PF Blogs disabled for regular users

[Greg Bernhardt]

To help combat some spam we've been encountering in the blogs we've disabled with blog system for the next few days. This only affects normal users trying to post a new entry. Sorry for the inconvenience.

 

[Evo]

This only affects normal users trying to post a new entry.

So, abnormal users can still post.

 

[Office_Shredder]

But mommy said I'm SPECIAL!

 

[Vanadium 50]

No, it's the irregular users who can still post. Avoid prune juice!

 

[Math Is Hard]

No, it's the irregular users who can still post. Avoid prune juice!

That's how I saw it. You can have your fiber, or you can have your blog. Your choice!

 

[Math Is Hard]

So, joking aside, does this mean you can still post in the blogs if you are a
homework helper, science advisor, mentor, gold member, or "PF Member award" winner?

 

[lisab]

So, joking aside, does this mean you can still post in the blogs if you are a
homework helper, science advisor, mentor, gold member, or "PF Member award" winner?

The irregulars .

 

[turbo]

Marty Feldman would say my brain is "Abby" normal, so I'm covered.

 

[Office_Shredder]

So, joking aside, does this mean you can still post in the blogs if you are a
homework helper, science advisor, mentor, gold member, or "PF Member award" winner?

I can post to my blog as a homework helper. Spamming blogs for the purposes of determining who can still post seems counterproductive though.

I also totally wasted my PF blog virginity.

 

[Evo]

I can post to my blog as a homework helper. Spamming blogs for the purposes of determining who can still post seems counterproductive though.

I also totally wasted my PF blog virginity.

We appreciate the sacrifice.

 

[D H]

Spamming blogs for the purposes of determining who can still post seems counterproductive though.

The spammers apparently talked about us at spammers_r_us.com. We have had to delete 140 blog entries that were obvious spam over the last three days.

 

[cronxeh]

Speaking of spam, I thought I'd share this. I found the replies in this thread hilarious.

 

[Evo]

The spammers apparently talked about us at spammers_r_us.com. We have had to delete 140 blog entries that were obvious spam over the last three days.

And it was fun! I woke up this morning and went directly to blogs so I could ban someone and there were no spammers left.

 

[Math Is Hard]

The spammers apparently talked about us at spammers_r_us.com. We have had to delete 140 blog entries that were obvious spam over the last three days.

I hadn't seen that much spam since I was in Hawaii.

 

[Lisa!]

Phew! Finally somebody considered me normal!

 

[shelovesmath]

There are blogs on this site?

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

There are blogs on this site?

https://www.physicsforums.com/blog.php

 

[estro]

Hi, 2 questions.
1. The blogs still locked? I'can't figure out how to post a post=)
2. Is there an option to make private post? (wanted to organize some of my ideas)

Thanks, this forum is a real piece of gem!

 

[jtbell]

You'll probably have to wait until Greg returns from his vacation travels before there is a definitive resolution to the blog spam problem.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Hi, 2 questions.
1. The blogs still locked? I'can't figure out how to post a post=)
2. Is there an option to make private post? (wanted to organize some of my ideas)

Thanks, this forum is a real piece of gem!

1. Yes and hope to unlock in the next few days

2. Yes

 

[Born2bwire]

Thank God. I have been sitting on a 12 page introspective post concerning my morning coffee and a rather large piece of navel lint.

 

[Redbelly98]

b2bw, I realize you're joking (and you did give me a chuckle), but in the interest of clarifying things: Contributors, Science Advisors, Homework Helpers, and Mentors can currently post to the blog.

 

[hawk 1sr]

so how/when will i get to blog/ask questions?

 

[cronxeh]

so how/when will i get to blog/ask questions?

Stop hugging a tree and https://www.physicsforums.com/payments.php"

 

[tiny-tim]

welcome to pf!

hi hawk 1sr! welcome to pf!

to ask a question, always do it by starting a new thread (click on the "new topic" button) in the appropriate forum

 

[Redbelly98]

so how/when will i get to blog/ask questions?

tiny-tim is correct. You can post questions right now, just start a thread in the appropriate forum section.

When the blog is used to ask questions, homework or otherwise, it gets deleted.

 

[Demystifier]

So, does anybody know when shall we be able to write new blog entries?

 

[Evo]

So, does anybody know when shall we be able to write new blog entries?

You should be able to since you are a Science Advisor. Is it not working for you?

 

[Demystifier]

You should be able to since you are a Science Advisor. Is it not working for you?

It seems that it doesn't work for me. Or to be more precise, I cannot find where should I click to post a new blog entry.

 

[Redbelly98]

It seems that it doesn't work for me. Or to be more precise, I cannot find where should I click to post a new blog entry.

If you are allowed to post to your blog, this should work:

Click on "My PF" at the upper left of any forum page.
Click on "Blog", at the bottom of the left-hand column.
Click on "Your Blog", 1st item in the Blog Control Panel group in the left column.
Click on "Post to your Blog", 2nd item in the Options group in the left column.

That should do it. Hmmm, it's My PF, yet it's Your Blog. Gads, these inconsistencies just drive the OCD in me nuts

 

[Gokul43201]

You never blog for yourself, you blog for the masses! =D

 

[Office_Shredder]

My physics teacher usually just tells us the masses on the worksheet.

 

[Demystifier]

Click on "Post to your Blog", 2nd item in the Options group in the left column.

Thanks, but I don't have this item.

 

[Redbelly98]

Thanks, but I don't have this item.

Shoot, I'm stumped then.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Normal users can post new entries now. Thanks for the patience!

 

[cronxeh]

Ok this thing needs to be permanent. The spam in blogs resumed again

https://www.physicsforums.com/blog.php?b=2153
https://www.physicsforums.com/blog.php?b=2154

 

[Evo]

Ok this thing needs to be permanent. The spam in blogs resumed again

https://www.physicsforums.com/blog.php?b=2153
https://www.physicsforums.com/blog.php?b=2154

We've been deleting them as fast as they appear. Please continue reporting them!

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Grrr I should be able to block again tonight and start thinking of new solutions

 

[KalamMekhar]

Grrr I should be able to block again tonight and start thinking of new solutions

Pay for gold account, get blog. Someone can have my blog, I don't use it.

 

[Office_Shredder]

You can't just open up blogs to people who have at least a certain number of posts? Yeah it'll keep people from joining and starting up a blog right away but if they're going to be around long enough for a blog to make sense writing then they should build up a halfway decent post count anyway (doesn't need to be a huge number)

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

You can't just open up blogs to people who have at least a certain number of posts? Yeah it'll keep people from joining and starting up a blog right away but if they're going to be around long enough for a blog to make sensedecent post count anyway (doesn't need to be a huge number)

indeed but I'm on Zambia and won't be able to do it for a couple weeks

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

blogs for normal users has been deactivated again. i'll be able to implement a permanent solution to our spam problem in a couple weeks

 

[drizzle]

blogs for normal users has been deactivated again. i'll be able to implement a permanent solution to our spam problem in a couple weeks

Have you been into a time machine or something?!

 

[Norman]

Any plans to work on this? Just looking for an update. Wanted to post on my blog today.

Thanks.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Any plans to work on this? Just looking for an update. Wanted to post on my blog today.

Thanks.

try now

 

[Norman]

Thanks Greg for the quick response! It is working.