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The google AutoLink feature doesn't do anything AUTOMATICALLY. It is only done when a user moves their mouse up to the toolbar and clicks the button. So go ahead and create toolbar with an option that is user initiated and its fine. Its baffling how many people just don't get it, the user has to activate the feature every single time they want to use it.
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rivux I do understand how it works. And I do understand user action is involved.
What I find *baffling* is the webmasters THAT DO understand how this works and are waving pom poms in the air. But we see things differently, we disagree and that's life.
If anyone's against this Google move and you haven't signed the petition yet, here it is:
http://www.petitiononline.com/autolink/petition.html
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We, the people who care about the future of the Web, ask Google to provide publishers with an opt-out to their new Toolbar Autolink feature. We feel that publishers should have the ultimate control of any links that are placed in their content. If Google fails to step up to the plate it will set a poor precedent that others will follow and perhaps with less ethics.
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Also things have been/are being developed for webmasters to keep their pages safe from the toolbar madness, the links are here on the forum somewhere. If Google still forges ahead with this, we can take care of that lil problem.