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Commenting on Midas Oracle

As you know, some people commenting here told me they went into trouble, even when they were logged in. I found out why. The anti-spam plugin “WP Spam Free” does not exempt registered blog users from its anti-spam checking. It … Continue reading

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The secret Google document that Bo Cowgill doesn’t want you to see

- Google’s Web Search Quality Rating Program handbook, used in their fight against webspam. – - Via SEL -

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Comments are now completely open on Midas Oracle.

I have been fighting comment spammers for weeks, and I think I’ve finally found the right combo: I don’t use “Askimet” anymore (it constantly sent my own comments in the spam area!!!); I use “Bad Behavior” (it protects this blog … Continue reading

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Comment spam paid by Emile Servan-Schreiber of NewsFutures-Bet2Give

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Emile Servan-Schreiber of NewsFutures pays real money to a clueless marketer for spamming Chris Masse, the most informed blogger on prediction markets, about Bet2Give, which was announced on Midas Oracle at inception, and which is listed everywhere on its pages and posts.

The e-mail from that moron: Subject: NewsFutures…Bet2Give Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:30:59 -0800 From: Audrey Frances Seybert <audrey —-audreyfrancesconsulting> To: <cfm — midasoracle>, <chrisfmasse — gmail> Audrey Frances Seybert Hi Chris, I see that you’ve mentioned NewsFutures in your … Continue reading

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