I’ve kept a very quiet demeanor in terms of what Ashwin Khanna did on his blog a few months ago. I will NOT link to Ashwin’s blog as that would unfairly give him an undeserved linkback. This asshat hosted a contest that offered $2,500 to one lucky winner. For those of you who kept up, the winner was some blog that had only two posts and was newly created. It should be no surprise to you that it was Asshat Khanna’s own creation.
I happened to come across another post by Prince John that talked about the idiot Ashwin. So I decided to take a look at Ashwin’s blog and guess what. The kid changed his blog design, deleted his posts, and has offered an apology to the entire blogosphere. I think the fact is that the damage is done. Millions of bloggers around the world struggle to attract readers and move up in rankings across a multitude of search engines and blog indexing services. What Ashwin did was not only cruel but should also be considered cheating. If anything, I think his blog should just be banned completely.
However, I also think that forgiving one’s mistakes is a chance for harmony and gives the other person another opportunity to learn from their experiences. Am I going to read his blog regularly? The answer is no. Ever since I discovered his blog on Blogspot, none of his posts have been creative nor filled with quality content. All of his old posts were simply quick snippets of a variety of tech happenings.
Ashwin needs to learn and start writing original quality content. He shouldn’t simply be focused on monetizing his blog or running fake contests to get readers. Moreover, I hope he has learned from this experience and will regularly remind his readers that they too should not engage in deceptive practices.
So why am I writing this now? The answer is simple, Ashwin has redid his site and offered an apology. It’s only fair that I forgive him but also remind him that once you lose readers, you may lose them forever.
