Very confused about Pingbacks.

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Hi there,

I am seriously confused. I posted a thread here in the WF yesterday. Late yesterday evening I get a WP email requesting me to authorise a pingback on the site I mentioned. When I clicked on the link to see where the pingback came from, I see that it came from a completely different site where my post was copied word for word. You can see it here.

Firstly what is a pingback and secondly how did my post end up on that site under somebody else's user name?

Thanks,
Di
#confused #pingbacks
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    Pingback - Definition


    An automated cross referencing system between blogs. When you make a comment on your blog about a subject posted on another blog, Pingback is used to enable that blog to link back to the comment on your blog. Unlike TrackBack, the link back does not include a title and excerpt; however, it is more automatic as a result.

    Both blogs must use blogging software that supports the Pingback protocol. When the Pingback is initiated, your blog software automatically contacts all the sites you have linked in your blog to see if they accept Pingbacks.
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    And to answer your second question, they stole it...

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