tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post114991193431511690..comments2024-03-04T03:40:11.172-05:00Comments on No rules. Just write.: Great read: A FAMILY FOREVERBrenda Coulterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528691681455659296noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1151078392803768512006-06-23T11:59:00.000-04:002006-06-23T11:59:00.000-04:00Thanks, Laurie.[Douglas wrote]If this site doesn't...Thanks, Laurie.<BR/><BR/><I>[Douglas wrote]If this site doesn't strip embedded URLs, fill your entries with link backs to your own site. This will provide readers who discover you there to find you here as well as improve your Google page ranking.</I><BR/><BR/>They strip on the first page, Douglas, but not on the second (where readers are sent when they click on the article summary). So, yes, I've been putting in some links. That said, the site isn't that far from being a splog--so I'm not sure they'd have much Google juice to give me. Thanks for taking the time to comment.<BR/><BR/>Delia, you have my warmest thanks. <3<3<3Brenda Coulterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528691681455659296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1150600720330950052006-06-17T23:18:00.000-04:002006-06-17T23:18:00.000-04:00Oh, and for the record, I'm completely with you - ...Oh, and for the record, I'm completely with you - AllWomensTalk DID steal content. No amount of their excuses excuse their actions. It's theft.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1150600491139599442006-06-17T23:14:00.000-04:002006-06-17T23:14:00.000-04:00Brenda, I like your approach. I also like the ide...Brenda, I like your approach. I also like the idea of sticking a byline at the very top of the post. I've recently had my content stolen by a splogger, and despite complaining to his host, my content was not taken down.<BR/><BR/>I'm researching ways to fight back. No way am I going to leave this be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1150595679062726572006-06-17T21:54:00.000-04:002006-06-17T21:54:00.000-04:00I had to give up my lurker status to say...This is...I had to give up my lurker status to say...<BR/><BR/>This is sad, sad stuff. They're so unable to write their own posts that they continue to STEAL (and that's what they're doing, no matter what they call it, they're stealing) from others. Even when they've been asked to stop! Completely unacceptable! <BR/><BR/>Keep adding your byline and promos for your book. I also will go leave comments everytime I see an ad for your book (which I ♥ by the way!). You should add promos for your blog and website too!Deliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230074814043297240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1150495150246634912006-06-16T17:59:00.000-04:002006-06-16T17:59:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Kristen King, Inkthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06129340058779387695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1150467245052490722006-06-16T10:14:00.000-04:002006-06-16T10:14:00.000-04:00Brenda,I thought your ad was a clever way to use t...Brenda,<BR/>I thought your ad was a clever way to use that site to your advantage. While GoDaddy drags their heels when dealing with this site, I have another suggestion. <BR/><BR/>If this site doesn't strip embedded URLs, fill your entries with link backs to your own site. This will provide readers who discover you there to find you here as well as improve your Google page ranking. <BR/><BR/>I realize it is alarming when somebody steals your content. I've had it done to my blog by sploggers and ad sense mongers. I'm sorry this is happening to you, but I applaud your creative revenge. Keep up the good work.D.R. Cooteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17139544455838967475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1150396873346383402006-06-15T14:41:00.000-04:002006-06-15T14:41:00.000-04:00Thanks, Angelle. I do know who owns and who hosts ...Thanks, Angelle. I do know who owns and who hosts the blog, and I can tell you that MANY other bloggers have already tried to shut it down. Google revoked their AdSense for a while, but then gave it back, even though nothing had changed except instead of including the entire feeds, the site started truncating them.Brenda Coulterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528691681455659296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1150339736723379232006-06-14T22:48:00.000-04:002006-06-14T22:48:00.000-04:00Brenda,If you file strong complaints to Godaddy.co...Brenda,<BR/><BR/>If you file strong complaints to Godaddy.com who is the domain registrant for the site who stole your materials (and from others) AND their hosting service http://3fn.net/ you may be able to bring the site down.<BR/><BR/>(Per whois, vyacheslav kaushan is the registrant although I don't know how accurate that info is. But it did say it was registered through godaddy.com and points to 3nf.net.