Comments on: Blog Host Ugliness http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2008/01/26/blog-host-ugliness/ Stephanie Booth's online ramblings Thu, 24 May 2012 20:22:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kriza i panika – Studija slučaja Blog381.com | Dragan Varagic http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2008/01/26/blog-host-ugliness/#comment-27869 Kriza i panika – Studija slučaja Blog381.com | Dragan Varagic Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:40:52 +0000 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2008/01/26/blog-host-ugliness/#comment-27869 <p>[...] publiciteta koji je pratila ova akcija (uključujući i internacionalizaciju ove afere preko bloga Stephanie Booth – učesnika prošlogodišnjeg BlogOpen-a) rezultat je privremeno zatvaranje kompletnog blog [...]</p> [...] publiciteta koji je pratila ova akcija (uključujući i internacionalizaciju ove afere preko bloga Stephanie Booth – učesnika prošlogodišnjeg BlogOpen-a) rezultat je privremeno zatvaranje kompletnog blog [...]

]]> By: kukac http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2008/01/26/blog-host-ugliness/#comment-16042 kukac Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:59:57 +0000 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2008/01/26/blog-host-ugliness/#comment-16042 <p>I had a blog on <a href="http://blog381.com">blog381.com</a>, and I am sorry that I can not export my blog to a different location. I hope we will have a chance to do that and to try to continue on WP blogging.</p> <p><br></p> <p>And Stephanie, you sad it wright, <br>qoute<br>" if one of your users is the object of a police investigation, how does that justify “punishing” other users? I can understand you removing his blog from your system, but forbidding people from linking to him or letting him comment on their blogs seems a little extreme"</p> I had a blog on blog381.com, and I am sorry that I can not export my blog to a different location. I hope we will have a chance to do that and to try to continue on WP blogging.


And Stephanie, you sad it wright,
qoute
” if one of your users is the object of a police investigation, how does that justify “punishing” other users? I can understand you removing his blog from your system, but forbidding people from linking to him or letting him comment on their blogs seems a little extreme”

]]> By: kukac http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2008/01/26/blog-host-ugliness/#comment-15964 kukac Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:59:57 +0000 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2008/01/26/blog-host-ugliness/#comment-15964 <p>I had a blog on blog381.com, and I am sorry that I can not export my blog to a different location. I hope we will have a chance to do that and to try to continue on WP blogging.</p> <p>And Stephanie, you sad it wright, qoute " if one of your users is the object of a police investigation, how does that justify “punishing” other users? I can understand you removing his blog from your system, but forbidding people from linking to him or letting him comment on their blogs seems a little extreme"</p> I had a blog on blog381.com, and I am sorry that I can not export my blog to a different location. I hope we will have a chance to do that and to try to continue on WP blogging.

And Stephanie, you sad it wright, qoute ” if one of your users is the object of a police investigation, how does that justify “punishing” other users? I can understand you removing his blog from your system, but forbidding people from linking to him or letting him comment on their blogs seems a little extreme”

]]> By: Mihailo http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2008/01/26/blog-host-ugliness/#comment-16021 Mihailo Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:04:02 +0000 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2008/01/26/blog-host-ugliness/#comment-16021 <p>You absolutely can question my comment, and that is fine with me. There is a reason why I asked Mr Matt to check their records (if possible), about that one specific blog that is closed on their system. There is a chance that blog is closed due to credit card fraud. I am sure, we all here, take credit card fraud seriously.</p> <p><br></p> <p>According to our Terms of Use, we had every right to close any blog for any reason, even without notice. If you check <a href="http://wordpress.com">wordpress.com</a> terms of use, they have the same thing there. <br>We took actions the way we thought it was best for us at that moment.</p> <p><br></p> <p>I am also very interested to hear other blog platform owners on this one.</p> You absolutely can question my comment, and that is fine with me. There is a reason why I asked Mr Matt to check their records (if possible), about that one specific blog that is closed on their system. There is a chance that blog is closed due to credit card fraud. I am sure, we all here, take credit card fraud seriously.


According to our Terms of Use, we had every right to close any blog for any reason, even without notice. If you check wordpress.com terms of use, they have the same thing there.
We took actions the way we thought it was best for us at that moment.


I am also very interested to hear other blog platform owners on this one.

]]> By: Stephanie http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2008/01/26/blog-host-ugliness/#comment-16026 Stephanie Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:47:10 +0000 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2008/01/26/blog-host-ugliness/#comment-16026 <p>Mihailo: if one of your users is the object of a police investigation, how does that justify "punishing" other users? I can understand you removing his blog from your system, but forbidding people from linking to him or letting him comment on <strong>their</strong> blogs seems a little extreme.</p> <p><br></p> <p>I'd be interested in hearing other blog platform owners on this one.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Even if this information sheds some light for the decisions you made, it doesn't make the manner the ultimatum was put to "innocent" users acceptable to me (taking Sanja's example, as I know it first-hand: short delay, no obvious way to export data).</p> Mihailo: if one of your users is the object of a police investigation, how does that justify “punishing” other users? I can understand you removing his blog from your system, but forbidding people from linking to him or letting him comment on their blogs seems a little extreme.


