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5-Dec-17 5:31

Spammer: Member 11006150 - Professional Profile[^]
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Resurrecting an already-answered question from February 2014 to post a link to his own blog. D'Oh! | :doh:

He also has an article[^] from March with multiple links to his blog.

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JustWatchLittle 5-Dec-17 6:19

5-Dec-17 6:19

Only a question from a noob.

What is wrong to give a link to a blog, while it is possible to publish a blog directly in CP?

Thanks in advance.

Richard Deeming5-Dec-17 6:23

5-Dec-17 6:23

JustWatchLittle wrote:
What is wrong to give a link to a blog,

In principal, nothing. But in this case, the question was already answered almost four years ago.

And if that wasn't enough, the user deliberately tried to disguise the fact that it's his own blog he's linked to.

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OriginalGriff5-Dec-17 6:29

OriginalGriff

5-Dec-17 6:29

Plus he's been here three years, and actively visiting for the last year...

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Richard Deeming5-Dec-17 6:36

5-Dec-17 6:36

So he should know better. Big Grin | :-D

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OriginalGriff5-Dec-17 6:43

OriginalGriff

5-Dec-17 6:43

Precisely! Big Grin | :-D

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JustWatchLittle 5-Dec-17 7:00

5-Dec-17 7:00

Ok, I can't see the answer because it has been deletet. I only remember a Statement from Chris Maunder, something like "there is nothing wrong to answer an old question. Even it is allready answered technics can Change". I don't find it at the Moment...

Thanks anyway.

Richard Deeming5-Dec-17 7:08

5-Dec-17 7:08

There's nothing wrong with answering an already-answered old question, if the answer adds some new or interesting information to the discussion.

Rocking up to an old, solved question and just dumping a link to his blog is site-driving spam. It wasn't intended to add to the discussion; it was just intended to increase the SEO ranking of his blog.

Adding a message to suggest that he'd just "found" that link, when it's actually his own blog, is just dishonest.

"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer

JustWatchLittle 5-Dec-17 7:10

5-Dec-17 7:10

I agree
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I'm just trying not to blindly follow the herd Wink | ;)

Richard Deeming5-Dec-17 7:27

5-Dec-17 7:27

JustWatchLittle wrote:
I'm just trying not to blindly follow the herd

A noble quest. Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer

JustWatchLittle 5-Dec-17 8:52