Blackhatting Evolved

by Raiel Schwartz

Posted: 14 years ago 30 replies

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I remember back in the day "Blackhat" referred to SEO, in the sense that you were either Whitehat (publishing good content, building links slowly or naturally) or "Blackhat" (spamming websites for quick backlinks, ranking terms extremely fast but risk getting banned).

It now seems that the term Blackhat is synonymous with "illegal" and "unethical". I think this gives the word blackhat a bad name (irony huh?). Blackhat now refers to anything that could be deemed "unethical" even borderline illegal. That's not what the original term blackhat was used for, sure some of the back-link building technique that blackhat SEO experts used were frowned upon, but I don't think you could have risked jail time for it.

Now you see things like CPA fraud being listed as "blackhat" when in fact it's not blackhat, it's down-right illegal.

Am I wrong in feeling that blackhat/whitehat evolved in meaning or is what I'm saying have some truth in it?

#blackhatting #evolved

Steven Carl Kelly 14 years ago

My farting has stayed about the same as it has for years, I don't see any particular evolution. My wife claims it has gotten significantly worse over time, but I'm pleased with it.
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- Killer Joe 14 years ago
  
  When I was a kid Bluefarting involved a fire source.
  
  These youngsters with their video games have no idea of what they're missing...
  
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  Steven Carl Kelly 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Killer Joe
  
  When I was a kid Bluefarting involved a fire source.
  
  That's true. Ah, I remember those days, bent over in front of the campfire.
  
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  Raiel Schwartz 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Steven Carl Kelly
  
  That's true. Ah, I remember those days, bent over in front of the campfire.
  
  You guys are a bunch of conks :p
  
  I can't believe my honest-to-god thread just got sabotaged - by itself. LOL!
  
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  Angela V. Edwards 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Craig.Michaels
  
  You guys are a bunch of conks :p
  
  I can't believe my honest-to-god thread just got sabotaged - by itself. LOL!
  
  Don't feel bad; Allen's "Rules" thread sabotaged itself, too. Now it reads:
  
  If you have a problem with another Warrior, a Goober, or God, take it up with them directly. Not here. No exceptions.
  
  Not sure how I'm going to take up anything directly with a Goober, but I can certainly try. :p
  
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JoMo 14 years ago

Are you going to start talking about goobers now too?

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Raiel Schwartz 14 years ago

lol - I did not realize that the term black.h.a.t will be replaced with farts.

This thread must look really dumb now
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JoMo 14 years ago

Good times.
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Steven Carl Kelly 14 years ago

You know what they say, Craig: nothing beats a warm butt and a blue fart.
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JoMo 14 years ago

Iv'e never heard anyone say that before, and I hope you will never say it again.
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- Ken Strong 14 years ago
  
  Never judge a man by the color of his farts.
  
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derekwong28 14 years ago

Let's have a competition for the best blue fart!

YouTube - BLUE FARTS
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Raiel Schwartz 14 years ago

I think you guys created a monster that should have never started.
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- Killer Joe 14 years ago
  
  Yea, don't try that on a crushed velvet sofa like my brother did on MY sofa 35+ years ago.
  
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Daniel Adams

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Craig.Michaels

I remember back in the day "BlueFart" referred to SEO, in the sense that you were either Whitehat (publishing good content, building links slowly or naturally) or "BlueFart" (spamming websites for quick backlinks, ranking terms extremely fast but risk getting banned).

It now seems that the term BlueFart is synonymous with "illegal" and "unethical". I think this gives the word BlueFart a bad name (irony huh?). BlueFart now refers to anything that could be deemed "unethical" even borderline illegal. That's not what the original term BlueFart was used for, sure some of the back-link building technique that BlueFart SEO experts used were frowned upon, but I don't think you could have risked jail time for it.

Now you see things like CPA fraud being listed as "BlueFart" when in fact it's not BlueFart, it's down-right illegal.

Am I wrong in feeling that BlueFart/whitehat evolved in meaning or is what I'm saying have some truth in it?

Black hat is nothing more than a buzzword to sell ebooks now. If you create a forbidden fruit that people think gives them an unfair advantage, they'll want to buy. Real black hatting had nothing to do with IM originally, it was all about hacking and security.

I agree it's not the same as "illegal". In IM it really just means doing something that violates your partner's TOS---which COULD be legal or even ethical.

BH pertains to TOS
ethical ~ fairness
illegal ~ the law

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Steven Fullman 14 years ago

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- adamv 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by JoMo
  
  Are you going to start talking about goobers now too?
  
  -joel
  
  It was eating goobers that gave me bluefarts in the first place. Now I'm on a strict goober free diet to try to minimize my bluefarting.
  
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jakesellers 14 years ago

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scattermouse 14 years ago

I used to come to this forum just for advice and education.

Now I come here because it makes me laugh uncontrollably.

Thanks guys, you just brightened my day
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rapidscc 14 years ago

How can something SMELLY be bad..even illegal..Everybody does it..some even on public places..

But I agree farting in public is unethical...
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- Killer Joe 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by rapidscc
  
  But I agree farting in public is unethical...
  
  You know what they say... "When two people are in an elevator and one of them farts, everybody knows who did it."
  
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  Steven Carl Kelly 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Killer Joe
  
  You know what they say... "When two people are in an elevator and one of them farts, everybody knows who did it."
  
  But what color would it be? And what if there is only one person on the elevator?
  
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  Killer Joe 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Steven Carl Kelly
  
  But what color would it be? And what if there is only one person on the elevator?
  
  You know that warning about a colorless oderless gas? Well, that warning would only be half true.
  
  And if there is only one person on the elevator, everybody still knows who did it.
  
  And if they're wearing blue jeans...well, you do the math.
  
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  Ken Strong 14 years ago
  
  I definitely DO NOT want to know what the upsell would be for a bluefart product...
  
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  Jared Alberghini 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by KenStrong
  
  I definitely DO NOT want to know what the upsell would be for a bluefart product...
  
  It's the exclusive, limited, members only, one of a kind DiamondFart.
  
  What once started as coal, inserted into the tightest (well you know...)
  
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  globalpro 14 years ago
  
  The trick to this is to be the first to accuse the other. It puts them on the defensive. You have to stand your ground when you do.
  
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  Originally Posted by Killer Joe
  
  You know what they say... "When two people are in an elevator and one of them farts, everybody knows who did it."
  
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Calvin 14 years ago

I just returned to this forum after being away for some time, and suddenly I am seeing terms such as BlueFart and Goober, and I was wondering what the heck was going on.

It seems that language, like technology, has continued to evolve to the point where I feel like a nerd. Or is that geek? Loser? What do we call people like me now?

Maybe it's a lesson that I should not stay away so long, or I'll just get left behind?

So, does anybody have a good free FFA ad submitter I can borrow?

Calvin
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Keithp 14 years ago

So "Goober" is now a technical term?

And Blue Fart or not - As my Uncle use to say -"Never trust a Fart"!
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JoMo 14 years ago

"A fart is just the lonely cry of a trapped turd."

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- Steven Carl Kelly 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by JoMo
  
  "A fart is just the lonely cry of a trapped turd."
  
  -anonymous
  
  Something to ponder!
  
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