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- tamar
This has got to be the worst Mixx submission ever. Why the heck are you submitting such lame crap? First of all, if I didn't know better, I'd have thought you submitted only a link to Digg a blank page. But then someone told me that you wrote one sentence. And I looked again and noticed that the entire sentence is your description of the post: "Hello my readers, if you are a regular user of Mixx, you should read about this new feature in their newsletter." Then you submit that to Mixx.

Let me ask you: where's the original content? Do you know how to think for yourself? Do your friends know how to think for themselves, or did you game Mixx by getting this piece of crap on the front page? Seriously. This is the worst poop on the history of this planet.

Blogging, my friend, is not for you, hishman.
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- tamar
By the way, I find it funny that my comment on your Mixx submission is longer than your Mixx submission. Even this little comment is longer.
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- cGt2099
@tamar
If I could, I'd write exactly what you said, but I am not the plagiarizing type :)
In other words, hear hear! You have been hereby nominated for COMMENT OF THE WEEK

The positive voters are also now eligible for a free course in Braille.
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- tamar
WOOT. I knew I'd make it one day.
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- cGt2099
@tamar
That's because you kick ass, dear :)
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- dingman
@hishaman

that site absolutely sucks, seriously.

one line of content and the rest are ads.....uhhh so why again would I go there?
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- gbarberi
@cGt2099 The submitter should be given a Twitter account. He doesn't need a whole blog.
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- nowsourcing
alas, I can only downvote this once.
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- hishaman
@Tamar, I didn't mean to annoy you, I simply made this page to add links to posts and articles that I like, so thats why you found a very short line with a link to the post at Mr. Javo website, I DON'T FIND YOUR LONG COMMENT FUNNY THING! advice should be kind so I can follow.. but you scream in my face like a hell :) why that? I will stop following you because I don't need ore headache :) thanks anyways!!

@cGt2099 , thank you anyways!!

@dingman, yes I know what you mean, but i maybe someone will come back to the website, I notice some people are regular readers already. lets say that I don't have any content on the website, but I like to good articles, this is the reason I have created this website for. Thanks you so much for your comment.. I really appreciate that.

well my friends.. I appreciate all your comments...
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- hishaman
@nowsourcing Yes.. you can do that :) in a very nice way!

the thing is .. why votes are 32 UP now?
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- nowsourcing
@hishaman
if you are trying to say that 32 upvotes means that your story is quality, think again. I'm sure that many of those votes were just from blind voting and you just sending out shouts and requests to have your friends vote the story.

The reason that myself and a few other regular Mixxers here are telling you that your content is crap is for the following reasons (try to follow along):

1 - you submitted a piece of content that was 1 sentence long.

2 - the reason that you have so many views on it now is that lots of Mixxers are checking it out and cannot believe the poor quality, and wanted to see it for themselves.

3 - the 2 links in the article were:
a - both pointing to the same place
b - not pointing to the original source (the Mixx blog) where the announcement was made
c - Mr. Javo's article basically copied the content that had been in the Mixx blog but at least he added a few things to the conversation (i.e he advocated that his readers check out MIxx and showed us his Mixx group).

4 - what you have done essentially is what's called bloghopping (go look it up), where you are linking to something other than the source. Had this been the Propeller community, an admin would most likely have yanked your story. Frankly, I'm surprised that you were lucky enough not to have Mixx remove it.

5 - I see that you submitted that article to digg as well, and it received a whopping 2 votes, including your own and some guy named nepspeed82. Looks like the community has spoken over there and clearly doesn't think anything of your submission.

6 - Also did a little investigative work, and saw that you've submitted a total of 63 stories to Mixx from babeltalk.net. Every one of these 63 has been submitted by you. While I didn't click though to all of them, a random sampling of them showed that these stories are all 1 sentence long. I'm sure if I took a closer look its just the same people voting on all of them.

While I can't speak for everyone, Hishaman - I feel that you bring no value to this community and strongly suggest that you carefully read and re-read this comment before trying to participate again.
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- BartTheBear
A+ on the linkback to your blog

F on the nature of the description.
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- SilentJay74
I am not even going to click the submission link. I am blind down voting, reason being, I know and respect each commenter on this post. I see exactly, judging from the comments what is going on here. Please Hishman, re think your submission strategy. This community does not need or tolerate these kind of submissions.
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- daveuk
That is the worst spam I have ever seen. The spammer has not even bothered to steel some content.
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- tamar
"but i maybe someone will come back to the website, I notice some people are regular readers already."

