Could someone tell me what this is?

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  dirkgently · Member · Apr 21, 2007 at 1:46 am

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  I’ve not got my head round things like pingbacks yet, I’m not sure what they are or how to use them. I have allowed a comment on a blog of mine, could someone have a look at both links and explain what this is?

  First, my blog
  http://dirkgently.wordpress.com/2007/04/20/refusing-vista/

  Now the other blog with a link to mine.
  http://pebcac.wordpress.com/2007/04/20/refusing-vista/

  Is this someone trying to use my blog to fill their content? Or is this a pingback?

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  raincoaster · Member · Apr 21, 2007 at 1:54 am

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  That’s a straight up blog post about your blog post, with a pingback to your blog as is right and proper. I see nothing whatsoever unusual about it. They gave you two links, too: SCORE!

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  drmike · Member · Apr 21, 2007 at 1:56 am

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  They like what you wrote so they’re directing their own visitors to your post. It’s a good thing.

  Now if that’s all they were doing with their blog, that would fall under a bad thing but I’m not seeing that here.

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  dirkgently · Member · Apr 21, 2007 at 1:57 am

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  Oh well, in that case “YAY!!”

  Cheers for the quick response, I thought I’d see one of a few regular contributers do that.

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  drmike · Member · Apr 21, 2007 at 1:59 am

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  I should be going home actually. Trying to finish up some last support tickets of my own first.