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Can I remove a feed from Feedster?

Bit of a crisis: I have been dabbling with creating an RSS feed of a private discussion group I'm in, and somehow Feedster has found it and indexed it. The rest of the list members are in an uproar and I really need to remove the data from Feedster, but I don't see how to do that. Help!!

Dave's Answer:

Turns out that Feedster has a pretty good online help system, and they answer exactly this question. Let's have a look:

How does one go about removing posts from Feedster?

Feedster does not have a policy of removing specific posts or versions of posts from its index. You can, however, request that Feedster remove your feed entirely.

How can I remove my feed from Feedster entirely?

In order for Feedster to remove a feed from being returned in search results, you must identify the feed to be written by someone who does not want it indexed. We require this to prevent someone who doesn't like what you are saying from removing your feed without your permission. If you really want your feed, all its posts, past and future, to disappear from Feedster results, contact us directly.

Contact: contact Feedster

To contact Feedster Media Network with a support issue please email support at feedstermedia.com.

Important to note is their disclaimer: "...the reality is that it may take some time before we can respond." So definitely email them and ask them to delist your RSS feed, but don't be surprised if it takes a week or three! Good luck!

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Tagged: feedster, privacy, rss feeds
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Comments

Hey Dave-

Better than support at feedstermedia.com you should really send them here: http://www.feedster.com/feedback or the direct email would be support AT feedster DOT com.

If you have any other questions you can email me directly.

Thanks for all your help
JG

Posted by: James Gross at March 20, 2006 7:50 PM

Great article

Posted by: Kenny at May 15, 2006 12:41 PM

I have a lot to say, but ...

I have a lot to say, and questions of my own for that matter, but most of all I'd like to say thank you for all your efforts on this Web site by buying you a chai!

I do have a comment, now that you mention it!