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Offline brickbatz

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Has WOT gone mad?
« on: September 19, 2012, 02:43:20 PM »
The Firefox add-on WOT, the Web Of Trust gives this site a [Very Poor] rating.


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Re: Has WOT gone mad?
« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2012, 02:53:55 PM »
Seems it's due to Dareks67' solitary, and inaccurate suggestion that we are a phishing site.

I'll send Dweez after him.
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Re: Has WOT gone mad?
« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2012, 03:17:10 PM »
What a total bunch of crap.

http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/diasfora.co.uk/comment-49984581#comment-49984581
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    Dareks67 09/19/2012

    Phishing or other scams

This website is classified as a phishing website.
It is associated with attempts to acquire sensitive information such as user names, passwords and credit card
details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity.
You should not enter confidential information on this website.
http://www.phishtank.com/index.php

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Re: Has WOT gone mad?
« Reply #3 on: September 19, 2012, 04:19:58 PM »
This post on Mozilla has someone not being too happy with WOT and a possible way of resolving it?

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by TGWarez on September 14, 2012 · permalink

The service is completely inaccurate, and open for abuse by everybody.

There must be a system in place to take over this major shortcoming or otherwise this addon is a fail.
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (20120827).

by WOT Services (Developer) on September 14, 2012 · permalink

Our reputations tell you how much people trust websites and the rating system is highly resistant against manipulation, which is probably why you decided to post here instead. You can learn more from our FAQ:

http://www.mywot.com/wiki/FAQ#Reputations_are_easy_to_manipulate

If you feel a specific website has been rated unfairly, here's what you can do:

http://www.mywot.com/faq/website/reputation-problems#misrated
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Re: Has WOT gone mad?
« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2012, 12:20:27 AM »
Google Chrome FTW.
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Re: Has WOT gone mad?
« Reply #5 on: September 20, 2012, 02:05:40 AM »
I'm shocked.
Trouble is i never have any money left on my credit card . ;D ;D
My password would get you on Diasfora only  as well.
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Re: Has WOT gone mad?
« Reply #6 on: September 20, 2012, 04:52:31 AM »
Quote from: 6pairsofshoes on September 20, 2012, 12:20:27 AM
Google Chrome FTW.
No thanks, Chrome won't protect you from malicious sites any more than Firefox. WOT isn't built into Firefox, it's a third party add-on. Now I'm wondering how many of the sites I shied away from, because of a warning, were in fact good sites.
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Re: Has WOT gone mad?
« Reply #7 on: September 20, 2012, 05:50:18 AM »
Quote from: goldshirt*9 on September 20, 2012, 02:05:40 AM
Trouble is i never have any money left on my credit card . ;D ;D

That's not important. smokester would hack you for booze though.  ;D
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Re: Has WOT gone mad?
« Reply #8 on: September 20, 2012, 01:15:28 PM »
well, for what it's worth, i've re-rated it (though didn't add a comment)  :-\
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Re: Has WOT gone mad?
« Reply #9 on: September 20, 2012, 02:49:28 PM »
The phishtank website the comment posted says it's a few directories in "www.diasfora.co.uk" (/themes/core/... etc.).
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Re: Has WOT gone mad?
« Reply #10 on: September 20, 2012, 07:04:47 PM »
Quote from: chekovsulu on September 20, 2012, 02:49:28 PM
The phishtank website the comment posted says it's a few directories in "www.diasfora.co.uk" (/themes/core/... etc.).

It's also saying the suspect file cannot be found.  I wish it'd make its mind up.
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Re: Has WOT gone mad?
« Reply #11 on: September 20, 2012, 07:11:11 PM »
I checked and there was a hangover folder from a hack we had a while back that'd been emptied.  Perhaps it had that cached.

We're firewalled now anyway.
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Re: Has WOT gone mad?
« Reply #12 on: September 20, 2012, 11:33:34 PM »
I hate how booze just vanishes.

Might I suggest a thread title change? ( Diasfora slandered by Firefox Add-on "WOT")

or is this section spider blocked? I think it'd be neat to shake things up through the venue of Google.
« Last Edit: September 20, 2012, 11:35:17 PM by 8ullfrog »
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Re: Has WOT gone mad?
« Reply #13 on: September 21, 2012, 12:54:10 AM »
haha, you thought i was kiddin.
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Re: Has WOT gone mad?
« Reply #14 on: September 21, 2012, 02:30:54 AM »
Quote from: 8ullfrog on September 20, 2012, 11:33:34 PM
I hate how booze just vanishes.

Might I suggest a thread title change? ( Diasfora slandered by Firefox Add-on "WOT")

or is this section spider blocked? I think it'd be neat to shake things up through the venue of Google.

Even better, I've made it the news so not only can this thread be spidered (it's public), but in a while your suggestion should come up as the site/index page description.
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Re: Has WOT gone mad?
« Reply #15 on: September 21, 2012, 02:44:16 AM »
Hi smoke.
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Re: Has WOT gone mad?
« Reply #16 on: September 21, 2012, 03:14:32 AM »
Quote from: Beatrix on September 21, 2012, 02:44:16 AM
Hi smoke.

