Uh...

May. 6th, 2008 07:40 pm
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While I was doing the meme I just posted I found this

Does anyone know this site? Because there are a LOT of my fics there.

Date: 2008-05-06 06:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] vichan.livejournal.com
Looks like one of those 'scoping' websites - something that gathers similar links into one spot. Most likely a bot, rather than a person.

Date: 2008-05-06 06:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] vichan.livejournal.com
Yup. According to it's 'about' section, it's a combination of 'computer-automation' and customer contribution. It's possible that someone put those links there, but I'd say it's almost definitely a bot-run website. It doesn't look like anything but links back to your own fics are actually hosted there.

I think there are codes you can put into your LJ layout that prevent your journal from being 'scraped,' but some of those links aren't even to your fandom journal - just a community you've posted to. (Unfortunately, I don't know the code, but I'm sure somebody does.)

*pats*

Date: 2008-05-07 06:37 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hils.livejournal.com
Well, if they're just links I suppose I can't complain too much :)

Thanks for your help

Date: 2008-05-06 08:32 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] tyffi.livejournal.com
It's some bot-thingy. I once found a link to one of my fics there, and I most definitely know no one reads my fics - ergo: it's a bot.

At least, it doesn't host the fics, just collecting links.

*pets*

Date: 2008-05-07 06:43 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hils.livejournal.com
Yeah, if it's just links I don't mind so much

Date: 2008-05-06 09:07 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lexalicious70.livejournal.com
What the hell? The stories we wrote together are up there too! But at least they aren't under another name, so that's something?

Date: 2008-05-07 06:44 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hils.livejournal.com
Apparently it's just a bot that gathers links. They haven't actually copied the stories, just linked to them

Date: 2008-05-07 01:37 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lexalicious70.livejournal.com
Ah . . . okay then.

*Goes to look up "bot" in Wikipedia*

Date: 2008-05-07 01:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hils.livejournal.com
Hee!

*pets*

Date: 2008-05-06 09:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] svgurl.livejournal.com
WTF is that all about? I was browsing the site and a lot of people who are on my flist have their fics on there.

How weird! :\

Date: 2008-05-07 06:44 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hils.livejournal.com
It is weird!

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