Comments on: Welcome back, Spammer http://www.chrisamico.com/2007/03/02/welcome-back-spammer/ Dispatches from somewhere far away Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:13:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Anonymous http://www.chrisamico.com/2007/03/02/welcome-back-spammer/#comment-135 Anonymous Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:10:00 +0000 http://www.chrisamico.com/blog/2007/03/02/welcome-back-spammer/#comment-135 Hey Chris,<BR/><BR/>Get your own domain name. Doing that will allow much greater flexibility in what you implement (wordpress, drupal, whatever), and also give a permanent email address and redundant storage area for important files that may get destroyed if you slip over on the laptop.<BR/><BR/>It costs little for a shared hosting plan - less than $10 a month for sure. Hey Chris,

Get your own domain name. Doing that will allow much greater flexibility in what you implement (wordpress, drupal, whatever), and also give a permanent email address and redundant storage area for important files that may get destroyed if you slip over on the laptop.

It costs little for a shared hosting plan - less than $10 a month for sure.

]]> By: Chris http://www.chrisamico.com/2007/03/02/welcome-back-spammer/#comment-136 Chris Sun, 04 Mar 2007 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.chrisamico.com/blog/2007/03/02/welcome-back-spammer/#comment-136 @Anon:<BR/>Thanks for the input. Yeah, a lot of things have been pushing me toward wordpress lately, and toward buying my own server space. Google slipping from its "Don't be evil" mantra is just the latest. It's not going to happen right away, but the change is definitely coming. Stay tuned.<BR/><BR/>@CLB:<BR/>Thanks for the tip. Easy isn't necessarily what I'm going for, though. This blog is partly a learning tool for me, so I'm kinda looking for a more do-it-yourself platform. Basically, I treat this blog like my father treats the house I grew up in: something to be constantly upgraded and meddled with, but never really perfected. @Anon:
Thanks for the input. Yeah, a lot of things have been pushing me toward wordpress lately, and toward buying my own server space. Google slipping from its “Don’t be evil” mantra is just the latest. It’s not going to happen right away, but the change is definitely coming. Stay tuned.

@CLB:
Thanks for the tip. Easy isn’t necessarily what I’m going for, though. This blog is partly a learning tool for me, so I’m kinda looking for a more do-it-yourself platform. Basically, I treat this blog like my father treats the house I grew up in: something to be constantly upgraded and meddled with, but never really perfected.

]]> By: ChinaLawBlog http://www.chrisamico.com/2007/03/02/welcome-back-spammer/#comment-137 ChinaLawBlog Sat, 03 Mar 2007 22:34:00 +0000 http://www.chrisamico.com/blog/2007/03/02/welcome-back-spammer/#comment-137 Typed may cost, but it is SOO easy. Typed may cost, but it is SOO easy.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.chrisamico.com/2007/03/02/welcome-back-spammer/#comment-138 Anonymous Sat, 03 Mar 2007 19:45:00 +0000 http://www.chrisamico.com/blog/2007/03/02/welcome-back-spammer/#comment-138 it's sad that this has pushed you to make the move, but it is good news yo uare seriously considering the move, since wordpress is nowhere near being the evil, corporate entity blogger/google has become.<BR/><BR/>I'd recommend simply cutting and pasting the first month's wordpress entries over here, on bloggger, then for one addtional month simply post an entry's headline and a link to the wordpress blog, then finally leave a permanent post of "all future entries are happening here, at: www.whateverwordpressaddyyouhave.com. Please update your links, thanks!"<BR/><BR/>Whoever returns to this blogger version will have a chance to adjust their bookmarks, see the old lay out, and then get on the bandwagon and see your new home. After a while, they'll simply see you moved on and that's that. <BR/><BR/>Blogger sucks. They protect the bad guys (liableous assholes, CCP censors) claiming they do not censor blogs, then do shit like make it difficult to post, or, as you found out: the bullshit "spam blog" crap - and punish the responsible guys.<BR/><BR/> Blogger is bad news. So is Type Pad (SSDS). Of the good blog providers (that are free) only wordpress is comparable. The other services (xanga, for example) are fine, but really for the computer illiterate into slap-dash.<BR/><BR/>Even with their free service, you can see how many visitors you have daily, who's linked to you, etc. Stuff blogger used to (and may still) expect you to pay for. <BR/><BR/>Give it a shot. Regular readers will follow you. Those who don't - fuck 'em. They aren't worth worrying about. <BR/><BR/>You'll probably have more wordpress brethren discovering and sending traffic to your site, too. it’s sad that this has pushed you to make the move, but it is good news yo uare seriously considering the move, since wordpress is nowhere near being the evil, corporate entity blogger/google has become.

I’d recommend simply cutting and pasting the first month’s wordpress entries over here, on bloggger, then for one addtional month simply post an entry’s headline and a link to the wordpress blog, then finally leave a permanent post of “all future entries are happening here, at: http://www.whateverwordpressaddyyouhave.com. Please update your links, thanks!”

Whoever returns to this blogger version will have a chance to adjust their bookmarks, see the old lay out, and then get on the bandwagon and see your new home. After a while, they’ll simply see you moved on and that’s that.

Blogger sucks. They protect the bad guys (liableous assholes, CCP censors) claiming they do not censor blogs, then do shit like make it difficult to post, or, as you found out: the bullshit “spam blog” crap - and punish the responsible guys.

Blogger is bad news. So is Type Pad (SSDS). Of the good blog providers (that are free) only wordpress is comparable. The other services (xanga, for example) are fine, but really for the computer illiterate into slap-dash.

Even with their free service, you can see how many visitors you have daily, who’s linked to you, etc. Stuff blogger used to (and may still) expect you to pay for.

Give it a shot. Regular readers will follow you. Those who don’t - fuck ‘em. They aren’t worth worrying about.

You’ll probably have more wordpress brethren discovering and sending traffic to your site, too.

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