Hello Bea.

On this subject, we are definitely clean and I am hoping that once Phishtank's cache is updated they will see our true status.

Regardless of what might be lurking in one's site files (the Wordpress sites I host get hacked on a monthly basis and getting every little character of malicious code out can be tricky, even though the threat has been deleted), I don't think anyone can use the terms "Verified: Is a phish" unless a phishing attempt has actually occurred.  It's like the false positives that anti-virus programs sometimes give when they don't recognise a file.
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Re: Has WOT gone mad?
« Reply #17 on: September 24, 2012, 02:53:37 AM »
Thanks for the heads-up with this Brickbatz as it seems WOT have now rescanned our files and we no longer have a bad reputation. 

Another plus is it makes Darek look a bit of a twit.
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Re: Has WOT gone mad?
« Reply #18 on: September 24, 2012, 05:27:43 PM »
When I saw that I thought WTF? Now WOT says Not enough ratings for this site.

* I registered an account with WOT and gave us an excellent rating across the board.
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Re: Has WOT gone mad?
« Reply #19 on: September 25, 2012, 01:13:13 AM »
how do I do that?

Also, B, when we going to hit up star trek again?
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Re: Has WOT gone mad?
« Reply #20 on: September 25, 2012, 01:41:28 AM »
Whenever you ask, after Tuesdays.
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Re: Has WOT gone mad?
« Reply #21 on: September 25, 2012, 02:42:26 AM »
Well yeah, NCIS is 8 PM Tuesday, PST.

Sorry I've been a poor correspondent, poo's been crazy.
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Re: Has WOT gone mad?
« Reply #22 on: September 25, 2012, 08:20:55 AM »
Quote from: 8ullfrog on September 25, 2012, 01:13:13 AM
how do I do that?

If you have WOT installed in Firefox, click on the icon then View scorecard for rating details. You can register, rate and comment there.
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Re: Has WOT gone mad?
« Reply #23 on: October 02, 2012, 05:30:45 AM »
Quote from: brickbatz on September 19, 2012, 02:43:20 PM
The Firefox add-on WOT, the Web Of Trust gives this site a [Very Poor] rating.





Sorry guys, couldn't resist  ;D
How's everybody doing by the way, it's been a while.  8)
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Re: Has WOT gone mad?
« Reply #24 on: October 02, 2012, 02:06:34 PM »
Quote from: hmed2390 on October 02, 2012, 05:30:45 AM
How's everybody doing by the way, it's been a while.  8)

A bit worn out and creaking at the hinges, but otherwise ok.

Nice to see you around Hmed, I hope you're well too.
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Re: Has WOT gone mad?
« Reply #25 on: October 03, 2012, 04:02:10 AM »
Right, installed WOT, not seeing the problem.

Gave it a good rating, and a short review. Will now be uninstalling the add-on. Do people really need such a net-nanny?
« Last Edit: October 03, 2012, 04:24:52 AM by 8ullfrog »
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Re: Has WOT gone mad?
« Reply #26 on: October 05, 2012, 10:02:06 AM »
I have NoScript disabled for now. If WOT shows a warning I enable it before going to the site.
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Re: Has WOT gone mad?
« Reply #27 on: October 06, 2012, 02:50:37 AM »
I found Noscript a real pain to use. :-\
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Re: Has WOT gone mad?
« Reply #28 on: October 06, 2012, 07:25:09 AM »
It does seems somewhat counter productive.  I have been buying a few things online as usual, but now I get a WOT warning for some sites I visit, sites I know to be pretty safe.  I expect one person has given it a bad review and nobody has bothered writing a good one so the mud sticks.  I know this as a WOT warning I have emptied my basket and bought the products elsewhere (I'm so impressionable).

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Re: Has WOT gone mad?
« Reply #29 on: October 07, 2012, 03:25:46 PM »
I remember Demonoid having an Excellent rating from WOT. I reckon a lot of members were casting their votes
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Re: Has WOT gone mad?
« Reply #30 on: October 08, 2012, 11:50:38 AM »
Quote from: smokester on October 02, 2012, 02:06:34 PM
A bit worn out and creaking at the hinges, but otherwise ok.

Nice to see you around Hmed, I hope you're well too.
::)

Thanks smokes, good to be back.  8)

Quote from: brickbatz on October 07, 2012, 03:25:46 PM
I remember Demonoid having an Excellent rating from WOT. I reckon a lot of members were casting their votes

That's usually how it works, no?
« Last Edit: October 08, 2012, 11:52:09 AM by hmed2390 »
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Re: Has WOT gone mad?
« Reply #31 on: October 19, 2012, 10:04:39 AM »
Who is Darek and why would he say this is a phishing site?

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Re: Has WOT gone mad?
« Reply #32 on: October 22, 2012, 08:27:33 AM »
Quote from: subvinorosa on October 19, 2012, 10:04:39 AM
Who is Darek and why would he say this is a phishing site?
He's just some slob with a keyboard and an internet connection, as far as I can tell. Only "The Shadow" and Darek know why.
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