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Arizona and the Trolls

April 7, 2012 Longrider 6

Trolling is a form of being annoying on the Internet. It’s a minor irritation that, frankly, is relatively simply managed –  delete and ban, delete […]

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Admin Note

March 25, 2012 Longrider 17

It seems that like Angry Exile, I have contracted a dose of the clap. It’s nothing that a course of antibiotics won’t cure, besides, eventually, he […]

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The Troll Revisited

March 20, 2012 Longrider 17

Richard Bacon tries to explore the motivation for the troll. I saw this on the news this morning and there was the usual bleating about […]

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Well, Yeah…

March 9, 2012 Longrider 0

We knew this, didn’t we? Likewise, outdoor site GearGals discloses relationships with affiliates and at decor site The Inspired Room, sponsored posts are clearly identified […]

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The People Spammers

March 5, 2012 Longrider 2

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that spammers were probably using real people to get past webmasters’ defenses. Via my stats I discovered that […]

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Quote of the Day

January 16, 2012 Longrider 8

From Richard Wallace giving evidence at the Leveson Inqury: Asked about bloggers, Wallace says: “The out and out cowboys – I don’t see in the […]

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Blog Off!

December 16, 2011 Longrider 7

Via Trooper Thomson, and Liberal Conspiracy, the outgoing chair of the PCC wants bloggers to sign up to –  and pay for –  regulation. Those […]