Hi Mally,
facebook is pulling an excerpt from the middle of the statement. Does
anyone know how to influence Facebook's extract pulling code?
Just for fun I threw an <img> tag at the bottom with a B1900 cockpit photo
... will facebook pick that up?
Thanks,
Curt.
On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 4:45 AM, Mally wrote:
> ?
> re: http://www.flightgear.org/flightprosim.html
>
> I've just tried posting a link to this on facebook to warn all my friends,
> but unfortunately the information automatically extracted by the facebook
> sharing mechanism for the page is as follows:
>
> ______________________
>
> FlightGear Flight Simulator
> http://www.flightgear.org/flightprosim.html
> FlightGear is an open-source flight simulator that was created in 1996. It
> is released under the GNU General Public License v2, and as such, it is
> free
> to use, modify and distribute with few restrictions. It has been developed
> with the collaboration of a large number of individuals over the last 14+
> [NO IMAGE]
> ______________________
>
>
> What it needs to be is something more like:
>
> ______________________
>
> "Flight Pro Sim" - FlightGear statement
> As many people will be aware, there is a (self described) "new" flight
> simulator product that is being widely and actively marketed at the moment
> under various names - Flight Pro Sim, Pro Flight Simulator, etc. These
> "new"
> simulators are simply a rebranding of the FlightGear open-source flight
> simulator. However, the marketing tactics of the Flight Pro Sim guys have
> caused more than a bit of confusion with end users. To help provide some
> clarity and answer some common questions, we (the core FlightGear
> development team) felt it was appropriate to make a statement, and provide
> a
> FAQ.
> [NICE IMAGE]
> ______________________
>
> i.e. the title of the page plus the first paragraph.
>
> The facebook sharing mechanism is unable to find any images. Is this
> important? Yes, a link without an image is very unlikely to gain the
> necessary attention in the crowded 'wall space' of facebook.
>
> Would it be possible to change the page to be more facebook friendly as
> described above?
>
> By the way, in writing this post, I've just had the thought that
> "FlightGear
> Flight Pro Sim statement", if read/seen in isolation, could give the
> impression that "Flight Pro Sim" is *part of * the FlightGear project,
> hence
> my proposed reworded title above ""Flight Pro Sim" - FlightGear statement".
>
> Mally
>
>
>
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