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TREYisRAD | 15 years ago

I used to write for eHow and the like, and I fully endorse blocking them. Thanks for the list!

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Natsu|15 years ago

On the subject of eHow, here's another reason to consider blocking them, Google for "no text to spin" (include quotes).

That's an error message from bots that are spamming random wikis. I wrote more about it here:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2215993

patio11|15 years ago

To be fair, there isn't a scintilla of evidence that they're involved with that. Some black hat is just using them as feedstock for content spinning. Happens to Wiki and my blog all the time.