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1150321405880796132006-06-14T17:43:00.000-04:002006-06-14T17:43:00.000-04:00Shalanna (man, do I ever love that name), the othe...Shalanna (man, do I ever love that name), the other day I started adding my byline to the <I>body</I> of my posts. That way, when the RSS feed is picked up, the byline goes right along with the rest of the text. <BR/><BR/>Nienke, you know I hold you in high esteem, but that doesn't mean I'm going to let you come over to my blog and insult fish that way. Watch yourself, sister. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Yes, the comments on the page you mention appear to have been stuffed with fake kudos. Who's surprised?Brenda Coulterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528691681455659296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1150314406155301422006-06-14T15:46:00.000-04:002006-06-14T15:46:00.000-04:00On top of everything else, I went to the 'About Pr...On top of everything else, I went to the 'About Program' page and tried to click on the links of various commenters. The only REAL links/commenters are people complaining about being ripped off. If you check the links from other commenters, you'll see they lead to SPAMMY pages for things such as Zoloft, printer toner, and auto insurance. Looks like they may be faking their visitor count. It's all fishy to me. (and I didn't mean to insult fish)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1150248518490897592006-06-13T21:28:00.000-04:002006-06-13T21:28:00.000-04:00No, Dorothy, it isn't right. Thanks for stopping b...No, Dorothy, it <I>isn't</I> right. Thanks for stopping by.Brenda Coulterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528691681455659296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1150247049289687912006-06-13T21:04:00.000-04:002006-06-13T21:04:00.000-04:00They got someone else who complained in his blog a...They got someone else who complained in his blog about it...go to where you told us to go and look at the second post. It's by a guy wondering why his posts are showing up on a women's website. This is just not right!thewriterslifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09408434848838447115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1150149021453512892006-06-12T17:50:00.000-04:002006-06-12T17:50:00.000-04:00I linked to this article because during the time t...I linked to <A HREF="http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2006/03/bloggers.html" REL="nofollow">this article</A> because during the time the events it describes were occurring, I was reading some of the blogs involved. I saw firsthand how, when confronted, you at AllWomensTalk.com failed to acquit yourselves with dignity and professionalism but instead TAUNTED the bloggers who had complained to you--and even PUBLISHED THE REAL NAME AND HOME ADDRESS of one blogger. This is a matter of public record. <BR/><BR/>Here's my answer to your disingenuous insistence that you're complimenting me by running my articles: Since you are aware that I don't wish to contribute to your site, WHY ARE YOU STILL PUBLISHING MY MATERIAL? Your behavior is not remotely complimentary; it's insulting.<BR/><BR/>As I've mentioned several times already, your links are worthless to me. So don't come over here with your sweet-talk and try to convince me that you're doing me some kind of favor. I'm smarter than that.Brenda Coulterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528691681455659296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1150146268271033492006-06-12T17:04:00.000-04:002006-06-12T17:04:00.000-04:00Dear ladies, your lovely chat was a real complemen...Dear ladies, your lovely chat was a real complement to us and we just couldn't but leave a comment as well. First of all let us express our admiration for the wonderful pieces of art you create each day. <BR/><BR/>As for the points that were discussed:<BR/><BR/>- We never wanted to upset you, in the beginning our site was just a directory for bookmarked weblogs we personally liked to read. <BR/>- as for add profit, you should know that in its majority it is a charity non-profit program we were asked to run. <BR/>- Google adds placed on our pages is a part of useful material that helps us and our readers to find quickly relevant info on various topics<BR/>- RSS feed to our site can be added by anyone - it's an open system, so you are welcome to <A HREF="http://allwomenstalk.com/index.php?a=uspf_add_feed" REL="nofollow">Add your feed</A> if you consider a site relevant and useful.<BR/>- Each post on our site has several links to the original blog (from index page and single post page) - it means that your link popularity ans number of readers grow.