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Accepting MyBlogLog’s Apology

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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  1. Study Guide

    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 ^^

  2. Ajay

    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!

  3. Rekzai

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

  4. Ahmad Uzair

    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..

  5. Bulbboy

    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?

  6. Ferrarislave

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

  7. Stuart

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

  8. michael webster

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

  9. Online Stopwatch

    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?!

  10. ilker

    Agreed.

  11. derrich

    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.

  12. jim

    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.

  13. John Loch

    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..

  14. Chris Hooley

    lmfao!

  15. Chris Hooley

    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.

  16. Chris Hooley

    *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. :-)

  17. CPA Affiliates

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

  18. Nathan

    Ah, the power of a blog!

  19. Pedro Monteiro

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

  20. Secure Hosting

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

  21. ToddW

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

  22. Shirlene

    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.

  23. harry

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

  24. Max

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

  25. Ginene

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

  26. Bradford Knowlton

    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.

  27. cx

    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.

  28. Elephant

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

  29. Lea de Groot

    I do like your style, Shoe :)

  30. Diorex

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

    Uh too little too late…

  31. Peter

    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.

  32. Lorenzo Green

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

  33. Max

    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.

  34. morgan thomas

    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.

  35. Connie

    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.

  36. Joe Duck

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

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

  37. john wayne

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

  38. john wayne

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

  39. Max

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

  40. Hoodmonkey

    How’s it feel to control the interweb?

  41. Rob

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

  42. Freezer003

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

  43. Alexander Willemsen

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

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