Comments on: Take The High Road, Treat Others With Respect

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By: Michelle | Online Poster Printing

Michelle | Online Poster Printing — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:33:11 +0000

I think respect is something everyone of us wants from this world. There is an old saying that you should not do unto others what you don’t want others to do unto you. So if you want respect, treat people with the respect they deserve.

By: Sheila

Sheila — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:12:31 +0000

Willoaksstudio – Sorry I haven’t responded to this before now – I’ve been getting so much spam here I dread reading through the comments and had over 500 to go through. anyway, that really, really SUCKS that EC did that without contacting you. What did they say when you wrote them? Did you loose your credits? They should definitely put everything back the way it was. I’ll stick our widget on my blog anyway so don’t worry about that.

By: WillOaks Studio

WillOaks Studio — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:01:07 +0000

I do agree with being polite and I was vaguely aware of the EC ghost bruhaha (but am not technical enough to understand how something like this can be done.) But I want to tell you why my EC ad was cancelled at the very last minute after I waited 2 weeks to fill the EC widget here on your blog. My account was capriciously deleted by EC today. Everything was wiped out–all my ads queued up for in and out. It was because I was anonymously reported for “not having an EC widget” and rather than contact me, they wiped me out. After all their stuff, I asked why they couldn’t contact me before, but could send an email informing after I was deleted? It was their error completely, they couldn’t “see” a widget that has been in the exact same place for months and months. So I’m very bummed to have lost all but a bunch of points. I do feel rudely toward that outfit. And I’ve blogged about all this in my post today and more for tomorrow. But mainly, so sorry I got bumped from being on your blog and not sure if I’m going to stick with EC.

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By: RE - Entrepod

RE - Entrepod — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:21:40 +0000

so two weeks later, what have we seen from entrecard in reaction to Cornyman’s Hoax ? his accusations against all these blogs is more than wrong; but it’s entrecard’s lack of response to the accusations that trouble me more, honestly.

removing two of my blogs has brought me such relief that I wish I had done it sooner. the drops and relationships with those who visit and comment will become much clear now that they don’t have that entrecrutch.

By: Anne

Anne — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:33:21 +0000

I have to admit, I saw that article and I ignored it. I know a number of the bloggers that were singled out and I can’t imagine them “scamming the system.” I was trying to reconcile the 2 different thoughts in my mind. EC seems to bring out very strong emotions in other people. I will miss some of the people that are leaving because of this. It always seems to be the good ones who leave.

By: Aftercancer

Aftercancer — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:11:56 +0000

Wow, well said. I applaud your calm and rational discussion of the issue which is more than I would have had if I had been accused. Keep up the good work!

By: janaesjewels

janaesjewels — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:11:03 +0000

Sheila,
I’ve been stewing about this for days.
I’m still a new blogger and not having been around Entrecard long enough for anyone to have alerted me to the “ghostdropper” issue, I found it while perusing blogs and dropping ec’s.
Although I don’t condone “cheating” I want to know how on EC do you draw the line between the many drop programs that make dropping faster and easier and cheating? I have a fast drop widget on my blog – and see many of the same (plus others) on many of the blogs that I visit regularly.
Where is the line in the sand?
I chalk it up to kid behavior in adult clothing.
“It’s not fair” rings in my ears…(dripping with sarcasm)
No matter what EC says or does, if your blog is not worth reading, droppers will hit and run. If you don’t have the “hook” that pulls them in and creates the urge to comment you are just going to have to work harder (like me-sm).
It’s all a process and the haters only bring everyone down.
Personal responsibility…that’s what I tout!
Peace out…

By: David

David — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:04:25 +0000

Hey, you’ve got a nice blog here.
Good job, bro!

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:03:22 +0000

To me, this just speaks poorly in terms of how the EC system works, that they can’t develop this widget to have the smarts to know that it’s on a real blog site. This problem, and other problems like dead sites in the EC directory, are two problems that should be fairly easy to fix. There are enough EC users that fixing something like this should be priority.

By: Paul Baines

Paul Baines — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:47:38 +0000

Sheila, thanks so much for writing this post, it’s relief to see some people at Entrecard haven’t blindly jumped on the slander bandwagon. I and my partner have spent years visiting, dropping and commenting on others’ blogs and then this happens. I’m not prepared to further ruin the reputation of my more established blogs for the sake of a few visitors, so instead I am trying out a few newer blogs at EC and see how things work out. I have had a personal apology from Corneyman, but it doesn’t make up for the damage done. It still grates me, but as you say, all you can do is take the high road, which is, for all intensive purposes what I and my partner have done. We are, to put it bluntly, devastated by the actions of Corneyman. Indeed if I thought on his level I’d be calling for all of his blogs to be cancelled at Entrecard for such reckless behaviour. However, I don’t, and never will. I’d rather continue to believe that people are essentially good, somewhere deep down, they try and get on in life, and wherever possible, lend a helping hand to those worse off than themselves. I think that at the very least Corneyman could devote a sizeable slice of his most popular blogs as free advertising space for those wronged, but yet again that will probably never be forthcoming. Why should he? Entrecard have not nor will take any steps against this kind of behaviour. Perhaps a warning to us all to beware of the disadvantages of a once far friendlier and inclusive blogging community.

By: Laura

Laura — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:55:49 +0000

Shelia , Happy Valentines’ Day.

The nerve of some people. Its sad that he made such accusations, I for one will not visit his blogs any longer. An excellent post and useful tips. Your internet reputation as a blogger and business needs to be protected just as much as your personal credit report… Entrecard is a good tool. There are so many wonderful bloggers that are always willing to help out and share information. Who knew there was a “wall of Shame”….. Kudos to you Shelia!

By: Apollo

Apollo — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:54:23 +0000

Nice post Sheila. When I received a message through EC and was made aware of the ‘Wall of Shame’ I thought it was great that members look out for cheaters and caught them. I glanced through the post and even left a comment. When I took a closer look at all the members identified, I started to disagree as I have interacted with some of the members, others left comments etc. which made aware that the list was useless besides the fact that many (hopefully) have learned a valuable lesson.

Initially I thought I would not drop on the those blogs anymore, but after giving it a second thought I never stopped my dropping habit.

I think EC has been filled with great members, plenty of which I interact and enjoy to read their blogs. I am sure there are some cheaters out there, but I think the matter was mishandled. I have learned my lesson not to jump on the bandwagon and I am glad it only took me 30 min and that I have not altered my habits.

It is sad that some good members were dragged through dirt when they have done nothing wrong. I don’t know what Cornyman intends to do, or what EC intends to do about this misstep. I am angered for the good bloggers who had suffered as a result of this ghost hunt.

I would think that Cornyman received a lot of traffic and backlinks for his experiment but hope that those were not his intensions. The basic idea to point out the problem of cheaters was good, but the execution was more than just a disaster.

By: Leomar

Leomar — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 04:55:22 +0000

Thanks for this excellent post and for the tips Sheila. I learned a lot from this “ghost dropper” brouhaha. One of my blogs was on the list… I have not yet reached a decision if I will leave Entrecard because of this. I guess it will depend on how Entrecard will deal with this situation.