Olympic Links

IF DAYPOP CITATIONS are anything to go by, the hopelessly out-of-touch Olympics 2004 linkage policy has been steamrolled by noncompliance and Googlebombed for effect. The organisers "have established a procedure for parties wishing to introduce a link to the ATHENS 2004 website on their site. By introducing a link to the ATHENS 2004 official Website on your site you are agreeing to comply with the ATHENS 2004 Website General Terms and Conditions."

In order to place a link embedded in copy interested parties should:

• Use the term ATHENS 2004 only, and no other term as the text referent
• Not associate the link with any image, esp. the ATHENS 2004 Emblem (see paragraph below)
• Send a request letter to the Internet Department stating:
  • Short description of site
  • Reason for linking
  • Unique URL containing the link (if no unique URL than just the main URL)
  • Publishing period
  • Contact point (e-mail address)
• Once the request has been mailed, interested parties can proceed to include the link and will only receive a response if ATHENS 2004 does not accept the link. All requests should be sent to:

  The Internet Department
  Iolkou 8 and Filikis Eterias str.
  GR-142 34 N. Ionia, Athens
  Tel: +30 210 2004 000
  Fax: +30 210 2004 800
  e-mail: (All information submitted using this e-mail address is governed by the ATHENS 2004 Privacy Policy)
  terms@athens2004.gr

The above policy applies for links embedded in copy only and not to links using the official ATHENS 2004 Emblem.

Additional guidelines pertain to use of the ATHENS 2004 official link button. Now you know there are idiots in the Olympiad.

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Athens 2004 Committee -- "Linkage Policy"
shopiere -- "so sue me"
Just Orb -- "what morons"
Leon Blackwell -- "do I have to send two letters if I link twice?"
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