If you run a website and want to add a link to this one, go right ahead. You don't need to ask me first, you don't even need to bother telling me about it...

But please note this one simple request:

And note that the site name is "100% Melanie C". Not "100% Mel C", not "100% Mel Chisholm", and not any other variation on the theme.

Linking to any other page on this site is a no-no, for several reasons...

1. It drops visitors directly into the heart of the site, rather than easing them gently in via the front door. This may turn out to be disorientating, especially if they've never been to this site before...
2. I don't guarantee that any URL other than the one given above will remain valid. If you want your links to continue working, then make sure they point to pages that aren't going to move/disappear :-)
3. I like to trace the routes people take through this site, so that I can see which bits are the most popular, and also so that I can detect any change in visitor behaviour that may suggest it's time to redesign the site layout. But I can only do this reliably if I know that each visitor is starting off at the same place, and navigating through the site using the interface I've designed...
4. Finally, if you like this site so much that you think your visitors would like to see it as well, then it's only fair that you let them see it all. Letting them enter the site properly allows them to do just that.

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