Accepting MyBlogLog’s Apology

57 responses..

MyBlogLog has apologized for banning me.

A lot of people I respect immensely have written in to tell me that I screwed up, and after a point, it becomes impossible to avoid the truth. We banned Shoemoney originally to keep him from updating his list of User IDs on Wednesday night, which I think was the right thing to do. But after fixing the exploit, I should have unbanned him and thanked him for finding it. But I didn’t. I screwed up.

We accept their apology. I wish them the best of luck in the future.




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  • posted on February 24th, 2007:
    Written By: ShoeMoney

    57 Comments

    @February 24, 2007 3:24 pm
    Alexander Willemsen Says:

    Well well, that’s quite cool. Good job :)!

     
    @February 24, 2007 3:31 pm
    Freezer003 Says:

    it’s good what you do shoe.. we always should forgive our sinners.. but for a record do you want to use MBL anymore?

     
    @February 24, 2007 3:32 pm
    Rob Says:

    Dude, fix your blog fonts. They looked messed up in Camino on my Mac! :(

     
    @February 24, 2007 3:39 pm
    Hoodmonkey Says:

    How’s it feel to control the interweb?

     
    @February 24, 2007 3:54 pm
    ShoeMoney Says:

    well that is a bit cocky =P

    I really am overwhelmed with the support from friends. You really find out who your friends are when something like this happens.

     
    @February 24, 2007 4:04 pm
    ShoeMoney Says:

    its on the list… =P

     
    @February 24, 2007 4:13 pm
    Max Says:

    Why did they apologize? You’re in the wrong.

     
    @February 24, 2007 4:19 pm
    john wayne Says:

    If its wrong to post bugs then I don’t want to be right!

     
    @February 24, 2007 4:20 pm
    john wayne Says:

    Shoe I think its big of you to accept there apology. If it was me I would have rode out more links.

     
    @February 24, 2007 4:40 pm
    Joe Duck Says:

    Good for you and good for Eric and the gang at MyBlogLog!

    Is it all just one big freaking happy family … or what?

     
    @February 24, 2007 4:44 pm
    ShoeMoney Says:

    lets not get to carried away =P

     
    @February 24, 2007 5:11 pm
    Connie Says:

    I don’t know much about MBL other than what I have read here, and a couple of other blogs that protested your being banned.

    I think you are doing the right thing in accepting their apology if they lifted the ban, which I assume they have.

     
    @February 24, 2007 5:29 pm
    morgan thomas Says:

    I wonder if they did it because they noticed a drop in traffic due to the amount of people removing the widget from their blog. Not that I’m a sackrider but when someone who you respect like Jeremy uses a product and that company bans that person for pointing out something that they need to fix it leaves a bad taste in your mouth. Being that a large percent of people who use or used it because jeremy did have removed it they will have to work harder to recapture that percent back.

     
    @February 24, 2007 5:50 pm
    Max Says:

    Wrong to post instructions on how to exploit a website. He could have contacted them and reported the bugs. Don’t give me the bullshit “oh, if Shoe didn’t post the bugs they would have never been fixed.” They would have been fixed, maybe not as fast, but it would have been done.

     
    @February 24, 2007 6:01 pm

    I LIKED your blog, but now it is getting tedious. Overkill with MyBlogLog.

     
    @February 24, 2007 6:02 pm
    Peter Says:

    MyBlogLogDog never apologized that I can see. i screw up all the time, but i don’t apologize all the time. there’s a difference. DogBlogFog wants to go the non-apology apology route like the United States government and other cowardly government often do - that’s their prerogative, but you don’t have to accept it. in this case, i understand DogFogBlog represents some of your living wages, but you’re just a single person. anyone with a conscience who doesn’t need DogBlogMy to get by should not ever use them again, period - it’s that simple.

    second, what MyFoggyDog did was wrong for several reasons. they tried to silence dissent. they did silence dissent. and they further risked their user’s reputations just to save face. that’s abominable behaviour.

