Have some way to report hotlinking

[Shining Arcanine]

The following blog is hotlinking benchmark results from Anandtech, which I assume is without permission:

http://lensfire.blogspot.com/2010/09/entry-level-sandy-bridge-will-end-up.html

This affects everyone because it puts additional load on Anandtech's servers, slowing down the site for everyone and also it does not cite the source of the benchmarks, as if to take credit for them, which is unethical.

It would be nice if there was an obvious way to report hotlinking. It would be even nicer if the web server was configured to disallow hotlinking, which is possible by checking the referrer URLs in HTTP requests and denying access when a URL is provided that is not an Anandtech domain.

 

[Perknose]

Thanks. Senior Admin Gillbot brought this to my attention, and I will forward your concern to headquarters, where a hydroponic farm of giant, disembodied minds is kept and nurtured for the express purpose of dealing with questions such as this.

In case my attempt at humor has obscured our appreciation, thanks again for bringing this to our attention.

 

[Shining Arcanine]

Thankyou for forwarding it. I am glad that there was a way for me to report it.