Comments on: The great splog overload http://www.robrrt.com/2006/07/11/the-great-splog-overload/ Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:53:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Me http://www.robrrt.com/2006/07/11/the-great-splog-overload/comment-page-1/#comment-4249 Me Thu, 13 Jul 2006 12:25:05 +0000 http://www.ayntryte.net/2006/07/11/the-great-splog-overload/#comment-4249 Those names you see in the blogroll are the WordPress development team and are entered by default when WordPress is installed. So, yes, when you see those names, it's likely either a splog or just a WordPress newbie. Those names you see in the blogroll are the WordPress development team and are entered by default when WordPress is installed. So, yes, when you see those names, it’s likely either a splog or just a WordPress newbie.

]]> By: Defrost Indoors http://www.robrrt.com/2006/07/11/the-great-splog-overload/comment-page-1/#comment-4248 Defrost Indoors Thu, 13 Jul 2006 07:11:00 +0000 http://www.ayntryte.net/2006/07/11/the-great-splog-overload/#comment-4248 Sorry to reply again so fast, but there's another common element in many of them: the same blogroll of names: Matt, Mike, Dougal, Alex, Donncha, Ryan, Michel. Sorry to reply again so fast, but there’s another common element in many of them: the same blogroll of names: Matt, Mike, Dougal, Alex, Donncha, Ryan, Michel.

]]> By: Defrost Indoors http://www.robrrt.com/2006/07/11/the-great-splog-overload/comment-page-1/#comment-4247 Defrost Indoors Thu, 13 Jul 2006 07:02:47 +0000 http://www.ayntryte.net/2006/07/11/the-great-splog-overload/#comment-4247 You know, that's been bothering me too, even though I think it's a great idea. Splog Reporter is just too...opaque. Then I saw their <a href="http://www.splogreporter.com/?p=privacy_policy" rel="nofollow">Privacy Policy</a>: <blockquote>For each visitor to our Web page, our Web server automatically recognizes the consumer's domain name and e-mail address (where possible). We collect the domain name and e-mail address (where possible) of visitors to our Web page, the e-mail addresses of those who communicate with us via e-mail, aggregate information on what pages consumers access or visit and splog domain name, where reported splog was found, splog newsletter. The information we collect is used to improve the content of our Web page, used to notify consumers about updates to our Web site, disclosed when legally required to do so, at the request of governmental authorities conducting an investigation, to verify or enforce compliance with the policies governing our Web site and applicable laws or to protect against misuse or unauthorized use of our Web site, to a successor entity in connection with a corporate merger, consolidation, sale of assets or other corporate change respecting the Web site and used to help search engines in removing splog url entries from their index.</blockquote> The hell?! Maybe <em>that's</em> what the site is really for, who knows?! Does <em>anyone</em> actually know who this guy is? I am fed up to the teeth with Technorati too: too many ads on the site, and it indexes far too many splogs. You know, that’s been bothering me too, even though I think it’s a great idea. Splog Reporter is just too…opaque. Then I saw their Privacy Policy:

For each visitor to our Web page, our Web server automatically recognizes the consumer’s domain name and e-mail address (where possible).

We collect the domain name and e-mail address (where possible) of visitors to our Web page, the e-mail addresses of those who communicate with us via e-mail, aggregate information on what pages consumers access or visit and splog domain name, where reported splog was found, splog newsletter.

The information we collect is used to improve the content of our Web page, used to notify consumers about updates to our Web site, disclosed when legally required to do so, at the request of governmental authorities conducting an investigation, to verify or enforce compliance with the policies governing our Web site and applicable laws or to protect against misuse or unauthorized use of our Web site, to a successor entity in connection with a corporate merger, consolidation, sale of assets or other corporate change respecting the Web site and used to help search engines in removing splog url entries from their index.

The hell?! Maybe that’s what the site is really for, who knows?! Does anyone actually know who this guy is?

I am fed up to the teeth with Technorati too: too many ads on the site, and it indexes far too many splogs.

]]> By: Lorelle http://www.robrrt.com/2006/07/11/the-great-splog-overload/comment-page-1/#comment-4245 Lorelle Wed, 12 Jul 2006 08:22:55 +0000 http://www.ayntryte.net/2006/07/11/the-great-splog-overload/#comment-4245 I thought the same thing about the Splog Reporter. I've found no evidence that they "do" anything, though it's a slick site. I'll have to dig into that more. Thanks for the reminder. And I like your definition better. ;-) I thought the same thing about the Splog Reporter. I’ve found no evidence that they “do” anything, though it’s a slick site. I’ll have to dig into that more. Thanks for the reminder.

And I like your definition better. ;-)

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