    I’m not sure why that DogBlogFog site has so many apologists, but there’s not much in the way of substance coming from the FoggyDog fanboys - just the lame excuses about ‘those meddling kids’ messing up the internets.

    Pathetic all around. Pathetic for MyBlogDog’s actions. Pathetic for DogMyBlog’s non-apology apology. Pathetic for BlogDogMy’s attempt to redirect blame for the situation on the victim and others who were watching the spectacle from the sidelines. Pathetic for DogMyBlog’s users still continuing to use the service after MyBlogsDog has shown that a major corporation will come down against an private individual when it suits its needs. Pathetic for every MyBlogsDog fanboy apologizing for their egregious behaviour.

    Blah.

     
    @February 24, 2007 6:17 pm
    ShoeMoney Says:

    I cant agree more….

     
    @February 24, 2007 6:21 pm
    ShoeMoney Says:

    Max your opinion is welcome. In a effort to move on I have no comment ;)

     
    @February 24, 2007 8:08 pm

    [...] MyBlogLog apologizes to Shoemoney for banning him for giving out information gathered through an exploit. I wonder if Shoemoney will apologize for “ddn”s sensationalist post that accuses MBL of hiding their ad clicking script despite the fact that they display it publically and actually use it as a main selling point for MyBlogLog pro? Shoe, I understand you hate JZ, being banned, and Yahoo! in general, but letting your staff spread lies about MBL trying to cover up their ad click script is a little uncalled for, don’t you think? [...]

     
    @February 24, 2007 8:21 pm
    Diorex Says:

    Like closing the barn doors after all the Bloggers ran out.

    Uh too little too late…

     
    @February 24, 2007 9:31 pm

    I do like your style, Shoe :)

     
    @February 24, 2007 9:43 pm
    Elephant Says:

    NEXT EXPLOIT! Can you switch your picture? Remove that picture of you in black in your profile to some pr0n.

     
    @February 24, 2007 10:12 pm
    cx Says:

    Hey Shoemoney, please do us all a favor and stop writing the word “MyBlogLog” all over your site. I could care less about their service or their stupid name. Your blog used to be good.

     

    [...] Most of you might have heard that MyBlogLog apologized to Shoemoney. [...]

     
    @February 25, 2007 1:51 am

    Keyword Density Analysis of your current blog shows the word “mybloglog” showing up atleast 75 times on your site. Time to change the subject. (and please no more about shaved bimbos either) It accounts for .8% of all content, and 3.6% of all links.

     
    @February 25, 2007 8:08 am
    Ginene Says:

    Its good that they unbanned you. I only knew mybloglog exists because of you. I guess they didn’t realize how famous you were.

     
    @February 25, 2007 9:37 am
    Max Says:

    No worries Shoe, you’re still the man. :)

     
    @February 25, 2007 10:51 am
    ShoeMoney Says:

    Hi I dont care k thx

     
    @February 25, 2007 11:24 am
    harry Says:

    can anybody tell me a tool to use to research adword terms.
    spyfu.com returnes old result 3mo.s
    thanks

     
    @February 25, 2007 12:05 pm

    [...] MBL have apologised to Jeremy for banning him but I’m still not convinced that it offers any value to the blogging [...]

     
    @February 25, 2007 2:43 pm
    Shirlene Says:

    Good for you. Although I can see the original cause for the ban, I don’t think we should stop writing about something just because it’s going to annoy some people.

     
    @February 25, 2007 3:26 pm
    ToddW Says:

    So, where is your mybloglog “readers” list or is that gone for good ;)

     
    @February 25, 2007 4:07 pm

    Very good of Eric to do this. He’s right — he screwed up.

     
    @February 25, 2007 8:00 pm

    Never turn your back on a Man that wishes shake your hand. Very well done Jeremy.

     
    @February 25, 2007 9:54 pm
    Nathan Says:

    Ah, the power of a blog!

