WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Is there a way to turn off reblogging?

windwhistle on "Is there a way to turn off reblogging?"

windwhistle — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:54:19 +0000

I'm not saying ads benefit the blog owner in any way; they only benefit WP. A paid reblog opt-out would compensate WP for the loss of whatever benefit it now derives from reblogging. I'm assuming WP's benefit is financial and is related to viewership of ads. If that's true, there is no benefit in trying to drive viewers to a No Ads blog. And there is a lot of good will to be gained by giving/selling us a reblog option.

I'm not particularly concerned about the reblogging of the one post I mentioned. The photos weren't mine to copyright and I wanted people to see them and comment. I just wish the all the reblogging had brought people to my blog and the discussion there, but that was not the case. None of the Referrers have been reblogs.

timethief on "Is there a way to turn off reblogging?"

timethief — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:44:24 +0000

They will respond when they can and it will be a private email response to you ie. it won't be posted here.

ameliespp on "Is there a way to turn off reblogging?"

ameliespp — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:39:46 +0000

I sent them a DMCA notice yesterday, will be interesting to see if they respond and how.

raincoaster on "Is there a way to turn off reblogging?"

raincoaster — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:11:32 +0000

That's not a bad idea at all, making a paid opt-out. Some of us with No Ads enjoy having high traffic regardless of ad revenue, though.

As for reblogging photos, you are always free to send them a DMCA notice to take down your copyrighted materials. WordPress is bound to take them down if you do. See here manolofood.com/whine-journalism-and-how-to-bring-the-splashback/

windwhistle on "Is there a way to turn off reblogging?"

windwhistle — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:40:34 +0000

@raincoaster -- Reblogging used to pick up only the first image. Now, apparently, it's grabbing more. My recent FP'd post was reblogged many times and in each case it picked up both (2) images in my post.

I also noticed that according to my Referrer stats, not one of those reblogs brought a visitor to my blog. So I think WordPress's rationale about generating traffic is, at best, specious. If WP won't give us a free Reblog opt-out option, perhaps they could add a paid Reblog Opt-Out upgrade, or include one with their No Ads upgrade, since there's no benefit that I can see in generating traffic to a blog with no ads.

timethief on "Is there a way to turn off reblogging?"

timethief — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 01:54:57 +0000

You're welcome.

ameliespp on "Is there a way to turn off reblogging?"

ameliespp — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 01:24:58 +0000

Ah, that makes more sense now! Thank you. I'm guessing they are busy if they're reformatting stuff.

timethief on "Is there a way to turn off reblogging?"

timethief — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 01:18:26 +0000

Yikes! That was meant to go into the email I was working on - oops!

@ameliespp
I think you mean this link http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact/ which Staff frequently deactivate on weekends, holidays, when they have a backlog, or when changes "under the hood" are happening. Is that the one you mean? If so then not to worry as it's because it's currently deactivated I tagged this thread for Staff.

timethief on "Is there a way to turn off reblogging?"

timethief — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 01:13:40 +0000

Yes mark

notawoodpecker on "Is there a way to turn off reblogging?"

notawoodpecker — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 01:10:40 +0000

Um, a flagged spammer just stole one of my original photos without permission. I don't consider that adequate security.

Well, you could always set your site to Private where only approved people can see it.

ameliespp on "Is there a way to turn off reblogging?"

ameliespp — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 01:08:28 +0000

Timethief, I'm confused, do you mean flagging for staff attention? I was talking about the form that says I can email staff directly to report a security issue, even without a forum message.

timethief on "Is there a way to turn off reblogging?"

timethief — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 01:04:11 +0000

This dialog won't result in gaining any Staff attention without it being tagged like I just did. Also note that after we Volunteers tag threads for Staff we stop posting to them.

ameliespp on "Is there a way to turn off reblogging?"

ameliespp — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 01:01:02 +0000

Um, a flagged spammer just stole one of my original photos without permission. I don't consider that adequate security.

