Q: What is Hotlinking?
A: Hotlinking is when you link to someone else's page without asking them first. It's like inviting yourself to your ex's house for brunch. Uninvited, unannounced, and usually with a few passive-aggressive comments on their social media about how you 'just happened to be in the neighborhood'.
A: People Hotlink for various reasons. Sometimes it's because they think it's 'cool'. Other times it's to troll. Occasionally it's because they're just really, really bad at being invited.
A: If you're trying to get away with something, it's not.
But in all seriousness, Hotlinking can be acceptable when done with permission, or when you're just really trying to be helpful. Like when you're linking to an article about how to fix a leaky faucet. Or when you're linking to a page about how to politely decline a Hotlinking invitation. That's just good manners.
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