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By: Celebrating Two Years: A Month of WordPress Tips « Lorelle on WordPress

Celebrating Two Years: A Month of WordPress Tips « Lorelle on WordPress — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 17:27:01 +0000

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By: Would You Do Business With a Comment Spammer? « Lorelle on WordPress

Would You Do Business With a Comment Spammer? « Lorelle on WordPress — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 09:23:09 +0000

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By: One Year Anniversary Review: Blog Housekeeping and Maintenance « Lorelle on WordPress

Mon, 04 Sep 2006 09:02:35 +0000

[...] Two popular articles I wrote helped people understand how to maintain a blog on a daily basis. “My Daily Tasks With WordPress” gave people a quick run down of daily tasks with WordPress, and then “A Day in the Life of a Paranoid Website Administrator” helped people understand about the downside of blogging, dealing with comment spam. [...]

By: Comment Spammers Resorting to Jokes « Lorelle on WordPress

Comment Spammers Resorting to Jokes « Lorelle on WordPress — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 02:33:59 +0000

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By: Lorelle on WordPress » Check Your Wordpress.com Comments for Comment Spam

Lorelle on WordPress » Check Your Wordpress.com Comments for Comment Spam — Mon, 22 May 2006 14:42:47 +0000

[...] I find comment spam annoying. Remember, I’m a paranoid website administrator, so I like checking and deleting my comment spam regularly, just to keep an eye on how things are working. [...]

By: Lorelle on WordPress » Comment Spam Catcher Spam Karma 2.2 Released

Lorelle on WordPress » Comment Spam Catcher Spam Karma 2.2 Released — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 05:06:26 +0000

[...] I’ve written before about how much I adore the ease and concentrated effort the Spam Karma WordPress Plugin provides by putting a stop to comment spam on WordPress blogs. I recently wrote about how Spam Karma is fighting back against the comment spam bots form hell and ongoing efforts to compete against time-wastering comment spam promoters. Spam Karma’s developer continues to be at the forefront for protecting WordPress users from these evil doers. [...]

By: Lorelle on WordPress » Bad Behavior - Latest Update

Lorelle on WordPress » Bad Behavior - Latest Update — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 02:11:24 +0000

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By: Lorelle on WordPress » Wordpress.com Users Hit By Direct Attack - Stopped in its Tracks

Fri, 21 Oct 2005 14:12:41 +0000

[...] I bring it to your attention for several reasons. First, it was caught and marked for moderation because enough of the comment spam was clever enough to look, at first, sincere. Second, it was caught because enough of the comment spam didn’t make sense and looked suspicious, and WordPress caught it. Third, it’s a new trend in targetted “smarter” comment spam, and yes, WordPress caught it. Stopped it in its tracks before it could clutter up my blog. [...]

By: Lorelle on WordPress » Bad Behavior - Updated New Release

Lorelle on WordPress » Bad Behavior - Updated New Release — Sat, 24 Sep 2005 22:16:32 +0000

[...] As a paranoid website administrator, I am constantly on the alert for comment spam, and I’m a long time fan of Bad Behavior. The new version features a time-testing criteria that puts comment spam bots that leave their litter across mutliple blogs in a very short time OUT THE DOOR. In Bad Behavior 1.2.1, a new feature was implemented which blocked the IP address of a spammer for 48 hours. As it turns out, this is too long for some, too short for others. The new version takes a more balanced approach. [...]