Feed Oddities

July 9, 2007

Andy Skelton

Some people noticed some blog feeds that were showing posts from other blogs. Thanks in part to their quickly blogging the issue, we located and resolved the problem. A few people concluded that their blog’s feed had been compromised. We just wanted to let you know that there was no hacking involved.

The problem was caused by a bug in a new piece of software we are building to keep your blogs and feeds working quickly under heavy loads. If you saw wrong content in your feed, nobody hacked your blog or your feed. It was a software glitch. We are sorry about that. Blog on. 🙂

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  2. Anita Marie Jul 9th at 8:05 pm

    You guys are better then The A-Team…

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  3. anas Jul 9th at 8:07 pm

    Okay, no problem it meant. 🙂

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  4. deambulando Jul 9th at 8:11 pm

    thanks 😉

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  5. axewielderx Jul 9th at 8:17 pm

    k

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  6. abarclay12 Jul 9th at 8:28 pm

    Hack is whack.

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  7. abu ameerah Jul 9th at 8:32 pm

    thanks!

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  8. cheezburger Jul 9th at 8:42 pm

    THANK GOD!

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  9. L Boogie Jul 9th at 9:02 pm

    Good Man Andy….And I shall Blog On..L

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  10. Sandra Jul 9th at 9:17 pm

    Good, i was worried 🙂

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  11. Michael Sync Jul 9th at 9:21 pm

    Ohhh. I seee.. thanks for informing us..

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  12. Vish Jul 9th at 9:36 pm

    Thanks for sorting it! 🙂

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  13. zappi Jul 9th at 9:49 pm

    Ok 🙂

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  14. Thomas Jul 9th at 10:21 pm

    Thank you for quickly addressing the issue, I was one of the people that had problems with their feed – I noticed a couple others had problems in my reader.

    I appreciate that you were open, and gave a decent explanation concerning the issue, not just writing the problem off as one of those things.

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  15. nin_ers Jul 9th at 11:01 pm

    wow

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  16. Sanix Jul 9th at 11:42 pm

    Ow .. you people keep on doing the great work .. Thumbs up 😀

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  17. Unique Muslimah Jul 9th at 11:42 pm

    Thanks 😀

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  18. paurong Jul 10th at 12:03 am

    nice.

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  19. kopidangdut Jul 10th at 12:06 am

    ok..! thanks for your explaination..
    blog on! Hidup Indonesia..

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  20. Rae Jul 10th at 12:13 am

    Cool thanks for clearing that up for us!

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  21. Victor Pencak Jul 10th at 2:03 am

    i use feedburner 😛

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  22. morewordsaboutmusic Jul 10th at 2:19 am

    I knew I was worrying for nothing…keep up the good work.

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  23. Daniel O'Brien Jul 10th at 2:26 am

    Blog on indeed!! 😀

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  24. Mandmsarecol Jul 10th at 2:55 am

    Sigh… that’s a relief! I was freaking out thinking that someone hacked into my blog! Thank for clearing things up! 😎

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  25. goldcoaster Jul 10th at 4:31 am

    thanks for the explaination.

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  26. Brian Jul 10th at 5:31 am

    Whew… that means my lolcats are safe! 😉

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  27. Alasdair Jul 10th at 7:33 am

    Feed? Only when I’m hungry, cheers 😉

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  28. પ્રતીક : Pratik Jul 10th at 10:25 am

    Cool.

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  29. Julio Fragoso Jul 10th at 11:29 am

    i was worried..

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  31. 124c41 Jul 10th at 11:52 am

    Oh, thank you for the quick information on this issue! (And I feel startled this morning…) 😉

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  32. letters Jul 10th at 12:27 pm

    As one of those affected I thank you for fixing this. It was a REAL scare. I imagined some loser going in and deleting my entire blog.

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  33. Jas Jul 10th at 12:51 pm

    Thank goodness for that, now bring back feed stats…

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  34. preciousmetal Jul 10th at 1:01 pm

    very good grasshopper, you tiger now!

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  36. Ben Jul 10th at 2:01 pm

    Thanks Wp 😉

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  37. Netty Jul 10th at 2:29 pm

    Thank you

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  38. James17930 Jul 10th at 2:59 pm

    I have no idea what this means 🙂 .

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  39. Merri Williams Jul 10th at 3:16 pm

    Thanks for several reasons. First, for being honest about the situation – unlike others who just shrug their shoulders and say, ” –it happens”, or just simply ignore the subscriber’s emails. Secondly – for being so quick to respond and correct the problem.
    Thirdly – for being the best. WordPress rocks!

    Blogging away here!

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  40. Mocha! Jul 10th at 3:34 pm

    thanks for letting us know. More reason to stick with wordpress!!!!

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  41. haryiips Jul 10th at 4:18 pm

    thanks for mentioning and apologising

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  42. Katrina Jul 10th at 6:39 pm

    Great!

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  43. budroe Jul 10th at 8:02 pm

    Excellent! Thank you.

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  44. 1ofHis Jul 10th at 8:39 pm

    Good to be aware. Thanks.

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  45. MATT Jul 10th at 10:51 pm

    I didnt do it 😈

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  46. wytammic Jul 11th at 1:25 am

    Woo Hoo!!!

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  47. Lavern Jul 11th at 3:18 am

    Thanks now i know why.

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  48. Sakib Al Mahmud Jul 11th at 5:56 am

    thanks

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  49. bu5lil Jul 11th at 1:15 pm

    thanks

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  50. al5a9oony Jul 11th at 1:39 pm

    THANKS

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  51. mK Jul 11th at 2:11 pm

    no worries guys, you are doin’ great job!!

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  52. ╬æ♣♫☼•♥Cerdos de Mierda♥•☼♫♣æ╬ Jul 11th at 3:36 pm

    It seems I can relax now…
    ♥

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  53. Zeon Jul 11th at 5:01 pm

    Thanks!

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  55. Mrs. T.D. Gaines-Crockett Jul 12th at 3:10 pm

    Thank you very much. I was getting all sorts of nasty things. I am glad it is fixed now.

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  56. tissbw Jul 12th at 4:47 pm

    Thanks wp fo clearing that up

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  57. allantverslendroit Jul 12th at 7:03 pm

    Nice ! You’re all perfect.
    Now I just miss a free complete stats counter.
    And you’ll be the greatests !

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  58. blueautumnψ Jul 12th at 7:30 pm

    thanks guys… lov u

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  59. Robert Jul 13th at 3:10 am

    I think that ‘bug’ was a good idea. Can you please splice me into Cheezburger or Scoble’s feeds?

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  60. ♦Vegetsu Gokazama♦ Jul 13th at 11:43 am

    Hey Thank-You Andy I was quite worried about the feeds..But now they are resolved!!

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  61. cagribey Jul 13th at 9:36 pm

    Thank you

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  62. adminor Jul 14th at 2:46 am

    Now i know why. Thanks

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  63. munggur Jul 14th at 3:16 pm

    wow. So honest! Moreover, all of you – the great team have solved all the problem in a very quick way. Thanks so much. Great!

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  64. ctddd Jul 19th at 4:42 pm

    Thanks for getting on that so quickly~!

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