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   4/02/08

   riverstyxxx

   Another "Start your own business" blog that's forbidden? This is hardly news.

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      4/02/08

      Norski

      Hmm. That could be it.
      
      However, that would mean that Technorati is using keyword algorithms to mark blogs. Not a smart move on their part.
      
      Since "Starting a Small Business Without Losing My Mind" isn't a "Start your own business" blog (of the gimme money for worthless advice/software/whatever sort) - it's a sort of personal journal.
      
      Thanks for the comment: I may have to contact Technorati about this.
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   4/02/08

   Norski

   Oh.
   
   My.
   
   Goodness.
   
   I may have found why the "403 Forbidden" showed up. I made a naughty post. Not really, but someone may have thought so, and reported it.
   
   I've also emailed Technorati, so this is an evolving scenario.

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      4/02/08

      Norski

      Technorati changed that "403 Forbidden" title, but my naughty post is still gone. My guess is that someone flagged " 'The American Dream' Still Exists" ( withoutlosingmymind.blogspot.com/2008/02/american-dream-still-exists.html ) as containing hate speech: or something of the sort.
      
      I'll admit that, from some points of view, that post is pretty radical. It's a sort of book review of "Scratch Beginnings" (Adam Shepard, 2008), a biographical account of someone who "started out with 'a sleeping bag, $25, and the clothes on his back, and restricted from using his contacts or his education,' and a year later had $2,500, a car, and a furnished apartment."
      
      Shocking!
      
      Still no word from Technorati.
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      4/02/08

      offendedblogger

      Hmm, how is that post radical? If that is radical, my Fatwa boys and me are in serious trouble hehe.
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      4/03/08

      Norski

      offendedblogger,
      
      "If that is radical...." Yep, I see what you mean.
      
      A serious response to your question: the post in question actually is "radical," in the sense that it runs straight across the grain of the academic, politically correct, subculture that I spent so much time in. This excerpt may be why the post still isn't listed on Technorati (WARNING! NON-PC MATERIAL FOLLOWS!):
      
      "Adam Shepard cheated, of course - by the standards I learned in college. He's

      • White
      • Male
      • Young
        (Remember ageism? Young or old, you could claim discrimination - those were the days)
      • Willing to Work
      • Smart
        (Sure, he wasn't allowed to use his educational credentials - but he still had an 'unfair advantage' over people who couldn't - or wouldn't - understand simple instructions)

      What I think 'Nickled' and 'Scratch' show is that if you want to, no matter where you start,

      • You can fail
      • You can succeed

      It depends on which outcome you want."
      
      As you see, it's quite "radical." I hope I don't get in trouble now, here in BlogCatalog.
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   4/03/08

   Norski

   Whee!
   
   Now all my blog posts that were listed on Technorati are gone, including the innocuous "Apathetic Lemming of the North."
   
   I think Technorati may be having Technorascible tech problems. Probably something to do with their database.
   
   Apathetic Lemming's (blank) "Latest posts" listings were divided into:
   
   1.
   13972 days ago
   2.
   13972 days ago
   3.
   13972 days ago
   
   By my reckoning, that's a tad upwards of 38 1/4 years ago.
   
   I'm no expert, but I don't know that anybody was blogging in 1970.

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   4/28/08

   Jackie

   Just seen my Herbs 'n Oils blog has a 403 Forbidden at Technorati. Weird seeing it is just about normal oils and herbs no contraversial posts and not a business blog either except for a couple of ads. Very weird....as been with them for 2 years with the blog.

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      4/28/08

      clioandme

      That's an error message of some kind. It's happened to me, but it rights itself the next time it updates the screenshot.
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   5/10/08

   Anniepooh

   I just saw this for myself today on Technorati and Lijit (do they get stats from Technorati?) and ran over here to see if anyone knew why. I write about food for Pete's sake! LOL
   
   It hasn't affected my hits or anything else ... just shows that way elsewhere ... weird.

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   5/10/08

   cayasm

   This is the second time a thread about this has been posted today, one of my blogs has the 403/ forbidden, I have yet to get an answer from technorati.

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   5/10/08

   pointlessbanter

   wait ... people still use technorati?

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      8/15/09

      darqueangel

      what do you by that?
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   4/12/09

   SeoTipsBlogger

   comment removed by the community.

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