Rich Holton wrote:
So, my question is, do we need such a statement forbidding/discouraging/allowing/encouraging band-width stealing?
I see no need for it. It is commen sence that this is not done. It is impolite.
Perhaps more important, is it safe to assume that such sites should be blocked?
When the do not have a special permission of wikimedia the should be blocked. The can have the info for free and put ads on it. The can pay for there bandwidth.
Do we need some process to make sure it happens when appropriate?
We need that action is taken when this abuse is reported.
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Non-compliant_site_coordination#Action_needed # I believe rapid action is needed - Mark Dingemanse 22:32, 31 Oct 2004 (UTC) # I have send a request to Wikitech-l to block those ***holes Walter 17:34, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)
The are still stealing bandwith. http://www.objectssearch.com/pedia/index.jsp
Finally, is this the right place to bring this up?
There are wurst places.