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Started by Cardinal Pizza Deliverance., October 16, 2013, 05:10:07 AM

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Mesozoic Mister Nigel

#15
October 16, 2013, 05:33:50 PM
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."

Mesozoic Mister Nigel

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October 16, 2013, 05:48:17 PM
Quote from: Cardinal Pizza Deliverance. on October 16, 2013, 05:12:45 PM
QuoteThe offer made was utterly fraudulent, as it promised the prospective guest blogger something of value that could not be delivered:
"...By writing [for us] and linking to us, you not only receive traffic from us..."

No, Bioloy-Online receives traffic from the guest blogger's link to the post, and not the other way around.
If Bioloy-Online might link back to the guest blogger's blog, then perhaps this might be possible, but no such offer is made, nor do any of the "guest blog" entries on Bioloy-Online have such links back to the guest blogger's blog.

"Ofek" goes on to claim that "it can have a direct effect on the traffic and rank of your blog, and that in turn has a direct effect on advertising revenue". This is also untrue, as it would only be possible if there was some sort of easy way for those claimed 1.6 million visitors to easily FIND your blog, such as a link to it.

But http://alexa.com/siteinfo/biology-online.org seems to indicate that this is a site of little or no consequence, stumbled upon nearly half the time via Google search for some specific term. No 1.6 million anything here.

So, in an addition to an apology, a POLICY CHANGE would be a good way to respond, one that would involve providing links back to guest blogger's blogs, and thereby honestly providing the (dubious-seeming) advantages offered to the guest blogger.

As a senior scientist and lab manager, my advice is to get the 11-foot pole from one's quartermaster before touching "Biology-Online" in any way. Mere gloves, goggles, and fume hood seems insufficient protection from so much toxicity.

packetfire

That's interesting, too.

Yes, it is, and they are clearly trying to do damage control by shutting down conversations before they're played out.
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."

Mesozoic Mister Nigel

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October 16, 2013, 05:50:17 PM
I will probably start a thread there later, when I come back from class. I'll post a link.
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."

Cardinal Pizza Deliverance.

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October 16, 2013, 06:11:17 PM
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The Good Reverend Roger

#19
October 17, 2013, 01:25:22 AM
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Bu🤠ns

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October 17, 2013, 01:51:22 AM
Quote from: Dirty Old Uncle Roger on October 17, 2013, 01:25:22 AM
http://monicacatherine.wordpress.com/2012/10/09/this-happened/

You think it's the same guy involved in the sciam editing and blog article deletion?

The Good Reverend Roger

#21
October 17, 2013, 03:25:08 AM
Quote from: Bu☆ns on October 17, 2013, 01:51:22 AM
Quote from: Dirty Old Uncle Roger on October 17, 2013, 01:25:22 AM
http://monicacatherine.wordpress.com/2012/10/09/this-happened/

You think it's the same guy involved in the sciam editing and blog article deletion?

For the site's sake, I hope so.  Because, otherwise, it means the whole place is rotten.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Mesozoic Mister Nigel

#22
October 17, 2013, 05:11:28 AM
Quote from: Bu☆ns on October 17, 2013, 01:51:22 AM
Quote from: Dirty Old Uncle Roger on October 17, 2013, 01:25:22 AM
http://monicacatherine.wordpress.com/2012/10/09/this-happened/

You think it's the same guy involved in the sciam editing and blog article deletion?

No, because the editor responsible for that deletion has already apologized for it.
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."

Bu🤠ns

#23
October 17, 2013, 06:48:43 AM
Quote from: Not Your Nigel on October 17, 2013, 05:11:28 AM
Quote from: Bu☆ns on October 17, 2013, 01:51:22 AM
Quote from: Dirty Old Uncle Roger on October 17, 2013, 01:25:22 AM
http://monicacatherine.wordpress.com/2012/10/09/this-happened/

You think it's the same guy involved in the sciam editing and blog article deletion?

No, because the editor responsible for that deletion has already apologized for it.

Oh boy...  :roll: 

Well, on the positive side, it's good that this incident is getting the buzz that it has--to bring to light these issues. 
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