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by ColinWright 5084 days ago 

  > You can link with text as much as you want.
That turns out not to be the case. Quoting from the linked article, which in turn is quoting from the terms of use:

  > ... no such link shall portray us or any other
  > official London 2012 organisations ... in a ...
  > derogatory ... manner.
Feel free to actually check your facts, and double check that my quote is faithful to the original meaning.
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wzdd 5084 days ago
Your headline (which you toned down from the original, to be fair) implied that we can't link to the Olympics website. This is, strictly speaking, wrong. His post suggested that you could do so, if you used text and not a copyrighted image. This is also, strictly speaking, wrong.

You are both wrong. I don't see how your sarcasm is justified.

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ColinWright 5084 days ago
Yes, and if I change to title more accurately to reflect exactly what the article says then it's likely to get changed by a moderator. I have become circumspect about using title that are accurate instead of the ones on the article.

I claim my response is just and proportionate because it appears that he read only the submission title, quoted from the article, and not the article itself. I believe if you're going to comment on these things and make pronouncements such as he did, then it is beholden upon you to actually read the article.

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