(1) semantics (fun for the whole family!) what does deep linking mean in this context? We all say deep linking is bad, but to some the pre-populated query isn't deep linking, but to others it is.
(2) one of the (entirely sensible) things the Wolfram Alpha guys seem to be saying is "please don't hook bots up to us". Now no doubt some will bluster and say that if it is there in public they have a right to consume all the bandwidth and resources - after all if they didn't want people to do that they should just [insert complex but fragile technological solution that would quickly fail or be worked around]. As it happens, what this guy was doing falls into that category of automated client.
So on the basis of either one of those (if you squint real hard) I can see Wolfram Alpha's point of view.
(1) semantics (fun for the whole family!) what does deep linking mean in this context? We all say deep linking is bad, but to some the pre-populated query isn't deep linking, but to others it is.
(2) one of the (entirely sensible) things the Wolfram Alpha guys seem to be saying is "please don't hook bots up to us". Now no doubt some will bluster and say that if it is there in public they have a right to consume all the bandwidth and resources - after all if they didn't want people to do that they should just [insert complex but fragile technological solution that would quickly fail or be worked around]. As it happens, what this guy was doing falls into that category of automated client.
So on the basis of either one of those (if you squint real hard) I can see Wolfram Alpha's point of view.