Comments on: F— You StopBadware.org…and Google http://www.keebler.net/blog/2006/12/15/f-you-stopbadwareorgand-google/ Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:44:48 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jonathan http://www.keebler.net/blog/2006/12/15/f-you-stopbadwareorgand-google/comment-page-1/#comment-4235 Jonathan Mon, 08 Jan 2007 02:49:10 +0000 http://www.keebler.net/blog/2006/12/15/f-you-stopbadwareorgand-google/#comment-4235 I'm finally de-listed: <blockquote> It appears that your site no longer hosts or distributes badware. We have informed Google of this finding. Please note that we will be retesting your website at periodic intervals in order to monitor that it remains free from badware. If we find that you are hosting or distributing badware in the future, the appeals process will take considerably longer than the original 10 business days for first-time appeals. The StopBadware Team <blockquote> I wrote: My site (keebler.net) is blacklisted on your service. You have provided no way for me to check why, and their appeals process is horrible. Can you please explain to me why you have blacklisted keebler.net, and what right you have to report me as "badware" with no proof except some anonymous user? </blockquote> I’m finally de-listed:

It appears that your site no longer hosts or distributes badware. We have informed Google of this finding.

Please note that we will be retesting your website at periodic intervals in order to monitor that it remains free from badware. If we find that you are hosting or distributing badware in the future, the appeals process will take considerably longer than the original 10 business days for first-time appeals.

The StopBadware Team

I wrote:
My site (keebler.net) is blacklisted on your service. You have provided no way for me to check why, and their appeals process is horrible. Can you please explain to me why you have blacklisted keebler.net, and what right you have to report me as “badware” with no proof except some anonymous user?

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.keebler.net/blog/2006/12/15/f-you-stopbadwareorgand-google/comment-page-1/#comment-4226 Jonathan Fri, 15 Dec 2006 22:22:27 +0000 http://www.keebler.net/blog/2006/12/15/f-you-stopbadwareorgand-google/#comment-4226 Continuing my rant, McAfee SiteAdvisor gives me a clean bill of health: http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/keebler.net Who the f--- do you think you are, StopBadware.org-mofos?! Continuing my rant, McAfee SiteAdvisor gives me a clean bill of health: http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/keebler.net

Who the f— do you think you are, StopBadware.org-mofos?!

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.keebler.net/blog/2006/12/15/f-you-stopbadwareorgand-google/comment-page-1/#comment-4223 Jonathan Fri, 15 Dec 2006 19:49:38 +0000 http://www.keebler.net/blog/2006/12/15/f-you-stopbadwareorgand-google/#comment-4223 Check out the automated response when I emailed them about my domain: <blockquote>Thank you for contacting StopBadware.org. We are currently re-reviewing a number of websites via our appeals process, and we have added your site to the bottom of that testing queue. If this is the first appeal for your site, you can expect a reply from us within 10 business days. Subsequent appeals may take significantly longer. The StopBadware Team</blockquote> Is it just me, or is their wording really derogatory? I renew my objection to these assholes! Check out the automated response when I emailed them about my domain:

Thank you for contacting StopBadware.org. We are currently re-reviewing a number of websites via our appeals process, and we have added your site to the bottom of that testing queue. If this is the first appeal for your site, you can expect a reply from us within 10 business days. Subsequent appeals may take significantly longer.

The StopBadware Team

Is it just me, or is their wording really derogatory? I renew my objection to these assholes!

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