Is WebGuerilla is a Contest Troll?
I can’t decide, and actually I am not really sure what “contest troll” means in the first place.
There seems to be a battle going on between Greg Boser and John Scott from the V7 Network. I can do no real justice to the story by trying to summarize it here – so I will just give you a list of posts that will help you follow the shenanigans:
- The Beginning – V7 Starts a Contest
- The First Volley – WebGuerilla Hates the Contest and Starts His Own
- The Poop Flies – John Scott Gets Pissed and Calls Greg Names
- Guerillas Love Poop – Boser Loves the Names He is Called (and the Attention)
I am sure the saga will continue – but I think we can learn some lessons from both John and Greg. The most important lessons are:
- Never post a contest on a message board (build a Web page you lazy bastard)
- If you don’t listen to #1, make sure you get all the contest rules/guidelines into the first post
- If you are going to try to derail someone’s contest, try to make sure there is a good reason
- Never fling poo at a guerilla
- Matt Cutts must have naked pictures of Greg Boser
Anyway, in the end both Greg and John are getting a bunch of attention out of this feud, so it looks like they are both winning.
As the Scobleizer might point out –
Disruption = Attention
Disrupt my little poop flingers, disrupt.