But are they really? My Twitter feed (http://twitter.com/tamar) is more interesting than your blog, and I'm limited there to 140 characters.

Honestly, if that is truly the case, it speaks volumes for the number of idiots there are using the internet. There are so many more quality sites out there, and yours clearly ranks the lowest.

By the way, you didn't annoy me. The fact is that you're a good example for social media mediocrity. The biggest flaw is the fact that you don't even realize you did anything wrong. I'm sorry I offended you by screaming in your face like hell, but yes, you kind of deserve it. Your contributions to Mixx thus far (as per nowsourcing) are purely crap. Let me spell that out: C-R-A-P.

Words of advice:
1. Learn to write real posts.
2. Learn to think for yourself.
3. Learn to use social media in a way that benefits everyone.

While this post has mostly berated your involvement, I will pat you on the back for the fact that you actually wrote a lengthy response to my criticism. See? That, too, is longer than the post you submitted to Mixx. That's a start.
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- cGt2099
How much spam could a spammer spam if the content's got no wood?
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- SilentJay74
@tamar I think....I love you. HA HA!
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- SilentJay74
@cGt2099 And you my friend are my new heterosexual life mate...like it or not.
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- cGt2099
@SilentJay74
Shit
Does this mean I get a reach around next time?
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- cGt2099
@SilentJay74
Wait
You said Hetero
Nevermind

XD
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- SilentJay74
@cGt2099 Um yeah dude. Jeeshhh.
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- cGt2099
@SilentJay74
Not that there's anything wrong with that
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- Sharkyx
That's lameass man. Learn the proper etiquette, before submitting to social networks. You'll only end up looking silly and labeled as a spammer. Btw Tamar you owned! haha :D
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- DarkNemesis618
Fastest "popular" story downvoted ever! (at least that I've seen)

And when I say "popular" i actually mean "CRAP"

On a side note, Mixx should let me downvote a couple more times
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- DarkNemesis618
I want to report this, but this conversation is just too good to see go away...
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- Albionshores
Although you could all be selling him short.
Look at the banner on the site:

"Global Content.. Make Meaning Or Die."

LOL!
That's got to be satire.
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- DarkNemesis618
@sustainablogger quit blind voting!
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- nowsourcing
@SilentJay74 @cGt2099 get a room :)
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- hishaman
@nowsourcing I know that what you are saying is true, and you are right about that, but I wonder if you read Babel Talk about page!

http://babeltalk.net/talk/about/

I think it will answer lots of what you came up with!
plz note that I am not submitting a crap, it's not about how long my sentences are, I submit links to specific articles I choose my self and also it's recommended to me from my friends and readers, Babel Talk is not yet old, I just created one month back, and it's also not my blog.. it's my long blogroll if you can get it.
My blog is here:

http://mylifethinking.com

Thanks for your comment, I really don't want bother people here, I will try to follow advices in your comment, but that doesn't mean I will stop submitting links to articles that I like. with all respect.
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- tamar
"I really don't want bother people here, I will try to follow advices in your comment, but that doesn't mean I will stop submitting links to articles that I like. with all respect."

Did you really *like* that piece of crap? With that logic, you can say "I am currently in the bathroom making a huge dump" and it will probably hit the front page with the way you got people to vote up this article to begin with.

Please. Try it .
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- hishaman
@tamar just want to tell you that I don't like your way to tell things, so .. no reply for u
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- Belligerent
@hishaman
Dude, I think what she's trying to tell you is that there are better ways for you to "broadcast" your favorite links instead of just fooling people into visting your blog.

Let me try to be constructive:

Save up your links for a week.

Write ONE post Titled "Best Links of the Week"
In it, don't just list out the links. Give some thought and time to why you chose THOSE links instead of the thousands of others you COULD have chosen.

Submit that post to Mixx.

That adds some value to the world because it shows that you aren't just treating people like cattle--trying to get them to your blog to display ads to them. You are treating people with respect and valuing their time.
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- hishaman
@Belligerent

Ok, but I don't think she is trying to tell me that :) and I am not fooling anyone to visit my blog, but I am sharing the links to good articles only, and I believe this is what I am doing.

but let me tell you something.. I will change all of that because I really don't want to annoy anyone, just because people think that I am fooling them.
thanks!!

