by drewk 5/27/05 2:20:48 PM Reply	That's the best point (IMO) When you see the page, is it clear what the original page said and what Google added? === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]
Post #209,306 by ubernostrum 6/1/05 6:02:07 AM 6/3/05 8:01:32 AM Reply	Red herring? Also, there's a huge difference between taking your copy (which you've already had a chance to see unaltered) and asking someone to annotate, and having it done for you before you've had a chance to see the unaltered content as the author intended. \r\n\r\n Making up a different argument to make a point about, because you can't win the one you're having... that's called something too, isn't it? --\r\nYou cooin' with my bird? \r\n[link\|http://www.shtuff.us/\|shtuff] Edited by ubernostrum June 3, 2005, 08:01:32 AM EDT Expand All History

The inevitable offspring - (ubernostrum) - (7) - May 12, 2005, 02:43:22 AM EDT

Isn't the difference that with Platypus, Greasemonkey, - (jbrabeck) - (6) - May 12, 2005, 06:50:05 AM EDT

Not really. - (ubernostrum) - (5) - May 12, 2005, 09:05:01 AM EDT

No, it's different - (jake123) - (4) - May 14, 2005, 02:43:10 PM EDT

No. - (ubernostrum) - (3) - May 15, 2005, 04:31:33 AM EDT

Your point notwithstanding, it's still not the same. - (jake123) - (2) - May 27, 2005, 10:54:03 AM EDT

That's the best point (IMO) - (drewk) - May 27, 2005, 02:20:48 PM EDT

Red herring? - (ubernostrum) - June 3, 2005, 08:01:32 AM EDT

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