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Even I Didn't Know I Was THIS Good...

by JohnMcCabe
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Got the following moderation request for a comment on one of my blogs...

I'm extremely impressed with your writing skills and also with the layout on your blog. Is this a paid theme or did you modify it yourself? Anyway keep up the excellent quality writing, it's rare to see a nice blog like this one nowadays.
The layout?

Plain vanilla TwentyEleven, with the header pic collapsed.

The content of the post?

"Hello, World!"


:p:p
#good
  • Profile picture of the author Kim Standerline
    lol

    I've had that comment as well, does that mean I'm really good as well

    Kim
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    • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
      Originally Posted by Kim Standerline View Post

      lol

      I've had that comment as well, does that mean I'm really good as well

      Kim
      Absolutely!

      And to everyone else who has commented so far, thank you...
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  • Profile picture of the author Joshua Rigley
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    Well John, I've always thought your words were truly inspirational. And I just LOVE the way you designed this thread! Keep up the good work my friend.
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  • Profile picture of the author Rod Cortez
    "Hello, world!" is impressive......there are no spelling errors and the grammar is a-okay!

    RoD
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    • Profile picture of the author fin
      Let this be a lesson to newbies: QUALITY over quantity.
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  • Profile picture of the author thedanbrown
    haha well done! Looks like he was looking for a backlink :p
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  • Profile picture of the author joyfulwraps
    Mac Davis!

    Gripes that brings back memories...love the song.

    I think my younger sister had a huge crush on him LOL.

    Gotta love those spammy comments John...thanks for posting, made my day.
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  • Profile picture of the author Butazi
    LOL nice. Your unique content brings a fresh and new approach to the way I think. I will apply what you have wrote and be much better off doing do
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  • Profile picture of the author rtole99
    I guess they weren't sure about SPINtax? Btw - I still use hello world all the time in my coding.
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    • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
      How dare they overlook your upbeat, inspirational and positive attitude in their comment, John?

      I mean you didn't say, Hello, cruel world.

      Sheesh! The nerve of some people!

      Terra
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  • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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    That's priceless ... I'm going to build one of them for me.
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  • Profile picture of the author R Hagel
    John,

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    PPS. I am never going to write unique content for forum posts again. I am just going to copy blog spam, as I did above. What a time saver!
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  • Profile picture of the author Don Schenk
    I set up a new one yesterday, and it still has the "Hello, World," but no one gave it any notice.

    John, now I'm green with envy. I've been humbled.

    :-Don
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    • Profile picture of the author Joseph Robinson
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      Originally Posted by JohnMcCabe View Post

      The content of the post?

      "Hello, World!"
      Originally Posted by Don Schenk View Post

      I set up a new one yesterday, and it still has the "Hello, World," but no one gave it any notice.
      DUPLICATE CONTENT ALERT! Send in the Penguins
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  • Profile picture of the author rajat2k2k
    Forget spammy comments. Even google is rating hello world sites on page one
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  • Profile picture of the author WinstonTian
    lol

    I love it when these spammers come over
    to your website.

    Sometimes, you just need an ego boost.

    No need to get a swollen head.

    Best,
    Winston Tian
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    Cheers,
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    • Profile picture of the author L.James
      Come on John stop showing off, you know you're the man ...
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      • Profile picture of the author fluffythewondercat
        You've broken new ground here, John.

        The traditional Unix greeting is "hello, world". Note lower case and comma punctuation, denoting programmer cool. (cf. Kernighan, Bell Labs, 1974)

        The exclamation mark in your version suggests an unfortunate tendency to excitability. Perhaps that's what your visitor was commenting on.

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    • Profile picture of the author jimmymc
      Yes, John it's good, even stellar, but I'm surprised that you are not taking full advantage of your expert content.

      Try my new content spinning service. Guaranteed 100% penguin proof for a mere $19.97 U.S.

      click here for paypal

      P.S Also, for a limited time I'm offering volume discounts for special customers.
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      • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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        Originally Posted by jimmymc View Post

        Yes, John it's good, even stellar, but I'm surprised that you are not taking full advantage of your expert content.

        Try my new content spinning service. Guaranteed 100% penguin proof for a mere $19.97 U.S.

        click here for paypal

        P.S Also, for a limited time I'm offering volume discounts for special customers.
        I'll spin it for you for free. Feel free to snag this for your own unique Hello World post.

        {Hi|Bonjour|Good Day|Ciao|Salut} {Globe|Continent|Earth|Planet|Humankind}
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  • Profile picture of the author DianaHeuser
    And I bet there was a link to an obscure website in that comment too hey John?

