Wordpress banned by Google - GoFuckYourself.com

warlock5 · 03-31-2005, 01:05 PM

This just got posted on Slashdot. Apparently Wordpress was spamming google with hidden links to high paying adsense pages. And those fuckers ask you to donate on their website. I wouldn't care but I just started using Wordpress

sexyclicks · 03-31-2005, 01:06 PM

link?

8char

warlock5 · 03-31-2005, 01:06 PM

Here's a story about it: http://www.waxy.org/archive/2005/03/30/wordpres.shtml

Fake Nick · 03-31-2005, 01:07 PM

http://slashdot.org/

borked · 03-31-2005, 01:07 PM

http://slashdot.org/articles/05/03/3....shtml?tid=217

03-31-2005, 01:08 PM

Wow... Glad I haven't been using Wordpress. It was my 2nd choice. :X

Fake Nick · 03-31-2005, 01:08 PM

http://www.google.com/search?num=100...ordp ress.org

someone pressed a button ;)

Manowar · 03-31-2005, 01:09 PM

wow, a google rep actually posted in the thread

warlock5 · 03-31-2005, 01:09 PM

If you do View>Page Style>No Style with Firefox you can see the links on their page. It looks the code is still there but the linking pages have been removed. I wonder how many other sites are doing this.

borked · 03-31-2005, 01:09 PM

if you read the article, your title is misleading
Only the hidden links have been removed, not WordPress per se nor it's users.

Fake Nick · 03-31-2005, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shermsshack

Wow... Glad I haven't been using Wordpress. It was my 2nd choice. :X

lol, ? ? wordpress.org is the one being banned, not the persons using wordpress

Quote:

Unbelievable. Matt Mullenweg, creator of Wordpress, a very popular Open Source blog software packages is being slammed for spamming...

It turns out, that Matt is hosting a bunch of articles on subjects like asbestos, insurance and debt consolidation on his PR8 website in order to cover costs and furthering the project

http://www.threadwatch.org/node/2106

xclusive · 03-31-2005, 01:09 PM

Ouch how did they think they were not going to get caught and wordpress is a pretty decent program

Dusen · 03-31-2005, 01:10 PM

Shitfaggers.

sexyclicks · 03-31-2005, 01:10 PM

wordpress.org = PR0

borked · 03-31-2005, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fake Nick

http://www.google.com/search?num=100...ordp ress.org

someone pressed a button ;)

No they didn't

Corleone · 03-31-2005, 01:10 PM

hmm I've a wordpress blog :/

Fake Nick · 03-31-2005, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by borked

if you read the article, your title is misleading
Only the hidden links have been removed, not WordPress per se nor it's users.

Sorry, no information is available for the URL wordpress.org

Dusen · 03-31-2005, 01:12 PM

Actually, what exactly did he do that was wrong and justify banning? Violate the "open source mantra"?

Because people use his free software that contains linkbacks he has to stop trying to make cash?

Mabye I missed the real reason.

Manowar · 03-31-2005, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Corleone

hmm I've a wordpress blog :/

Its only the wordpress.org domain, not blogs using wordpress

Fake Nick · 03-31-2005, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by borked

No they didn't

I see that disappearing ;)

Manowar · 03-31-2005, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dusen

Actually, what exactly did he do that was wrong?

posted a ton of articles with spam keywords in them on an PR8 to get money from adsense

RedShoe · 03-31-2005, 01:12 PM

FUCK!!!!
Do you realize how much fucking time I spent tweaking my blog and getting it just right, and I've been trying to post something new every day (sure I miss days).. but, FUCK!

20 hits a day now.. GONE!

borked · 03-31-2005, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fake Nick

Sorry, no information is available for the URL wordpress.org

Only 361000 links

Manowar · 03-31-2005, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedShoe

FUCK!!!!
Do you realize how much fucking time I spent tweaking my blog and getting it just right, and I've been trying to post something new every day (sure I miss days).. but, FUCK!

20 hits a day now.. GONE!

Dude. Read it fully.

It's ONLY the wordpress dude's domain.

NOT wordpress blogs.

