Link to wrong place

TonyCooper

The other day I posted a link to one of my SmugMug photos in a newsgroup.

One reader was greatly confused because the photo he went to was completely
different from what I had written about in the post. Turns out clicking my link
took him to another photo in the same gallery. (The link was clicked, not copy/pasted)

Clicking on the same link a day later took him to the correct photo.

Another reader was a bit less confused, but wanted more direction since the
link took him to my home page.

Other readers of the newsgroup were taken to the correct photo the first time.

No big deal, since I don't have any photos in my galleries that I would prefer
people not see, but this has never happened before.

Andy

Tony, in order to help I need to see the link you posted, on the site you posted it on - thanks

TonyCooper

Andy wrote: »

Tony, in order to help I need to see the link you posted, on the site you posted it on - thanks

Here's the link done the same way:
http://tonycooper.smugmug.com/Other/Current-Favorite-Shot/i-9b6cptN/0/XL/2011-06-03-2-XL.jpg


Just showing some of my UK friends how the US converts old icons to new purposes.


The first reader went directly to this photo which is in the same gallery.

http://tonycooper.smugmug.com/Other/Current-Favorite-Shot/2010-ADDED-024/976558774_LETZt-XL.jpg

Andy

TonyCooper wrote: »

Here's the link done the same way:
http://tonycooper.smugmug.com/Other/Current-Favorite-Shot/i-9b6cptN/0/XL/2011-06-03-2-XL.jpg


Just showing some of my UK friends how the US converts old icons to new purposes.


The first reader went directly to this photo which is in the same gallery.

http://tonycooper.smugmug.com/Other/Current-Favorite-Shot/2010-ADDED-024/976558774_LETZt-XL.jpg

Tony, please give the link to the forum post you posted this on, thanks.

TonyCooper

Andy wrote: »

Tony, please give the link to the forum post you posted this on, thanks.

I'm not sure how to do that. Let's try it this way through Google:
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.usage.english/browse_thread/thread/fba37abdd85a95bd?hl=en#

I'm not sure if that works because I don't use GoogleGroups (spit!). I use a newsreader (Agent)
and a provider (news.individual.net).

The "forum" is a newsgroup (Usenet: alt.english.usage)
The thread is "The red phone box updated", and the poster who was first
confused is Steve Hayes at the posting 06/04/2011 at 10:25PM. (the 9th posting down)

If you go down to John Holmes' posting, he's the one who got the home page.

TonyCooper

Forgot to add...Steve later describes what he sees as something with a screw
sticking out the side and the words Hamilton USA.

Andy

TonyCooper wrote: »

Forgot to add...Steve later describes what he sees as something with a screw
sticking out the side and the words Hamilton USA.

The link in your post goes to here for me
http://tonycooper.smugmug.com/Other/Current-Favorite-Shot/i-9b6cptN/0/XL/2011-06-03-2-XL.jpg

TonyCooper

For me, too. And others. But not all.

As I said, it's no big deal. Nothing I have on SmugMug in a non-password-protected
site is something I don't want seen. I have some family pix in password-protected
galleries. Most of my galleries are hobby photography.

I was just surprised at the mix-up.