    Di
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    • Profile picture of the author AprilCT
      Maybe the commenter was from the future and could already see what you had written before you do it--just had to leave a comment because you are way cool?

      He or she could be an alien from some distant planet as some people believe they already walk among us. It was at least somewhat intelligent and probably spun to 100% unique so as to avoid Google's Lemmings algo--which will also be from the future.
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      • Profile picture of the author Nightengale
        LOL You guys are hilarious! Love it!

        I really hate the blog spam comments I get. I've committed to blogging once a week and the comment spam is so demoralizing. Why do they even waste their time???? Don't they KNOW it's never going to be approved?

        I've bought several high-ticket programs over the last couple of years ($1K and up), one of them being Lisa Sasevich's "6-Figure Teleseminar Secrets" course. Those of us who joined the live course created our own private Facebook group and now we've committed to commenting on each other's blog posts each week.

        It's not a lot, only 5-6 of us, but it's nice to have a blog that has a few meaningful comments on it. At least you don't hear crickets when you come to my blog. It also helps combat the depression induced by all of the spam comments.

        I think this kind of blogging alliance is a great idea, especially if you're new. It works best if you're partnering with others serving a similar niche.

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      • Profile picture of the author Harvey Segal
        Originally Posted by AprilCT View Post

        Maybe the commenter was from the future and could already see what you had written before you do it
        This could explain this sort of response I get at the free ebook section of the forum

        "Thanks for your excellent book.

        I will be downloading it soon"

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  • Profile picture of the author DianaHeuser
    Here's my favourite for the day

    "the post is actually the freshest on this laudable subject. i harmonize with your conclusions and will look forward to see your approaching updates"
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    • Profile picture of the author JimDucharme
      Originally Posted by DianaHeuser View Post

      Here's my favourite for the day

      "the post is actually the freshest on this laudable subject. i harmonize with your conclusions and will look forward to see your approaching updates"
      Wow! Leave it to Doug Henning to figure out how to blog comment from beyond the grave!

      Regards,
      jim

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  • Profile picture of the author eternalwarrior
    lol man lol!
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    • Profile picture of the author Joseph Robinson
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      Originally Posted by eternalwarrior View Post

      lol man lol!
      Had to work for the character limit on this one, huh? :rolleyes:
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  • Profile picture of the author Mickinzie
    nice post dude....really focusing on the interesting point
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    • Profile picture of the author R. Shawner
      Lol you made my minute ;-)

      Yeah, it's really a sad thing with this BLOG spam happening all the time. Luckily this kind of spam is never seen around the WF, especially not in the SEO section...
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  • Profile picture of the author TheEnlightenedBeing1
    LOL, maybe it was the first time he landed on the Interwebs!!!
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  • Profile picture of the author Rose Anderson
    John, I'm appalled that you would copy and paste that from my site without leaving my resource box intact.

    Rose
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  • Profile picture of the author cashtree
    This seems to be a common spammer, i've got him too, my guess is he's scrapping signature links off here, and posting on ones that are blogs.
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    • Profile picture of the author Joseph Robinson
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      Originally Posted by cashtree View Post

      This seems to be a common spammer, i've got him too, my guess is he's scrapping signature links off here, and posting on ones that are blogs.
      Except John doesn't have a link in his sig...
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      • Profile picture of the author Martin Percival
        This one's so common that I always wonder if there's a spamming101 manual out there somewhere with advice to use this phrase "cos every blogger loves to be flattered" - or maybe it's just canned in one of the tools
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  • Profile picture of the author Kal Sallam
    Lol,
    That actually turned into a hot thread?
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    • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
      Originally Posted by sbucciarel View Post

      I'll spin it for you for free. Feel free to snag this for your own unique Hello World post.

      {Hi|Bonjour|Good Day|Ciao|Salut} {Globe|Continent|Earth|Planet|Humankind}
      Wow, now I have 25 more equally brilliant posts to drip! Thanks, Suzanne.

      Originally Posted by BIG Mike View Post

      John, how much would you charge me for that harmonizing theme you're using brother? :rolleyes:
      Let your conscience be your guide. My PayPal address is...

      Originally Posted by BIG Mike View Post

      I expanded it with Greek

      {γεια σας|Hi|Bonjour|Good Day|Ciao|Salut} {κόσμο|Globe|Continent|Earth|Planet|Humankind}
      Make that 36 new posts! I can take June off now...

      Seriously, I'm glad I wasn't drinking anything when I read the new posts on this thread. Thanks, again...
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