Theft or should I feel flattered?

Lemmy · 2006-12-27, 03:30 PM

It looks like a sex forum is ripping off all the posts from one of my blogs. Is this just a clever way of filling up a forum with fake posts (I'm certainly not a member there)? I don't even know if I should care. It looks like all my links are intact, even though they are served in a frame. Maybe I even get some traffic from it.

Greenguy · 2006-12-27, 03:50 PM

Theft or flattered?

Both

walrus · 2006-12-27, 03:51 PM

Looks like your not alone, I see ronnie and Ponygirls blog there....now I feel left out!

Useless · 2006-12-27, 03:51 PM

I'll bet you it's some schmuck from this board who owns that thing. Ponygirl's blog has been ripped too.

edit- that damn walrus got there first.

Lemmy · 2006-12-27, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Useless Warrior

I'll bet you it's some schmuck from this board who owns that thing.

That's what I was thinking as well. Too much of a coincidence that 3 board members are being ripped.

ponygirl · 2006-12-27, 06:02 PM

I've seen that before...I went to register & my username Ponygirl was taken so I reg'd with TheRealPonygirl

looks like the username is just to post the blog links. I didn't see anything too interesting in there...I guess it's just filler for the forums??

So does it seem to you guys that it's harmless? I don't care if people link to my stuff, as long as I'm not getting ripped off.

although it would be interesting to know who it belongs to

Greenguy · 2006-12-27, 08:01 PM

If you guys & gals can get me some info, I can look to see if it's a board member.

PM me if you do not wish to post it (but I'd post it since they're not exactly playing nice - lol)

jonnydoe · 2006-12-28, 09:52 AM

Heck if your links are in tact it's almost like having a free employee ;-) If they are just in need of filler the way to go about it would be to ask permission and I'm sure that you all would say fine as long as my links are in tact...and maybe ask for a link back if they have PR.

I went and looked at the site a bit. The only reply to Ponygirl came from a username manoj. There was an online support guy recently at webair named manoj. I had some issues and he helped me...I gave him my user/pass info. in the process. Soon after my server was hacked and we never did resolve exactly how. FTP breach was ruled out and they blamed it on a script vulnerability. All of my scripts were up to date. The only other possible way in at the time might have been through a brute force through my VTI bin...They would have been able to see that this happened I believe. I am not positive of it but I do not believe Manoj is still with Webair. I know Ponygirl hosts at Webair... I could be paranoid but it smells funny to me. If you were perhaps Indian and perhaps scorned and perhaps not the best English writer... Then again Manoj could be like John in India and I could be all wet.

virgohippy · 2006-12-29, 05:38 PM

Too bad they didn't hit me. I was ready.

I like to end each blog post with a link back to my blog root. Nifty practice I started in my first days of internet publishing when I noticed a lot of mindless copycats.

2006-12-27, 03:30 PM	#1
Lemmy You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Next door to a kid with a moped. Posts: 1,492	Theft or should I feel flattered? It looks like a sex forum is ripping off all the posts from one of my blogs. Is this just a clever way of filling up a forum with fake posts (I'm certainly not a member there)? I don't even know if I should care. It looks like all my links are intact, even though they are served in a frame. Maybe I even get some traffic from it. __________________ BUY MY PORNSITES!

2006-12-27, 03:50 PM	#2
Greenguy The Original Greenguy (Est'd 1996) & AVN HOF Member - I Crop Pics For Thumbs In My Sleep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Blasdell, NY (shithole suburb south of Buffalo) Posts: 41,775	Theft or flattered? Both __________________ Promote POV Porn Cash By Building & Submitting Galleries to the Porn Luv Network

2006-12-27, 03:51 PM	#3
walrus Oh no, I'm sweating like Roger Ebert Join Date: May 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,773	Looks like your not alone, I see ronnie and Ponygirls blog there....now I feel left out! __________________ Naked Girlfriend Porn TGP free partner account

2006-12-27, 06:02 PM	#6
ponygirl on vacation Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 2,095	I've seen that before...I went to register & my username Ponygirl was taken so I reg'd with TheRealPonygirl looks like the username is just to post the blog links. I didn't see anything too interesting in there...I guess it's just filler for the forums?? So does it seem to you guys that it's harmless? I don't care if people link to my stuff, as long as I'm not getting ripped off. although it would be interesting to know who it belongs to __________________ Submit Your Porn I do CSS coding Hosting - JMB Scripts - Tube Site Resources

2006-12-27, 08:01 PM	#7
Greenguy The Original Greenguy (Est'd 1996) & AVN HOF Member - I Crop Pics For Thumbs In My Sleep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Blasdell, NY (shithole suburb south of Buffalo) Posts: 41,775	If you guys & gals can get me some info, I can look to see if it's a board member. PM me if you do not wish to post it (but I'd post it since they're not exactly playing nice - lol) __________________ Promote POV Porn Cash By Building & Submitting Galleries to the Porn Luv Network

2006-12-27, 03:51 PM	#4
Useless Certified Nice Person Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Dirty Undies, NY Posts: 11,268	I'll bet you it's some schmuck from this board who owns that thing. Ponygirl's blog has been ripped too. edit- that damn walrus got there first.

2006-12-28, 09:52 AM	#8
jonnydoe Stupid risks make life worth living Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 381	Heck if your links are in tact it's almost like having a free employee ;-) If they are just in need of filler the way to go about it would be to ask permission and I'm sure that you all would say fine as long as my links are in tact...and maybe ask for a link back if they have PR. I went and looked at the site a bit. The only reply to Ponygirl came from a username manoj. There was an online support guy recently at webair named manoj. I had some issues and he helped me...I gave him my user/pass info. in the process. Soon after my server was hacked and we never did resolve exactly how. FTP breach was ruled out and they blamed it on a script vulnerability. All of my scripts were up to date. The only other possible way in at the time might have been through a brute force through my VTI bin...They would have been able to see that this happened I believe. I am not positive of it but I do not believe Manoj is still with Webair. I know Ponygirl hosts at Webair... I could be paranoid but it smells funny to me. If you were perhaps Indian and perhaps scorned and perhaps not the best English writer... Then again Manoj could be like John in India and I could be all wet. __________________ Adult Hosting Submission Programs Adult Sponsors Last edited by jonnydoe; 2006-12-28 at 10:07 AM..

2006-12-29, 05:38 PM	#9
virgohippy Madness is like gravity. All it takes is a little... push. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: California Posts: 1,679	Too bad they didn't hit me. I was ready. I like to end each blog post with a link back to my blog root. Nifty practice I started in my first days of internet publishing when I noticed a lot of mindless copycats. __________________ ~Warm and Fuzzy.