External links on the main page

[Staffan]

I just noticed that the publisher links on the main news page go to that company's d20reviews page. Wouldn't it be a better idea if the links instead went to the actual site of the publisher? In other words: link to www.bastionpress.com instead of http://www.enworld.org/d20reviews.asp?sub=yes&where=publist&which=Bastion+Press ?
EDIT: Oops... wrong forum. I hope some nice moderator can move it to meta where I meant to post it before I had a brainfart.

 

[Morrus]

My theory is that, in general, my d20 guide is more up to date than the many publishers' sites; so I do this because I think that my list would actually be more useful.

Of course, that's not always the case - some publishers have great sites, and occasionally I miss products in my lists, but I think in general this way is more informative to people who use the site.

I've no particular attachment to doing it that way, though, so if people think differently, let me know!

 

[HellHound]

I actually like it like that, even though my own page is generally up-to-date.

It *feels* right that you link to your own resources regarding a company instead of directly to the company in question. After all, you DO have those resources, why not take advantage of them?

 

[Blacksway]

And also if you didn't link to them some people wouldn't even be aware they existed! (strange I know).

However I do think a fairly obvious link to the publishers own web site from the review page might be in order...?

Edit: OK, so there is one, but maybe it could be a bit more obvious?

 

[A2Z]

My only gripe is that review pages don't seem to have links to the publishers web site.

 

[HellHound]

There may not be a link directly from the individual reviews, but on the reviews page for the company itself there is a link to the company's website.

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NAME OF COMPANY

Blurb about company
Company Rating

Website link

Product Listing
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Sure, it's not exactly Front and Centre, but it is there, and I agree that Morrus should be pointing his news links to his own resources regarding company X. It makes the reviews more visible, which in turn makes the community's views on the companies in question more visible.