I'd be interested in hearing other blog platform owners on this one.


Even if this information sheds some light for the decisions you made, it doesn't make the manner the ultimatum was put to “innocent” users acceptable to me (taking Sanja's example, as I know it first-hand: short delay, no obvious way to export data).

]]> By: Aurora Borealis http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2008/01/26/blog-host-ugliness/#comment-16025 Aurora Borealis Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:21:00 +0000 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2008/01/26/blog-host-ugliness/#comment-16025 <p>OK, Mihailo. If that's a truth, why you couldn't write something else in the announcement to 381 bloggers (which is above in this post) ?</p> OK, Mihailo. If that's a truth, why you couldn't write something else in the announcement to 381 bloggers (which is above in this post) ?

]]> By: Mihailo http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2008/01/26/blog-host-ugliness/#comment-16024 Mihailo Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:54:51 +0000 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2008/01/26/blog-host-ugliness/#comment-16024 <p>I was sure some part of this story should be kept from the public, but after receiving a ton of bad publicity, i have to add a few more words.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Anyway, I was contacted by the police. They have been asking questions about ‘pretty popular serbian bloger’, and his activity. I was told they are investigating credit card fraud.</p> <p><br></p> <p>We did not want to support any criminal activity, and we asked (or blackmailed?) bloggers to remove links and comments related to ‘pretty popular serbian blogger’.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Now when Mr Matt is here, I am sure he can check their records why <a href="http://zmajcek.wordpress.com">zmajcek.wordpress.com</a> has been suspended on their system.</p> I was sure some part of this story should be kept from the public, but after receiving a ton of bad publicity, i have to add a few more words.


Anyway, I was contacted by the police. They have been asking questions about ‘pretty popular serbian bloger’, and his activity. I was told they are investigating credit card fraud.


We did not want to support any criminal activity, and we asked (or blackmailed?) bloggers to remove links and comments related to ‘pretty popular serbian blogger’.


Now when Mr Matt is here, I am sure he can check their records why zmajcek.wordpress.com has been suspended on their system.

]]> By: Mihailo http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2008/01/26/blog-host-ugliness/#comment-16020 Mihailo Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:04:02 +0000 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2008/01/26/blog-host-ugliness/#comment-16020 <p>You absolutely can question my comment, and that is fine with me. There is a reason why I asked Mr Matt to check their records (if possible), about that one specific blog that is closed on their system. There is a chance that blog is closed due to credit card fraud. I am sure, we all here, take credit card fraud seriously.</p> <p>According to our Terms of Use, we had every right to close any blog for any reason, even without notice. If you check wordpress.com terms of use, they have the same thing there. We took actions the way we thought it was best for us at that moment.</p> <p>I am also very interested to hear other blog platform owners on this one.</p> You absolutely can question my comment, and that is fine with me. There is a reason why I asked Mr Matt to check their records (if possible), about that one specific blog that is closed on their system. There is a chance that blog is closed due to credit card fraud. I am sure, we all here, take credit card fraud seriously.

According to our Terms of Use, we had every right to close any blog for any reason, even without notice. If you check wordpress.com terms of use, they have the same thing there. We took actions the way we thought it was best for us at that moment.

I am also very interested to hear other blog platform owners on this one.

]]> By: Marie-Aude http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2008/01/26/blog-host-ugliness/#comment-16023 Marie-Aude Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:47:23 +0000 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2008/01/26/blog-host-ugliness/#comment-16023 <p>Tu peux dans des cas pareils essayer un soft d'aspiration de sites comme HT Tracks... ça suit tous les liens et ça fait une copie de la page html sur le disque.</p> Tu peux dans des cas pareils essayer un soft d'aspiration de sites comme HT Tracks… ça suit tous les liens et ça fait une copie de la page html sur le disque.

]]> By: Stephanie http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2008/01/26/blog-host-ugliness/#comment-16019 Stephanie Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:47:10 +0000 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2008/01/26/blog-host-ugliness/#comment-16019 <p>Mihailo: if one of your users is the object of a police investigation, how does that justify "punishing" other users? I can understand you removing his blog from your system, but forbidding people from linking to him or letting him comment on <strong>their</strong> blogs seems a little extreme.</p> <p>I'd be interested in hearing other blog platform owners on this one.</p> <p>Even if this information sheds some light for the decisions you made, it doesn't make the manner the ultimatum was put to "innocent" users acceptable to me (taking Sanja's example, as I know it first-hand: short delay, no obvious way to export data).</p> Mihailo: if one of your users is the object of a police investigation, how does that justify “punishing” other users? I can understand you removing his blog from your system, but forbidding people from linking to him or letting him comment on their blogs seems a little extreme.

I’d be interested in hearing other blog platform owners on this one.

Even if this information sheds some light for the decisions you made, it doesn’t make the manner the ultimatum was put to “innocent” users acceptable to me (taking Sanja’s example, as I know it first-hand: short delay, no obvious way to export data).

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