by Paula Neal Mooney"This blog has been locked by Blogger's spam-prevention robots."
That's the message I received the other day when I tried to create a new post on my dad's blog.
"You will not be able to publish your posts, but you will be able to save them as drafts."
Thankfully, Google had a nice little link to click on to let the Google-bots know that it wasn't a splog.
Within a couple of days, I got an email saying that the blog had been unblocked and would never be so rudely called a spam blog again.
Don't know what triggered the melee.
I know Google is cracking down on made-for-Adsense blogs, and I know I'm not the only one who received the "your blog is locked" message.
So don't be alarmed if one day you receive the "this blog has been locked by spam-prevention robots" error. Just follow Google's instructions, sit tight and they'll unlock it soon.
For me, the short-term blog blocking by Blogger was just further confirmation that "Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward" to Wordpress.org!
Though I know that WordPress also locks blogs -- and that military blogs are getting locked up the wazoo right now -- it was time for me to delve into my other dot com.
I'm having a ball at learning WordPress. Stay tuned for the big dot com reveal soon!
Comments
Whenever I see you have posted recently, I skip all the others and check yours out first.
Yeah, I've slowed down and tried to produce better content.
Plus, I'm learning WordPress.org and having so much fun over there!
Paula
Wordpress.org is about the same but better than blogger.
I'm glad that you were able to unlock your blog. Have fun with WordPress, I know that I've been really happy using it.
Can hardly wait for your WordPress unveiling....
Buttttt...if you really want to change...I can't stop you...but i really wouldn't if I were you! :-)
Yes, with all those cool plug-ins like the SEO Title Tag and the Cutline Theme and stuff, I can see why people LOVE wordpress.
Glen
I'm starting to believe WordPress is better than Blogger in many ways.
But I still love Blogger, too. It was great practice ground for me.
Laura
I'm getting happier with WordPress as the days go on.
Thank GOD it was so much easier than I'd anticipated.
Vanessa
I keep forgetting you were on Blogger before you went to TypePad.
Stay tuned...
Thanks, Bonnie
Don't worry, this blog is staying on Blogger, my new niche dot com is on WordPress.
And you can run ads on Wordpress.org sites.
Yeah, I'm keeping and increasing these stats and ranks on this blog -- Lord willing!
Immediately increase your blog traffic by reading this right now.
Hi Shawn
Thanks for the compliments!
And don't worry, I'm not leaving Blogger...I've just set up a new dot com on WordPress.
Details coming soon...
JA Huber
Oh yeah, I guess Google is really checking up on stuff.
But I'd wish they'd go after the OBVIOUS made-for-Adsense sites that have no content on the page except for ads.
You keep blogging too,
Paula