# Links to geocities
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-geocities/88413
**Category:** About This Message Board
**Created:** [October 19, 2001, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-geocities/88413 "2001-10-19T13:28:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 16
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### Author:  [@pezpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezpunk)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2001, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-geocities/88413/1 "2001-10-19T13:28:39Z")
Lately I have posted a few links to geocities sites for either pics or music. I either use the coding or just type out [http://www.geocities.com/whateverIwant](http://www.geocities.com/whateverIwant)
and it seems no one can access the link without copying it into another browser.
Is this a problem with geocities pages or am I missing something on how to make links?
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### Author:  [@blur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blur)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2001, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-geocities/88413/2 "2001-10-19T13:34:25Z")
testing this, my the link in my sig is at geocities.
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### Author:  [@blur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blur)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2001, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-geocities/88413/3 "2001-10-19T13:35:49Z")
Lets try again, this time I’ll even include my sig.
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### Author:  [@blur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blur)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2001, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-geocities/88413/4 "2001-10-19T13:37:52Z")
[http://www.geocities.com/teambeer1/teambeer.html](http://www.geocities.com/teambeer1/teambeer.html)
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### Author:  [@blur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blur)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2001, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-geocities/88413/5 "2001-10-19T13:39:36Z")
I don’t know pez, it works for me. Maybe someone with some technical knowledge can help out.
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### Author:  [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2001, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-geocities/88413/6 "2001-10-19T13:44:30Z")
Pezpunk, have you got an example?
Win ME, IE 5.5, MSN here.
Blur, your web page comes up but with one of those error boxes:
> [@](#):
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> Problems with this web page might prevent it from being displayed properly or functioning properly.
And under “Show Details” it says:
> [@](#):
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> Line 266
> Char 59
> Error expected “)”
> Code 0
> URL {and it shows the URL}
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### Author:  [@NutMagnet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NutMagnet)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2001, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-geocities/88413/7 "2001-10-19T13:44:51Z")
The weird thing is that only **some** of us have a problem with **some** of the geocities links **some** of the time. The two links to teambeer worked for me, for instance. It may have something to do with browser versions. I’ve seen this mentioned in other threads, where the solution was to cut and paste the link, and **add a space at the end**.
This also doesn’t always work.
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### Author:  [@blur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blur)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2001, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-geocities/88413/8 "2001-10-19T14:04:13Z")
> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Duck Duck Goose \*
> \*\*
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> Blur, your web page comes up but with one of those error boxes:
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I know. Our webmaster is working on it. In fact, he has been for about a year now. (blur reminds himself to go smack his webmaster upside the head next game)
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### Author:  [@pezpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezpunk)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2001, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-geocities/88413/9 "2001-10-19T14:15:47Z")
> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Duck Duck Goose \*
> \*\*Pezpunk, have you got an example?
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> \*\*
My links in this thread, [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=93180&pagenumber=3](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=93180&pagenumber=3) seem problemetic. I also tried to put a link in my sig which didn’t work.
The other thing is that when I post links here at work they seem to work fine. I try them from home and they don’t work. hmmmm
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### Author:  [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2001, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-geocities/88413/10 "2001-10-19T20:18:06Z")
Hmm.
[http://www.geocities.com/pezpunkFU/bert.jpg](http://www.geocities.com/pezpunkFU/bert.jpg)
[http://www.geocities.com/pezpunkFU/mecowboy](http://www.geocities.com/pezpunkFU/mecowboy)
Okay, these bring up the “Page Not Available” page. However, I notice this:
> [@](#):
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> We’re sorry, but this page is currently unavailable for viewing.
> If this site belongs to you, please read this [help page](http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/geo/geo-08.html) for more information and assistance.
The Help Page says:
> [@](#):
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> When I try to go to my page, I see a “Page Not Available” message. What does this mean?
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> If you have received the “Page Not Available” page when viewing your site, you may need to create an index page. For more information on creating an index page, please see this help page.
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> If you’ve already created an index page, and you’re still receiving the “Page Not Available” page, your page may have been suspended for violation of our Terms of Service, if any of the following statements are true:
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> Pulling files from your GeoCities account to a location outside of Yahoo! GeoCities, such as auction sites, message boards, and other web sites.
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> Using GeoCities for the sole purpose of storing files.
> Nudity/pornography.
> Registering for multiple accounts.
> Using GeoCities for commercial purposes.
> Using GeoCities for hate/defamatory purposes.
> Using your GeoCities home page to redirect visitors to other sites.
> Improperly promoting your website via email, message boards, or instant message (i.e., spam).
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> If none of the above statements are true, please check to make sure your site is not in violation of our Terms of Service. Please read the entire Terms of Service.
> If you believe you are not in violation of our Terms of Service, please contact us by filling out our feedback form.
Ring any bells? Is it possible that the “FU” in your URL is triggering some kind of profanity filter?
Okay, more research.
Searching the Yahoo Geocities Index for “pezpunkFU” brings up “sorry, no matches”. So do you maybe need to create an index page?
Searching the Yahoo Geocities Index for just plain “pezpunk” brings up 5 matches, all on the Straight Dope People Pages, none of which looks like a webpage.
DLGirl’s suggested fix from the MPSIMS thread, however, **copy and pasting** the URL into the address bar, **works**. I C & P the URLs into the address bar and see pix.
[http://www.geocities.com/pezpunkFU/bert.jpg](http://www.geocities.com/pezpunkFU/bert.jpg)
[http://www.geocities.com/pezpunkFU/mecowboy](http://www.geocities.com/pezpunkFU/mecowboy)
But when I click on the vB-created links here in the SDMB Preview window, I get “Page Not Available” again. This is truly weird, and I’m sorry I don’t have a clue what to do, other than talk to Geocities.
And I suppose the logical question, then, is “what’s the difference between your home computer and your work computer?”
JDavis, are you with us? Speak to us, O Spirit…Speak!!
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### Author:  [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2001, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-geocities/88413/11 "2001-10-19T21:15:41Z")
Works fine for me, although as **DDG** says you don’t seem to have an index page.
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### Author:  [@k.os](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k.os)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2001, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-geocities/88413/12 "2001-10-20T03:00:41Z")
I get the Page Not Available page, but if I click on the location bar and press enter, the page loads fine. Maybe you should try that. BTW, I tried w/ IE5.5, NS4.77 and NS6.1pr1.
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### Author:  [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2001, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-geocities/88413/13 "2001-10-20T03:58:57Z")
Geez people…the answer is simple…Geocities does not allow hotlinking. Plain and simple.
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### Author:  [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2001, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-geocities/88413/14 "2001-10-20T04:10:51Z")
I guess I should clarify. In the OP he wasn’t linking to a page…but to a **specific** file. On Geocities as with most other free web hosting sites anymore…that’s a no-no.
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### Author:  [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2001, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-geocities/88413/15 "2001-10-21T23:04:38Z")
I posted a link to a Geocities page in this thread:
[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=88065](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=88065)
Some posters got “page not available”. According to John Corrado:
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> Geocities doesn’t allow people to directly link to a jpg.
Can y’all see the image with doing a c&p?
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### Author:  [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2001, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-geocities/88413/16 "2001-10-22T01:57:34Z")
Just clicking on it as a link gives me a “Page Not Available”.
C & P test.
[http://www.geocities.com/attrayant\_1/91101.jpg](http://www.geocities.com/attrayant_1/91101.jpg)
C & P works.