As I mentioned I clicked on both the report issues and contact forms, which morphed into a button that said "share with the community"! Which I nearly clicked on. Getting to the email staff page was very difficult. Have you actually tried it?

timethief on "Is there a way to turn off reblogging?"

timethief — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:55:54 +0000

The security measures aren't failing in any way, shape of form that I can detect and I consider such statements to be inflammatory. Please don't make them in forum threads. This is a public forum that anyone on the internet can access these forums and you can bet your bottom buck that many would-be hackers are lurking here. If you have a security issue do not post it here use this link - http://automattic.com/security/ -

raincoaster on "Is there a way to turn off reblogging?"

raincoaster — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:55:11 +0000

They can reblog you via the Reblog button on their admin bar.

ameliespp on "Is there a way to turn off reblogging?"

ameliespp — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:54:50 +0000

Raincoaster yeah I've seen some blogs that get the same person reblogging every post especially the popular sites. Seems like stealing content (the photo on my post was an original).

ameliespp on "Is there a way to turn off reblogging?"

ameliespp — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:52:37 +0000

Timethief so they can still subscribe to my Reader even if they're blacklisted? I guess the blacklist is just for comments? I didn't know that. They'd have to do it through the Reader as there's no reblogging option on my page....l,

ameliespp on "Is there a way to turn off reblogging?"

ameliespp — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:50:55 +0000

I reported the spammer to WP staff. I've never seen a maze like that! They make it look like you are on the "Comtact Staff" form then they send you on a wild goose chase. It almost ended up in the forum. I agree with that other commenter, it seems like some of the security measures are failing.

raincoaster on "Is there a way to turn off reblogging?"

raincoaster — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:48:04 +0000

Joy.

I do hope WP.com will disable or suspend blogs that consist only of reblogs.

timethief on "Is there a way to turn off reblogging?"

timethief — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:46:42 +0000

The reblogger gets every image. Imagine that if you are posting personal photos or, for example, open casket funeral photos or your photos of the birth of your baby.

raincoaster on "Is there a way to turn off reblogging?"

raincoaster — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:42:06 +0000

Hmmm, thanks for the info TT. Does that mean that someone can now reblog with multiple images, or that reblogs allow you to choose which image you use?

timethief on "Is there a way to turn off reblogging?"

timethief — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:40:54 +0000

Using blacklisting just means that Akismet will sequester future comments in the spam queue.

ameliespp on "Is there a way to turn off reblogging?"

ameliespp — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:39:18 +0000

Ooh, great info Raincoaster. Thank you!

ameliespp on "Is there a way to turn off reblogging?"

ameliespp — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:38:35 +0000

@Timethief I was just having a nice chat with my iPad autocorrect function. It changed nearly every word in my last sentence, lol

I didn't mean marking as spam, I meant the blacklisting function. I only mention spammers because I think the girl reblogging was flagged as a spammer previously.

timethief on "Is there a way to turn off reblogging?"

timethief — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:38:15 +0000

@raincoaster
That image workaround no longer works.

raincoaster on "Is there a way to turn off reblogging?"

raincoaster — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:35:49 +0000

Yes, they can still reblog your content.

You CAN disable pingbacks. I believe that's under Settings->General.

There's a way to prevent people from reblogging your images: upload, as the first image in a post, a 1x1 dot, a single pixel the colour of your background. It's invisible to the reader, but only the first image of a post is rebloggable, so they'll reblog that pixel and nothing else.

If a genuine spammer is reblogging your stuff, go to their blog and report it as spam, giving all the details in your comments to staff.

timethief on "Is there a way to turn off reblogging?"

timethief — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:31:06 +0000

What is this auto-correct you are on about, please?

timethief on "Is there a way to turn off reblogging?"

timethief — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:30:32 +0000

Anyone who is a WordPress.com member can reblog your posts. Anyone who is not a Wordperess.com member can steal your posts. The fact you marked someone as a spammer is irrelevant as it's a subjective call. I have seen bloggers here mark comments they did not like as spam when they weren't spam. Spam is what is described here > http://akismet.com/how/#gs2

ameliespp on "Is there a way to turn off reblogging?"

ameliespp — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:25:24 +0000

Thanks again autocorrect! Love ya!

ameliespp on "Is there a way to turn off reblogging?"

ameliespp — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:24:58 +0000

Thanks for that info, Timethief!

Forgot to ask, if we block a spammer, can they still reblogging our posts! Just curious.