tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543314570867863460.post2431487168269493190..comments2023-12-02T03:40:12.172-05:00Comments on Google Blogger Closes Gay Blogs: Tips from BrentAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13538496653308570216noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543314570867863460.post-10998512814688142622010-09-29T11:14:43.793-04:002010-09-29T11:14:43.793-04:00TGF, I'm real late in posting this but I wante...TGF, I'm real late in posting this but I wanted to respond to your question as to why so many blogs are being closed. First of all, yes, blogs of all sorts are being closed: adult (gay & het), and non-adult. Google/Blogger uses algorithms to hunt down possible spam blogs. They do not use real, live people for this. If you check the Blogger Help forums you will see all sorts of blogs being closed down....even grammar school kids who have blogs as a class assignment. Once the algorithm closes a blog, one must follow Blogger procedures in order to get it open again.<br /><br />It is my understanding that Blogger employees do not look for copyright infringement. It is prohibited by Terms of Service, but it usually takes the actual owner of the image to contact Google/Blogger in order for Blogger to shut the blog. More frequently, the owner of the image contacts the blog owner, threatens a lawsuit, and the blog owner takes the image down without the blog ever being shut down.<br /><br />Bottom line, Google/Blogger has untold number of blogs, thousands are closed every day, and they do not have that many employees to work these blogs. Most are volunteers without authority to actually do anything to your blog. Hope this helps. JeffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543314570867863460.post-63486095628615054862010-09-26T14:10:10.390-04:002010-09-26T14:10:10.390-04:00I always motivated by you, your thoughts and way o...I always motivated by you, your thoughts and way of thinking, again, appreciate for this nice post.<br /><br />- NormanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543314570867863460.post-70529578167187137832010-09-05T22:08:58.576-04:002010-09-05T22:08:58.576-04:00Hi Once Again Guys, This a follow up to Jeff’s ori...Hi Once Again Guys, This a follow up to Jeff’s original Posting Above that I submitted to him, for I have just learned that Best Male Blogs Dot Com, that has been listing many of our Blogs, that has been bring more and more traffic to our Blogs each day is NOW HOSTING FREE ADULT GAY BLOGS!!! Guessing they got tired of having to do so many up-dates on their web site of “Best Male Blogs” with so many Google Blogs being closed or removed that they started their own free blog hosting service for all of us!!!! ((( Big, Big Smile ))) They are using Wordpress 3.0 format and you at check it out at….<br /><br />http://www.bestmalediaries.com/<br /><br />This is going to give Google some second thoughts when so many Blogs start to switching over to this Great Service that is Gay Friendly for sure and their Advertiser's starting say why should we be Advertising HERE!!!! And once you setup a Blog here, you can import all your current Postings from Your Google Blog right into your New Blog HERE! Or just maybe you will want it at least as Twin Blog just encase Google does SHUT YOU DOWN!!!!Brenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00167842463649312918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543314570867863460.post-26999157569901050662010-09-03T05:28:21.235-04:002010-09-03T05:28:21.235-04:00Hey Brent, I would like to echo Bill’s words in Ar...Hey Brent, I would like to echo Bill’s words in Arizona, for I didn’t even know that I could download and save my blog to my hard drive till I read this. Let alone the difference between a “Public Blog” and a “Private Blog”, but I did some searching on this subject and found out how to make a “Private Blog” and you have opened up a whole new Blog World for Me. Thank you so much for all this great information. AntonioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543314570867863460.post-81834661897796167622010-09-02T18:08:51.948-04:002010-09-02T18:08:51.948-04:00Brent you are a true Genius, sheer genius! I have...Brent you are a true Genius, sheer genius! I have been enjoying watching a Genius at work, week after week with many of Your Great Wallpapers now for some time, but now seeing another side of You sharing your thoughts of help for those that might need it the most, like me, well how do I thank a Genius!!! Other than saying, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!! I knew about backing up all my posting, but never knew that I could backup my template!!!! Wow, that is a great big time saver for sure!!! And taking your advise Brent, I now have a “Private Blog” that is current with my “Public Blog”!!!! Hoping I do not every have to use it, but I’m so glad it is there just encase like you said! I’m sending you a personal e-mail, but I wanted to post this here so that others will know that I’m in TOTAL AGREEMENT WITH WHAT YOU SAID, it all made total since to me!!! Bill in Arizona that as signed on as “Anonymous” just encase Google is following this Blog!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543314570867863460.post-52435889194949064542010-09-02T00:05:27.086-04:002010-09-02T00:05:27.086-04:00One other question: is there any reason (aside fr...One other question: is there any reason (aside from homophobia) that google is shutting these blogs down? How are they justifying it? Are hetero blogs being shut down? My BF suspects it may have to do with photo copyright violations, but I'm not so sure. Are there any theories?TFGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16080274155379044854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543314570867863460.post-56245952852765788232010-09-01T19:50:51.099-04:002010-09-01T19:50:51.099-04:00Well, I'm glad others have had a different exp...Well, I'm glad others have had a different experience. It's worth a try, but like I said, based on my personal experience, when my blog got shut down, ALL my blogs shut down. So that's why I'm skeptical if this tactic will work. But according to others, that may no longer be the case, so it's worth a try.