I will not go for bad discussions, if this community is the best I will follow what the community wants.
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- DarkNemesis618
@hishaman with all respect, Tamar and everyone else is trying to tell you that this stuff is not "quality" content, in fact it borders on spam, if it already isn't.
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- tamar
"but I am sharing the links to good articles only,"

@hishaman: Why are you "sharing the links to good articles only?" Why not submit the ORIGINAL article DIRECTLY to Mixx? What value does your post have for the readers when they have to click on your one-sentence submission to the original source? Nowsourcing called it bloghopping. Most other people call it blogspam. Your submission was nothing but blogspam. That's poor taste.
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- DarkNemesis618
@tamar is right, us internet people don't like blogspam or having to click through 5 links to get to the original source...just submit the original source to Mixx, it will make us Mixxer's happy because its not spam.
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- hishaman
@DarkNemesis618 Ok, Thanks!

@tamar Did you read the " About" page? read is and you will know:

http://babeltalk.net/talk/about/
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- dingman
Actually, @hishaman, it is a bunch of blog spam.

JUST LINK TO THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE.

I know it's a hard concept to grasp, but with your ability to link to other articles, I think you can grasp it.
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- hishaman
@dingman It's ok, I misunderstand at the beginning, but now I can say that I will learn from this mistake.

you will see a complete change soon!

Thank you so much!
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- sonnygill
I don't see the benefit in a single post/link whorehouse? You're making it difficult for users, not easier - take @Belligerent's advice.
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- SilentJay74
@hishaman
Dude seriously....you can't flex Tamar. I have been following her for a long time. Even before I knew her. Tamar's advice is highly sought after. Um she even writes for Mashableand Lifehacker. (Sorry Tamar, had to name drop). She is also HIGHLY respected in both the Social Media and Blogging communities. I think her popular ratio on Digg is somewhere in the neighborhood of 70%.
So dude...you can't win, just stop.
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- hishaman
@sonnygill
Thanks, yes I will.
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- tamar
"@tamar Did you read the " About" page? read is and you will know:

http://babeltalk.net/talk/about/"

Okay, so here are the pertinent parts:
"Babel Talk seeks to aggregate, curate, and amplify the global online communities, shining light on places and people other media often ignore in any given country in the world."
[snip]
"You may also would like to join the editorial team, and have the ability to link to articles and post from all over the internet, if you do, feel free contact us, and we will create an account for you."

Right. Essentially the "About" page is saying that no content from babeltalk.net should be allowed on Mixx (unless it provides value). Currently, it does not.

It's like submitting a Digg page to Mixx. You don't do that. It's not proper etiquette. Yet that is exactly what you are doing because you're submitting a submission of a submission (of yet another submission), and this is what you say you do on your "About" page.

It's fine if you do that on your site. It's CRAP if you submit that to a social site like Mixx.

I hope you do turn a new leaf and take this criticism to heart.
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- hishaman
@SilentJay74 I don't know why you are telling all of that, but following her is your own biz dude!!
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- hishaman
@tamar Yes... "It's like submitting a Digg page to Mixx"

That was my mistake :) I don't know .. but I was really looking to it from another point of view!!
but thanks to you.. I knew it now. Damn!!
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- SilentJay74
@hishaman
Hey man I am just saying take her advice. It is damn good advice from an EXPERT.
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- hishaman
@SilentJay74
Actually I will take advice of all people who commented here.
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- tamar
@hishaman that's all we are looking for. :) I look forward to seeing more quality contributions from you in the future!
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- SilentJay74
Adding Digits12 and Naterooks to the Blind List. Do you dumbasses need a seeing eye dog?
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- SilentJay74
Also recommending Digits12 for Gayest Avatar on Mixx award.
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- nowsourcing
@hishaman
I've read your about page, and as @tamar said, that really doesn't explain your actions here. You've generated more discussion pissing off top Mixx users here than the totality of babeltalk.net. Some say that infamy is still fame, so I guess you've got that to add to your belt.
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- DarkNemesis618
@SilentJay74 where is this blind list? This submission should mark the perfect identifier, although I can already add several names to the list from other places.
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- geneles
@hishaman u said "tamar just want to tell you that I don't like your way to tell things, so .. no reply for u" ... uhggg I think your comment counts as a reply.
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- Honest_Ape
@SilentJay74
I think this post many have good quality yes. Why you mean? It super not cool. I raspberry lemonade your face.
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- DarkNemesis618
Wow...blind voter's galore...
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- Honest_Ape
@nowsourcing
Why make fun of belt? Isn't holding pants likely for good? Add to belt? I don't know what it mean, okay!
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- Honest_Ape
@DarkNemesis618
How can person vote without seeing? Are you laughing at blind peoples? They not decide blind. I think I hate it.
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- Honest_Ape
@sonnygill
You say "I don't see the benefit in a single post/link whorehouse?" earlier above here. I think meaning is warehouse, yes? Where collects many link posts? Whorehouse is place for womens to make sex for paying.
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- nowsourcing
@Honest_Ape
(hands you keys to the Internets)
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- hishaman
@tamar
You will as soon as I come back, thank you!

