Saturday, September 29, 2012

HAMILTON-AT-LARGE: The Disappearing Acts


We started this Blog as HAMILTON-AT-LARGE. It was the Title, and at the same time, the address of the Blog. It was distinct and boldly written across the Board. Presently, that is no longer the case for reasons beyond our control – spam and unsolicited bulk e-mails epidemics. Even though the Title has changed, the address is still Hamiltonatlarge.blogspot.com, or simply, "Hamiltonatlarge". The new Title is STICK-TO-ITIVENESS – a name or word that stands for perseverance or doggedness. 

In addition, my photograph comes and disappears intermittently as often as you can recall. And of late, my name has changed to Mr. Perseverance. The truth is we are not happy making those changes, but we have to; otherwise, spams and unsolicited mails won’t leave us alone. We discovered that each time we have HAMILTON-AT-LARGE as the Title, or my picture on display, that’s when we normally receive massive hits and Traffic Sources that are actually not hits or real. And they all come from one country – Russia, with different undecipherable URLs.

In similar vein, we found out that whenever my name - a name I cherish and not afraid to use - is on display on the Blog, that's when we mostly receive unsolicited mails from bogus websites offering to sell to us products we don’t need. We are not alone; some other bloggers are having similar problems or experience. 

Presently, the Spell-Check on this Blog has been corrupted. It is the same with my Facebook Account. To avoid typographical or avoidable semantic errors, we resorted to doing our word processing via Microsoft Words and then copy or cut and paste the completed work to the Blog. It is a very laborious process. 

Indeed spams and unknown forces want this Blog down by all means. It won't happen. I am a Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE) and more, academically speaking. I am and I will continue to use this forum/Blog to do good for mankind and to change the larger society for the better. This Blog is a reflection of me - doggedness and stoic. And I am not surrounding to faceless enemies. 

Leadership has different hats. Though I am not there yet, I will still play my part by other means - remotely via this Blog. All thanks to God, the Internet, and the Information Superhighway - we are making tremendous progress. We pray for wisdom and God's inspiration and guidance as we prepare for the US Presidential election. We will participate aggressively, without any doubt, doing what we know how to do best - writing and strategizing.

So, if you are no longer seeing HAMILTON-AT-LARGE at the top of the Blog as you used to, or seeing my picture on display, trust me, there is nothing to worry about. This is a real blog for real stuff and for real people. Even then, majority of you, especially the regular visitors to this Blog know who I am and what I stand for. Granted, we may not agree on every issue, but at least we can dialogue and it is an opportunity for you to have some ideas about alternative views hold by other people.

We are only trying to evade spams and bogus links or malicious URLs posing as hits, wrecking our computers and corrupting our operating systems. Trust me, I love to have my name and my signature picture by my work, but spams won't let me.  In spite of everything, Hamiltonatlarge is still the Blog address, but you won't be able to see it written across the Board as the Title. Now you know the story. Thanks for your visit. And welcome to STICK-TO-ITIVENESS – the idea lab for those willing to make a change. See you soon for new stuff.


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