Some questions for readers

I have noticed some things happening recently that lead me to ask some questions.

1a. If you are subscribed to follow WUWT via email, where you get emails advising you of new posts, are you still getting those emails? For example, a notice of this post?

1b. If you aren’t receiving those emails, are they in your SPAM filter?

2. If you are subscribed to WUWT via RSS feed, are you still able to read it in the reader of your choice?

3. Are you getting any sorts of SPAM, phishing, or “unsafe” website notices for any links that might be embedded in those emails or feeds?

Please leave answers yes/no in comments.

The reason I ask is that WordPress recently flagged WUWT as a high traffic site, and added extra advertising, for which I get a few cents per click. But, at the same time I’m wondering if that has come with a penalty in the form of a raised SPAM score due to that extra advertising.

As always, thanks for visiting and thanks for your support. – Anthony

 

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Michael Larkin
October 2, 2012 2:39 pm

1a. Not subscribed
1b. N/A
2. Not subscribed via RSS
3. No noticeable increase in SPAM

Watchman
October 2, 2012 2:42 pm

2 yes
3 no

Spinifers
October 2, 2012 3:01 pm

1a: Yes.
1b: Sometimes (but all my emails periodically get sent to spam, seems to be a Yahoo thing).
2: N/A
3: No.

David Jones
October 2, 2012 3:02 pm

Steve C says:
October 2, 2012 at 8:39 am
Emails and RSS n/a, as I prefer to travel by mouse. No apparent spam from giving you a genuine email address for commenting. All very civilised.
I am similar. No sign up, no emails, just open wuwt blog site via IE. No problems.

Common Sense
October 2, 2012 3:04 pm

I get WUWT via RSS and it’s fine with no spam.

Jim G
October 2, 2012 3:15 pm

No problems.

Paul Martin
October 2, 2012 3:22 pm

1a. n/a
1b. n/a
2. yes
3. no
RSS using Firefox smart bookmark. No problems. I don’t see ads and trackers are rejected (courtesy of Adblock Plus and Ghostery). I also view on my smart phone occasionally, and do see the ads when I use that.

Dave N
October 2, 2012 3:24 pm

2. Yes. I use Google Reader and it works fine in FF and Chrome.
3. I doubt it

Tony McGough
October 2, 2012 3:45 pm

I don’t subscribe to emails, but look (daily) using my Chromebook with Adblock. No problems at all (apart from argumentative commenters!).

Anonymous
October 2, 2012 3:49 pm

NASA JSC has added you to their restricted sites list.

October 2, 2012 3:55 pm

Google just blocked a simple query to another site, claiming that ?WUWT was open in another tab/window at the time but I doubt connected.
Certainly is malware about, alwasy morphing.
However IMJ Google is not producing top quality code.

PaulID
October 2, 2012 3:58 pm

1a yes
1b N/A
2 no
3 no

October 2, 2012 4:05 pm

Subscribed, but not getting emails. I get you through Google Reader.

Iain Dutton
October 2, 2012 4:49 pm

I am still receiving aan RSS feed from the site, I receive it on a Mac via a programme named Vienna.

Mique
October 2, 2012 4:54 pm

1a. No
1b. N/A
2. Yes
3. No

October 2, 2012 5:01 pm

1a. N/A
1b. NA
2. Yes – using Google reader
3. No more spam than usual … and nothing that looks like it might have been a result of WUWT

Doug Hilliard
October 2, 2012 5:09 pm

1a. Yes
1b N/A
2 N/A
3 No

CRS, Dr.P.H.
October 2, 2012 5:29 pm

1a. N/A, I read the RSS feed directly
1b. N/A
2. Yes, Apple Mail RSS program works with no problem
3. No

Duncan Binks
October 2, 2012 5:41 pm

All OK here.
DuncanB (UK)

Brian
October 2, 2012 5:52 pm

2. I follow the site via RSS and I am having no problems. In fact, the RSS is now working better than ever.

Louis
October 2, 2012 5:56 pm

I have been reading the RSS feed using Google Reader without problems for the past year or two. I haven’t noticed any significant changes.

Steve
October 2, 2012 6:00 pm

All are a N/A for me, I always log onto internet and go to http://www.wattsupwiththat.com

chrisretusn
October 2, 2012 6:02 pm

1. N/A
2. Yes
3. No

October 2, 2012 6:07 pm

1a. N/A
1b. N/A
2. Yes
3. Did not notice.

George Gillan
October 2, 2012 6:25 pm

2. Yes
3. No

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