discuss: Using Webbug to track hits
Subject:
Re: Using Webbug to track hits
From:
Thomas Zimmerman ####@####.####
Date:
22 Apr 2004 18:58:35 -0000
Message-Id: <200404221200.46452.thomas@zimres.net>
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On Thursday 22 April 2004 11:28 am, doug jensen wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 22, 2004 at 11:02:21AM -0700, Saqib Ali wrote:
> > > If it is good, why is the image hidden?
> >
> > hmm, the image has nothing to do with the actual
> > content of the HOWTO, that is why it is best to hide
> > the image, in order to not confuse the reader.
>
> Using that logic, the web bug has nothing to do with the content of
> the HOWTO, so it would be best not to include it.
>
> Besides, it should be possible to inform the reader without confusing
> them.
Why use a web bug if what we really want is a web counter. Web bugs are
used when you *don't* want to tell your readers that you are counting
them. Users of tldp won't care if they are counted. However, does that
counting have any need what-so-ever to be hidden? As a user of tldp
HOWTOs and FAQs, I feel better knowing that I'm in good company (large
hit count on reading documentation).
Or something like that. :)
Thomas
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