<BR/> <BR/>We just want to create a useful informational source for women and we'll be very greatful if you join in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1150126687607506282006-06-12T11:38:00.000-04:002006-06-12T11:38:00.000-04:00Just to follow up again: I'm totally with Brenda h...Just to follow up again: I'm totally with Brenda here, Rebecca. I don't think that Brenda just getting a link from their site furthers her interests at all, because the casual user will still think that those articles were written by someone at the other blog. What I meant in my original comment (and perhaps didn't put clearly enough) is that the only way to further Brenda's interests and make good of an existing situation is by encouraging people to look beyond that original (stolen) post. In other words, if I make a comment as to how good Brenda's book is, maybe someone will buy it. (Probably not, but just maybe.) That would be the only way for Brenda to gain anything out of that particular post. <BR/><BR/>As far as future posts are concerned, I think Brenda's idea of including her own attribution is a great one. And also, for people to go and "flower" her posts. The only way to handle this is to play them at their own game. They want to steal Brenda's work? Fine, let Brenda make it clear it's her work, and let's us go and make sure it ends up in prime position at their website. <BR/><BR/>I really appreciate how Brenda feels here. I'm actually in the middle of choosing and implementing a Creative Commons license for my blog, not because I want to restrict what people can do with my pictures -- far from it -- but because I want to set up some guidelines for how I would like my work to be presented. And that's all the Brenda wants, I think. She wants it clear that those words are hers, and not theirs.Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05883276927180980793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1150124432597803422006-06-12T11:00:00.000-04:002006-06-12T11:00:00.000-04:00It just burns me up when people do this. Have ...It just burns me up when people do this. Have you considered sending them an invoice? Tell them you'd be pleased to allow them to syndicate your content - for $100 an article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1150122574899368772006-06-12T10:29:00.000-04:002006-06-12T10:29:00.000-04:00Rebecca, the problem is that I am NOT getting "fre...Rebecca, the problem is that I am NOT getting "free publicity." So they're linking to me. Big hairy deal. For months I've been seeing only one or two clickthroughs a day from that site. Which means that while perhaps hundreds of people are glancing at my posts, they are not seeing my name or even my blog's name--not unless they click on the article's headline. The casual browser sees only an article with no byline, and one which appears to have been written for that other site. So much for the argument that I'm getting "exposure" out of this.<BR/><BR/>Posting one of my articles because you like it is one thing. If you forget to attribute it to me or if you neglect to link to my blog, I'll call that an oversight and shrug it off. But these people are taking ALL of my posts, using them to fill out the content of their site so they can make money by attracting more visitors and selling more ads.<BR/><BR/>Would I have given them permission to use my material if they had asked nicely? Absolutely not. Not without a byline or some other form of payment. <BR/><BR/>But this conversation has given me an idea. Beginning today, I will preface all of my posts with "From Brenda Coulter at <A HREF="http://brendacoulter.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">No rules. Just write.</A>" If the rats at All Women's Talk won't give me a byline, I'll just insert one into each post.<BR/><BR/>And I wish I'd thought of this before, but giving that post "flowers" is a good idea. If it gets around 45 flowers, it'll be pushed to a spotlighted position at the top right-hand side of the page with the other popular articles. <A HREF="http://allwomenstalk.com/" REL="nofollow">So click here to "flower" me!</A> (Look for a cropped photo of my book's cover. If it has floated off the front page of the site, just click on "previous posts.")<BR/><BR/>Thanks, everyone, for your support. I'm grateful to all of you for reading my blog and for taking an interest in my little problem.Brenda Coulterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528691681455659296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1150121460180646852006-06-12T10:11:00.000-04:002006-06-12T10:11:00.000-04:00Well, I pulled out my stick and hit them over the ...Well, I pulled out my stick and hit them over the head in your name as well.<BR/><BR/>Too much of a scaredycat to leave my links here or there though...<BR/><BR/>susanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1150120185694129342006-06-12T09:49:00.000-04:002006-06-12T09:49:00.000-04:00Brenda,I entirely agree in the blatant wrongness o...Brenda,<BR/><BR/>I entirely agree in the blatant wrongness of pasting whole posts, unattributed, into their site (I read the article you mentioned, and these folk are clearly doing something shady), but now that they are linking to you, attribution or no, isn't it more like a pull quote? A teaser for your work? In cyber-land, like it or not, a link sometimes functions as attribution. And like Neal said, doesn't that ultimately further your self-interest as much as it does theirs? Their site is well-read (so it seems), and you are essentially getting free publicity.<BR/><BR/>I can understand a little emotional steam over discovering this without having been asked, but if you <I>were</I> asked, would you want the readers of this site to find your blog? And your <I>message</I>?