Tarot Bear
Hello Folks,
I don't often post (usually I am lurking), but I thought I would ask a question of others today. Now, with that said, I'd like to point out that I don't always articulate my thoughts extremely well... and when one adds to that equation the fact that "simple text" is fraught with misunderstanding..... while not forgetting that I'm mixing in some angst, and disappointment .... It's my sincere hope that my question makes sense. I won't bore everyone with an over the top amount of details per se.... but hope it will suffice to relate a truncated (although slightly long) version of the story. I am a "novice reader", and have only been reading... well, I guess it's been about 3 years now. I offer free readings for others in the hope that my readings are accurate, timely, and more over.... "helpful"... I ask nothing for my time, or bandwidth (as all my readings are transferred from table readings to the web as I think people in general are visual, and like to see the cards, ect) nor do I seek donations (not that I am stressing anyone that charges, or accepts donations for readings). All of my reading requests...... (all of my readings period), are done for clients garnered via the web. The reason for this is two fold, one I'd like to become more confident with live readings before making it a habit.... but if the truth really is to be told.... doing readings via the web allows me to do the readings at my "leisure" (and when I have spare time)...... and that means if I feel like doing a reading at 3:00am in my underwear, with messy hair, and bad breath.... while my pair of Dalmatians are flopping around at my feet being silly while dog fur flies in seven directions... then so be it.... as if live clients were present.... I'm sure they wouldn't be amused leaving with their newly acquired mohair sweater. OK, back to my story.... so about 3-4 days ago I was contacted with a reading request... and as luck would have it, there wasn't a queue which would normally be the case for me... so I took care of the reading straight away. I should also mention that my web site where I do/post the readings does not allow "public traffic" (even to the index page, as if someone enters the URL in their browser the user is immediately prompted for a user id, and password on the spot). So after I had finished this particular reading I noticed unusual traffic on my "site logs"..... so adding up the oblivious, I was aware that not only did this person "slurp" (copy, steal, remove for offline reasons) my entire Tarot site, he also let loose a bot on my web site.... and continues failed contact to my Tarot site (through pinging bots, or some other such nonsense) even though he has been banned..... (and he simply gets a 401 error message back). So being the industrious fellow I am..... I started an all out investigation, and had copious results on the guy in question. It appears that this person frequents "extreme political sites", coupled with "somewhat nefarious religious sites".... (and please note that I am not pointing out any type of religious, nor political affiliation). So the whole "Will You Do A Reading For Me" was simply a ruse to see, and later "remove content" from my web site.
Whewwww.... OK, so after that long song, and dance my question is:
Has anyone else been "tricked, fooled, hoodwinked, bamboozled, conned, deceived, duped, flimflammed, hornswoggled, misled, outfoxed" by someone in the past that has had a "not so pure agenda" when asking for a reading?
..... and I just can't understand "why" I didn't "feel" the glaring fact that I was inviting a hellion through my door.......
I don't often post (usually I am lurking), but I thought I would ask a question of others today. Now, with that said, I'd like to point out that I don't always articulate my thoughts extremely well... and when one adds to that equation the fact that "simple text" is fraught with misunderstanding..... while not forgetting that I'm mixing in some angst, and disappointment .... It's my sincere hope that my question makes sense. I won't bore everyone with an over the top amount of details per se.... but hope it will suffice to relate a truncated (although slightly long) version of the story. I am a "novice reader", and have only been reading... well, I guess it's been about 3 years now. I offer free readings for others in the hope that my readings are accurate, timely, and more over.... "helpful"... I ask nothing for my time, or bandwidth (as all my readings are transferred from table readings to the web as I think people in general are visual, and like to see the cards, ect) nor do I seek donations (not that I am stressing anyone that charges, or accepts donations for readings). All of my reading requests...... (all of my readings period), are done for clients garnered via the web. The reason for this is two fold, one I'd like to become more confident with live readings before making it a habit.... but if the truth really is to be told.... doing readings via the web allows me to do the readings at my "leisure" (and when I have spare time)...... and that means if I feel like doing a reading at 3:00am in my underwear, with messy hair, and bad breath.... while my pair of Dalmatians are flopping around at my feet being silly while dog fur flies in seven directions... then so be it.... as if live clients were present.... I'm sure they wouldn't be amused leaving with their newly acquired mohair sweater. OK, back to my story.... so about 3-4 days ago I was contacted with a reading request... and as luck would have it, there wasn't a queue which would normally be the case for me... so I took care of the reading straight away. I should also mention that my web site where I do/post the readings does not allow "public traffic" (even to the index page, as if someone enters the URL in their browser the user is immediately prompted for a user id, and password on the spot). So after I had finished this particular reading I noticed unusual traffic on my "site logs"..... so adding up the oblivious, I was aware that not only did this person "slurp" (copy, steal, remove for offline reasons) my entire Tarot site, he also let loose a bot on my web site.... and continues failed contact to my Tarot site (through pinging bots, or some other such nonsense) even though he has been banned..... (and he simply gets a 401 error message back). So being the industrious fellow I am..... I started an all out investigation, and had copious results on the guy in question. It appears that this person frequents "extreme political sites", coupled with "somewhat nefarious religious sites".... (and please note that I am not pointing out any type of religious, nor political affiliation). So the whole "Will You Do A Reading For Me" was simply a ruse to see, and later "remove content" from my web site.
Whewwww.... OK, so after that long song, and dance my question is:
Has anyone else been "tricked, fooled, hoodwinked, bamboozled, conned, deceived, duped, flimflammed, hornswoggled, misled, outfoxed" by someone in the past that has had a "not so pure agenda" when asking for a reading?
..... and I just can't understand "why" I didn't "feel" the glaring fact that I was inviting a hellion through my door.......