<br /><br />Oh, and I just heard from Lycra Keen that LA Lycra blog got shut down. :(TFGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16080274155379044854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543314570867863460.post-29401648963076225022010-09-01T15:16:16.562-04:002010-09-01T15:16:16.562-04:00Hey TFG, I had a Public Blog and (2) Private Blogs...Hey TFG, I had a Public Blog and (2) Private Blogs and when Google shut down my Public Blog for spamming, I still had full access to both my private blogs!!! I think Brent is on to something here BIG TIME and just might be helping a lot of Blogger’s! It seems to me that it is worth trying as we all watch the Closed List Growing day by day!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543314570867863460.post-73165510591774411062010-09-01T14:30:21.950-04:002010-09-01T14:30:21.950-04:00Hi Rob, for your non speaking English friends, Bre...Hi Rob, for your non speaking English friends, Brent as this posted as a Public Document so all you have to do is send them this link….<br /><br />https://docs.google.com/document/edit?id=13vqhRdNwDI58PnTUVaRQz23mVM8z98oX11Xxw7-DCXs&hl=en&authkey=CIiwnf4E<br /><br />Once your friends are there, then at the very top of the Web Page, have them click on "more" and then click on "Translate" and a New Window will open. Then have them go back to the document and on top of the document in the light blue menu bar, click on "Edit", then click on "Select All" and using "Control C" to copy everything and then use "Control V" to paste it into the translate window so that the document can be translated into their native language! Hopes this help you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543314570867863460.post-60570825342782103162010-09-01T13:06:26.745-04:002010-09-01T13:06:26.745-04:00Hi Rob, for your non speaking English friends, sen...Hi Rob, for your non speaking English friends, send them this link:<br /><br />https://docs.google.com/document/edit?id=13vqhRdNwDI58PnTUVaRQz23mVM8z98oX11Xxw7-DCXs&hl=en&authkey=CIiwnf4E<br /><br />I have this document posted as a Public Document on Google and once your friends are there, then at the very top of the Web Page, have them click on "more" and then click on "Translate" and a New Window will open. Then have them go back to my document and on top of the document in the light blue menu bar, click on "Edit", then click on "Select All" and using "Control C" to copy everything and then use "Control V" to paste it into the translate window so that my document can translated into their native language so that they will be able to understand what I'm trying to say!Brenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00167842463649312918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543314570867863460.post-23370686289740717112010-09-01T10:03:09.934-04:002010-09-01T10:03:09.934-04:00How can we let the non-English speaking bloggers k...How can we let the non-English speaking bloggers know?Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543314570867863460.post-83749161347202463262010-09-01T07:32:51.240-04:002010-09-01T07:32:51.240-04:00I've got to say I'm just about ready to gi...I've got to say I'm just about ready to give up. Almost all my fav blogs are gone and I don't have the energy to keep chasing down new interesting ones. Google rogue employee wins.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543314570867863460.post-27721079146115924622010-09-01T05:18:00.644-04:002010-09-01T05:18:00.644-04:00Brent, I like the way you think, just like your Wa...Brent, I like the way you think, just like your Wallpapers, All great!!! Thank you, thank you so much for all the wonderful ideas, I have done like you said and I'm feeling much better now about My Blog!!! I'm completely Backed UP and have a New Private Blog on stand-by, all thanks to YOU!! Your My Blog Saviour.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829501502926061878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543314570867863460.post-2165287944640360082010-09-01T04:33:11.656-04:002010-09-01T04:33:11.656-04:00Hi TFG, Thanks for your thoughts, but when My Orig...Hi TFG, Thanks for your thoughts, but when My Original Wallpaper Blog got Shut Down, I had already created "Brent's Private Wallpapers II" and I still had FULL ACCESS to that Blog and Still Do, even while My Original Blog is still Closed and on my dashboard, I just don't have access to that one! And as for Google Shutting Down All Gay Blog just for Double them up, well that would be a BIG, BIG loss of a lot of revenue for them for a lot of these Blog uses Google Advertising!!!! And for those with their own domain name, this is true, for each private domain the user is paying an annual fee to be on the Net TFG! and Google as no control over any private domain web site! That is why more and more are doing this. Hoping this information might be of some help!Brenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00167842463649312918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543314570867863460.post-69872361864434296742010-08-31T20:31:09.131-04:002010-08-31T20:31:09.131-04:00Some very helpful tips. However, I'm not 100%...Some very helpful tips. However, I'm not 100% sure "doubling up" on gay blogs is necessarily a solution. First off, why wouldn't google/blogger just say, "hey, all gay blogs are doubling... let's just delete them and get our space back". But aside from that, if they shut down a blog, I believe they shut down all blogs connected to that author. (At least, that's what happened to me when I got shut down the first time.) So having a back up may be useless if they're all listed under the same author.<br /><br />Although I hadn't heard that having a domain name makes you "immune". Is that true so far? And I also didn't know about Sensualwriter, that's good to know!TFGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16080274155379044854noreply@blogger.com