Thread Starter
Mayk
(@mayk)
oops, dupe ? sorry about that…
Will keep an eye on de dev..
Podz,
Repeatedly closing these threads is bad form. If this issue is going to be discussed (which you have no control over), it would be better to have it discussed within the community, here on the forums.
If I need to post this in the “Criticism” topic, I will. There are too many hypercritical non-WP-users out there talking smack about software that we care about dearly. One of the biggest defenses that we can offer is that WordPress listens to its community. Let us speak our minds.
Thread Starter
Mayk
(@mayk)
I can understand, that the devellopers want to keep bad pub. to a minimum, and i respect that. But this could be an interesting item, now with the big blogging software competition , and the relationship google-blogger ??
I can understand, that the devellopers want to keep bad pub. to a minimum, and i respect that.
Respect that? I definitely don’t!
Thread Starter
Mayk
(@mayk)
It’s not good what the did/do (check the source of wordpress.org, last few lines) . But maybe they want to come out with a publication of their own ? And start the discussion from that point on ?
you mean this?
Yeah, just noticed that myself… “-9000px;” ….hmmmm…
Bummer… maybe a mistake?
<div style="text-indent: -9000px; overflow: hidden;">
<p>Sponsored <a href="/articles/articles.xml">Articles</a> on <a href="/articles/credit.htm">Credit</a>, <a href="/articles/health-care.htm">Health</a>, <a href="/articles/insurance.htm">Insurance</a>, <a href="/articles/home-business.htm">Home Business</a>, <a href="/articles/home-buying.htm">Home Buying</a> and <a href="/articles/web-hosting.htm">Web Hosting</a></p>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
And where is this found at?
Tg
Matt is not in the country to defend himself.
NO-ONE here has the slightest clue what the deal is / was – and do not for one moment pretend that you somehow know.
There are many many places discussing this across the net, and if you want to preach, go do it to an audience that need it.
You want to discuss it ?
Fine, do so – but seeing as you will come up with no answers, and it will degenerate into some sort of abuse thread, I do not see the point. We get these threads every so often, and they are not contributed to by the decent WP users, we just get the ‘Anon’ posters using it to poke the coals over – and they do a damn good job.
God this makes me sound like some sort of authoritarian – which I am most certainly not – but I am fed up with this one and like I said, seeing as not a single answer will EVER fall into this thread, why bother.
Can’t say anything decent ? Then don’t post.
TG – View Source on the main index page. it’s at the bottom
Moderator
James Huff
(@macmanx)
Volunteer Moderator
Just to clear a few things up:
1. Google has not banned WordPress.
2. A rebuttal from a WordPress employee can be found here: http://www.jluster.org/2005/03/spam-matt-wordpressorg-and-i-am-exhausted-bad-mix
3. Read the following post before considering a reply to this topic: http://wordpress.org/support/topic.php?id=29348#post-165224
Thank you for your consideration. This is a support forum, we are trying to help individuals with real problems, please leave the politics out of it.
There are ways to do this sort of thing “legitimately”. Once “white-hatted”, the site can apply for reinclusion…. Whether it’s necessary to get steamed over it the way those at TWorg have or not (yes, I’m a member there as well), I couldn’t say. I don’t “seo” myself – no need to.
Really, any of it would have been okay had mention been made and had the links been in the open – at least that’s my personal feeling and take on it. It’s understandable that wp could use money from wherever – donations, aff cash, whatever works. The “under the covers” stuff just makes people think something’s rotten in Maraskan…. even when it’s not.
So it is there. I find this odd. Perhaps the right thing to do is remove it for now until it can be properly discussed.
Thread Starter
Mayk
(@mayk)
Thanx for the pointers Macmanx.
I also agree with Podz, the only answer can come from matt. It was not ( i believe and hope, i can’t speak for rob_n or anyone else for that matter) anyones intention of bad mouthing wp, or anyone else. I was just a little shocked about this, and only did read it on slashdot. I’m now gonna take a cup of coffee, and read the article on jluster.org . Again, this was not a poke in the coals. I just discovered wp, and i’m in love now..
So google bans wordpress.org only and not blogs?
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James Huff
(@macmanx)
Volunteer Moderator
XeroCool, try reading the entire thread. Specifically #1 here: http://wordpress.org/support/topic.php?id=29357#post-165281