@nowsourcing
Anything you say :)

@geneles
Yes.. my comment counts as a reply to her, simply because I changed my mind :)
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- tamar
This is my favorite Mixx page ever.
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- hishaman
@tamar
Sure it is :)

check this one.. I wrote it after this great discussion :

http://www.mixx.com/stories/1092887/_trob_failure_great_evident_of_education_corruption

plz avoid blind votes :)
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- polymath22
hey everyone. im sorry.
i blind voted this article. i gave credibility to the fact that it already had up-teen votes. my habit is to vote first, ask questions later. (i developed that habit when i used read the article but forget to vote)

i thought this mixx article would make a nice addition to some of my groups, so i added it to a few, then i wanted to see the comments, and saw the commotion. i went back and deleted the submissions from the groups, but forgot to change my upvote, probably mis-leading others to follow my lead.

ill try to keep a closer eye on the problem, and thanks to everyone who nipped this in the bud. i seldom get burned voting for spam on here, so this was a bit unexpected.

again, i apologize
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- SilentJay74
This is now the most Epic MIxx thread in history! SAVED! Somebody screenshot this shit!
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- tamar
Screenshotted via Pearl Crescent Page Saver (Firefox Addon). It rocks.
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- SilentJay74
@nowsourcing Great...nowsourcing...just great....give a kid a rocket launcher to while your at it.
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- tamar
@hishaman, that's a better blog post. Thank you for taking our advice. As a really gentle recommendation, though, I would just suggest that you build up your English writing skills. I want to understand what you're saying, but for the most part, I don't. :(
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- nowsourcing
@tamar
agreed, this is the best Mixx page I've ever seen.
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- hishaman
@tamar

Thank you for your advice, I am trying hard to do so as it's not my native language, but I think culture is a main part of this :) you have just inspired me with an idea of write a new post about language and culture!!

@tamar

At the beginning I was feeling so bad and very down because of this discussion, but after thinking again and calming down my self, I say to my self that if I am wrong I should rethink again about what I am doing.. so.. I will try something completely different this time.. maybe this discussion will take me to another level, but I was needing someone to hit me on the head :) and wake me up ha ha ha!! :)
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- tamar
Well, hishaman, I am glad I delivered. ;)
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- burento
Great story.. so where can i find these so called communities... ?
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- fastfastlane
Wow, takes a beating and keeps on ticking. Gotta hand it to him for that ;-)

@dakeuk
"The spammer has not even bothered to steel some content."

Stealing content is never funny, but your comment sure as hell was ;-)
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- hishaman
@fastfastlane

I didn't steal anything from anyone, I have a discussions on blogcatalog community that people submitted articles to link back to them on babeltalk.net, here is the links of the discussions:

Submit Articles and Get Link To Babel Talk:
http://www.blogcatalog.com/group/my-life-thinking-1/discuss/entry/submit-articles-and-get-link-to-babel-talk

Babel Talk - Free Links to your Blog:
http://www.blogcatalog.com/group/my-life-thinking-1/discuss/entry/babel-talk-free-links-to-your-blog
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- fastfastlane
@hishaman

I wasn't accusing you of stealing anything Hishaman. I was only replying to Daveuk's comment. It had no reference to YOU stealing content. He was merely talking about spam blogs in general.
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- hishaman
@fastfastlane

Ok, Thanks for explanation!
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- greatdebaters
@hishaman

you got it :) it wasn't a mistake at all. :) this is what i call a discussion. keep going . YOU DID IT :)
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- hishaman
@greatdebaters

Thanks for encouraging me, I really appreciate that :)
well.. lets say that we can learn from that, this discussion introduced me to new friends!!
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