I had an unusual email the other day from Blogger saying that I have violated their “Community Guidelines” ARG!
<quote>
Hello,
As you may know, our Community Guidelines
(https://blogger.com/go/contentpolicy) describe the boundaries for what we
allow-- and don't allow-- on Blogger. Your post titled "Chasing Waterfalls
– Cedar Creek Falls" was flagged to us for review. We have determined that
it violates our guidelines and have unpublished the URL
http://ruffinitwithrufus.blogspot.com/2017/01/chasing-waterfalls-cedar-creek-falls.html,
making it unavailable to blog readers.
Why was your blog post unpublished?
Your content has violated our Malware and Viruses policy. Please visit
our Community Guidelines page linked in this email to learn more.
If you are interested in republishing the post, please update the
content to adhere to Blogger's Community Guidelines. Once the content is
updated, you may republish it at
https://www.blogger.com/go/appeal-post?blogId=1359689606970863941&postId=5506073553822961542.
This will trigger a review of the post.
For more information, please review the following resources:
Terms of Service: https://www.blogger.com/go/terms
Blogger Community Guidelines: https://blogger.com/go/contentpolicy
Sincerely,
The Blogger Team
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Yikes! I take pride in checking all links before I post a blog. What I didn’t think of is that those links may change over time. In this case an East County newspaper is now a virus site! Who Knew?
I’ve checked my other posts and can verify that Norton Security has found no other corrupt links.
I removed the links to that pesky newspaper link and resubmitted the questionable post. Which the Blogger Team has oked.
<quote>
Hello,
We have re-evaluated the post titled "Chasing Waterfalls – Cedar Creek
Falls" against Community Guidelines https://blogger.com/go/contentpolicy.
Upon review, the post has been reinstated. You may access the post at
http://ruffinitwithrufus.blogspot.com/2017/01/chasing-waterfalls-cedar-creek-falls.html.
Sincerely,
The Blogger Team
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I will continue to check every link in my blog. But no longer use links from small ‘authorities’ that may change.
I will continue my commitment to not monetarize my blog and will reply to all comments. If a reader takes the time to leave a comment, I feel I should certainly should take the time to acknowledge and respond.
I’ve been quiet for a a bit, now you know why.
Merry Christmas to ALL!