<BR/><BR/>That's not to say these guys are in the right. No more than the group (the same ones? Who knows.) who tried to siphon $300 out of my mother's bank account last week. Be glad it’s your blog they’re promoting and not your credit card numbers!<BR/><BR/>We could all use to better understand copyright (and how the C works). <A HREF="http://mirrors.creativecommons.org/getcreative" REL="nofollow">This video</A> is informative.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15292597646595740720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1150120037691758282006-06-12T09:47:00.000-04:002006-06-12T09:47:00.000-04:00well you've handled this with great class, I must ...well you've handled this with great class, I must say. :)<BR/><BR/>I think we could all support you by linking to this post on our blogs so as many people are aware of this site's shoddy practices as possible-- it looks like such a professional site, too. :(<BR/><BR/>I commented over there & left my website as http://so you can steal mine too? ;)<BR/><BR/>I agree that at the least you should have a copyright sign/warning on your blog from now on...<BR/><BR/>D xxHighlights from two years of blogging.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18028307436069386071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1150117656581439952006-06-12T09:07:00.000-04:002006-06-12T09:07:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15292597646595740720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1150098663465925572006-06-12T03:51:00.000-04:002006-06-12T03:51:00.000-04:00Well, in the spirit of hijacking, I added a flower...Well, in the spirit of hijacking, I added a flower, and a very complimentary comment about your book. So anyone reading that post should see how wonderful it is. I think you should go on posting adverts for your book -- for everyone I see I'll happily go back to the site and add a comment advising people to go buy your book. (For a fleeting moment, I wondered if I'd feel guilty about doing that, bearing in my the number of innocent readers of that blog who aren't aware whats going on. My answer? No. I'm not advising they go and jump off a cliff or take drugs, after all.)<BR/><BR/>Maybe you should go to two posts a day: one consisting of an advert, and one starting "this blog is hijacking my posts ..." :-)Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05883276927180980793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1150079566362171602006-06-11T22:32:00.000-04:002006-06-11T22:32:00.000-04:00Interesting idea, Bonnie. But Metaxu Cafe also pub...Interesting idea, Bonnie. But <A HREF="http://metaxucafe.com/" REL="nofollow">Metaxu Cafe</A> also publishes my daily RSS feeds. With my permission, natch. And I wouldn't want to junk up their page--or my own.Brenda Coulterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528691681455659296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1150077524735468512006-06-11T21:58:00.000-04:002006-06-11T21:58:00.000-04:00so...then start you next post with...."This post i...so...then start you next post with....<I><B>"This post is being hijacked from my blog by*******</I></B>"<BR/><BR/>LOL...in the truncated version that will be the first line on their page.....I'd have fun at their expense until they descide that you're not worth the effort and drop you!<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile you'll get a lot of new readers!Bonnie S. Calhounhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11769607640246518804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1150056370942141822006-06-11T16:06:00.000-04:002006-06-11T16:06:00.000-04:00That's exactly my point, Rebecca--you had to click...That's exactly my point, Rebecca--you had to click on the post's title to find out that I had written it. The casual browser at that other site, the person who does NOT click through, sees my articles (which used to be published in their entirety but have lately been truncated) and believes they were written specifically for the offending site. They don't know I am an unwilling contributor. If they think about me at all, they assume I was paid for the article and endorse that site. See the problem? <BR/><BR/>For a more detailed description of what they're doing and why it's a clear infrigement of my copyright (and why I can't stop them), see the article at <A HREF="http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2006/03/bloggers.html" REL="nofollow">ConsumerAffairs.com</A>.<BR/><BR/>To answer your question about how I noticed the theft of my articles, there are all sorts of ways a blogger can find out who's linking to her site. I check Technorati.com a couple of times a week to see who's quoting me and linking to my blog. If you're interested in how that works, check out <A HREF="http://technorati.com/search/brendacoulter.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">this page</A> and see who's linking here right now.Brenda Coulterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528691681455659296noreply@blogger.com