     
    @February 25, 2007 10:13 pm

    they got bad rap at first but If nothing else in the end additional exposure from the whole ordeal.

     
    @February 25, 2007 11:43 pm

    [...] admit and accept all their errors, and have the hearts that forgive those who done wrong to them.  Shoemoney (Schoe) also showed us that he has the heart the forgive … ready to accept [...]

     
    @February 25, 2007 11:52 pm

    *note to self- jump to action if shoe gets involved in some type of controversy.

    Something tells me I am going to be a busy, busy man. :-)

     
    @February 25, 2007 11:55 pm

    I got so lost trying to read that comment. You sir have just wasted 30 seconds of my life I can never get back. You owe me.

     
    @February 25, 2007 11:56 pm

     
    @February 26, 2007 8:00 am
    John Loch Says:

    Lemme get this right. You exploited a flaw in their site (whatever the reason/excuse), published the means to your sizeable audience, and now they’re apologizing to YOU ??

    You should be on your hands and knees thanking THEM for their generosity !

    Mebbe I got this wrong, but something dont quite fit here..

     
    @February 26, 2007 11:38 am
    jim Says:

    There’s no such thing as bad press!

    Plus, they were clued in on an exploit that Jeremy could’ve kept to himself and capitalized on.

     
    @February 26, 2007 12:37 pm

    Pointing out errors/bugs is like free debugging for these guys. Banning someone over it seems like overkill.

     
    @February 26, 2007 1:29 pm
    derrich Says:

    I recetnly decided to join MBL and I saw your avatar back up there. So, I added you. :) I was beginning to wonder whether or not they were going to make amends.

     
    @February 26, 2007 1:34 pm
    ilker Says:

     
    @February 26, 2007 2:12 pm

    I love reading this blog (but dont have time to check everyday and read every post). Last time i checked, shoemoney loved MyBlogLog, looking back now, they all seem negative about it? What happended?!

     
    @February 26, 2007 3:59 pm

    Do I get shoemoney points for saying, very early on, that I never saw the point of my …?

     
    @February 26, 2007 6:39 pm
    Stuart Says:

    Wow Jeremy, it seemed like you really shook up the admin. :) Must feel nice to be a hard hitter.

     
    @February 26, 2007 10:44 pm

    Damn man you rocked my blogs socks! They finally apolgoized!

     
    @February 26, 2007 10:53 pm
    Bulbboy Says:

    I wish them the best of luck in the future.

    I guess that means you won’t be using MBL ever in the future? Or are you a never say never kind of guy?

     
    @February 27, 2007 1:20 am

    it’s sad when you don’t want to use MBL again.i had printscreen my websites when your logo appeared into my MBL recent readers.I keep it as my best gift when a powerful webmaster like you had come visit to my web.But don’t know if that’s are really you..

     
    @February 27, 2007 11:35 pm
    Rekzai Says:

    I think it was very generous of them to apologize and feature you on the buzz page

     
    @March 5, 2007 10:54 am
    Ajay Says:

    Hey, it’s great to see you being so professional and immediately accepting their apologies. It would have been real sad to see a lot of mud being raked up over this!

     

    [...] error to connect to one of their slave databases. So is this a security hole on their end? hmmm - Shoemoney, what do you think? I would think it’s definitely not a good thing, but in doing my part, I [...]

     
    @March 19, 2007 1:36 pm

    [...] out there taking up your time. There are pointless catfights, blogger drama, and soap opera-esque MyBlogLog v. Shoemoney type of stunts that garner loads of attention. This is no different than watching Access Hollywood [...]

     
    @July 21, 2007 1:14 pm

    Lol! You poked them in the eye a couple of times and they turn around and ask for an apology? Lol, only Shoemoney could pull of such a stunt ^^

     
    @December 29, 2007 12:44 pm

    [...] the post calling it Yahoo’s trojan horse. . Soon after mybloglog apologized and unbanned me. I accepted and we made up. I later met up with Eric and Scott from mybloglog at the techcrunch conference and [...]

     

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