Kevsh · 03-31-2005, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shermsshack

Wow... Glad I haven't been using Wordpress. It was my 2nd choice. :X

Me too. whew.

borked · 03-31-2005, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fake Nick

I see that disappearing ;)

I don't.
Just because wordpress.org returns no results in a search doesn't mean it got deleted.

Try this search query

Surprised by the number of results?

Dusen · 03-31-2005, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manowar

posted a ton of articles with spam keywords in them on an PR8 to get money from adsense

Again, unless the articles were machine generated, how is that contrary to google?

Manowar · 03-31-2005, 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dusen

Again, unless the articles were machine generated, how is that contrary to google?

well slashdot referred to it as "inserting hidden links to junk content"

pornstar2pac · 03-31-2005, 01:18 PM

does this mean blogging is dead?

Manowar · 03-31-2005, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pornstar2pac

does this mean blogging is dead?

yes. blogging is dead. tell all your friends,there's no money in blogs. stop now.

Crypt · 03-31-2005, 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by borked

I don't.
Just because wordpress.org returns no results in a search doesn't mean it got deleted.

Try this search query

Surprised by the number of results?

They got banned, every retard can see this

DateDoc · 03-31-2005, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manowar

yes. blogging is dead. tell all your friends,there's no money in blogs. stop now.

Exactly, then we will be the only ones left!

Jace · 03-31-2005, 01:35 PM

hey, dumbasses....just the domain wordpress.org has been banned, not the blogs using wordpress!

Sosa · 03-31-2005, 01:35 PM

haha cool

FunForOne · 03-31-2005, 01:36 PM

Ok, got it now

Damian_Maxcash · 03-31-2005, 01:36 PM

Host your blog with us.....

Google dont even know were here!! lol

See sig

garce · 03-31-2005, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sexyclicks

wordpress.org = PR0

I noticed that earlier today and wondered what the heck was going on.

fünkmaster · 03-31-2005, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JaceXXX

hey, dumbasses....just the domain wordpress.org has been banned, not the blogs using wordpress!

...thanks for pointing that out, brains !!

lopez · 03-31-2005, 02:17 PM

april fool?

warlock5 · 03-31-2005, 02:21 PM

Wow, this is the first thread I've started that has stayed on the front page for more than 15 minutes

Fake Nick · 03-31-2005, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lopez

april fool?

hmm, could be

Jace · 03-31-2005, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lopez

april fool?

in what way? go to google and type in wordpress.org

fucking idiots i tel you

dopeman · 03-31-2005, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JaceXXX

in what way? go to google and type in wordpress.org

fucking idiots i tel you

would be funny if tomorrow, google announces that they actually BOUGHT wordpress, and this was just a publicity stuny. probably not, though. that HotNacho company is pretty interesting. they use traditional 'banner ad' processes for their Text Articles - paying flat fees for hosting their articles.

Mr-No · 03-31-2005, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by borked

I don't.
Just because wordpress.org returns no results in a search doesn't mean it got deleted.

Try this search query

Surprised by the number of results?

Hmm... Bad search...
Try this one instead

6.450.000 pages...

Rui · 03-31-2005, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dopeman

would be funny if tomorrow, google announces that they actually BOUGHT wordpress, and this was just a publicity stuny. probably not, though. that HotNacho company is pretty interesting. they use traditional 'banner ad' processes for their Text Articles - paying flat fees for hosting their articles.

hahaha true ;)

Anyway I find this quite suprising...lets wait till 2th April ;)

Crypt · 03-31-2005, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dopeman

would be funny if tomorrow, google announces that they actually BOUGHT wordpress, and this was just a publicity stuny. probably not, though. that HotNacho company is pretty interesting. they use traditional 'banner ad' processes for their Text Articles - paying flat fees for hosting their articles.

You think its a april joke or a stupid stuny ?

http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q...os&FORM= QBRE

cambaby · 03-31-2005, 03:29 PM

Bwahahaa

AdultNex · 03-31-2005, 04:18 PM

Yeah, I came upon one of their Adsense content pages a couple weeks ago.

I tried to trace it through their homepage, but couldn't.

Now I know why.

e-god · 03-31-2005, 04:26 PM

everyone tried to improve their pr with wordpress and here you go. good move by google

nmcog · 03-31-2005, 04:41 PM

Owned.....

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