September 7, 2007
Blogging nightmare
One of my friends is living a blogger’s worst nightmare. Her blogs disappeared overnight. The person hosting her blogs decided she didn’t like something written in a post, so she not only shut her down, she has denied access so that the blogger can’t get in to copy her posts to a new blog. It’s been called a two-week suspension, so hopefully my friend will have access to her blogs again soon. I’m not naming the host at this time, but you’d better believe that a lot of us will have more to say once this business is finished. Private hosting is fraught with nightmares. What’s happened here clearly illustrates one reason why every blogger should consider hosting their own domain with a reputable provider.
There’s nothing any of us can do right now to help our friend get her blogs back, but we can give her a boost for the new blogs she’s established. Neither has much content yet, but what’s posted is clear, well-written and thought-provoking. Go check out One Clear Dot and Girly Things, and make sure you leave a comment. Let our friend know she hasn’t lost her place in the blogosphere!
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Posted by skeet @ 11:42 am • Blogs, Internet; the WWW
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September 8th, 2007 at 1:06 am, pelf Says:
OMG, that’s very mean of the host!
September 8th, 2007 at 4:34 am, Karen Says:
That was awful! I will go visit and try to help her get her page rank back quickly. She must be so upset and rightly so.
September 8th, 2007 at 8:18 am, pussreboots Says:
I suggest your friend take her business elsewhere. Hosts should not take such measures as a first course of action.
September 8th, 2007 at 12:48 pm, Jackie Says:
You’re a good friend, Skeet! I will go say hello to her
September 8th, 2007 at 3:27 pm, Alan Says:
I read about that and looked at the host; I can say I’m sad to see that. It’s private hosts like that that give private hosting a bad rep.
September 9th, 2007 at 5:35 am, Gloria Says:
Wow, I didn’t know that kind of action is allowed. Shouldn’t there be some protection against blocking access for personal reasons? Don’t know the workings of private hostings but was wondering if they have some sort of contracts/paperwork done before that. I feel bad for her and that was a kind of mean of the host…I hope she gets it back soon.
September 9th, 2007 at 5:59 am, skeet Says:
The host is very controlling, Pelf. Turns out she’s done it to others before this.
September 9th, 2007 at 6:00 am, skeet Says:
It’s pretty awful, Karen. I know she’ll appreciate visitors and linky love to help her start building up her new sites.
September 9th, 2007 at 6:02 am, skeet Says:
She’s already got two new blogs set up, Puss. The big problem now is that she can’t access all of the stuff she had previously posted on her old blogs. Her sponsors can’t either, so she’s not getting paid for work she’s already done, and paid posting is her sole source of income. Sucks bigtime!
September 9th, 2007 at 6:02 am, skeet Says:
Mahalo, Jackie! I know she’ll appreciate the support for her new blogs.
September 9th, 2007 at 6:04 am, skeet Says:
It’s a bad deal all around, Alan. the TOS does not state that the owner can remove blogs on a whim, but she’s in control.
September 9th, 2007 at 6:05 am, skeet Says:
Gloria, the problem is that, with private hosting, you’re at the owner’s mercy. This owner turns out to be lacking in ethics and common sense.
September 9th, 2007 at 3:11 pm, bloggeo Says:
It’s awful to hear about that. But, hey, not all blog hosts are that bad
September 9th, 2007 at 3:21 pm, skeet Says:
True, bloggeo. Most providers treat bloggers well and allow them to control their own content. I could understand if the gal had been posting porn or running a hate site, but this wasn’t anything like that.
September 16th, 2007 at 4:13 am, mlankton Says:
Either you or her should have made it public who it was that did that to her. She took the high road and didn’t, from what I can tell, but this person should get some feedback about their unfair decision.