Comments on: Do You Care Enough To Keep Your Blog Comment Spam Free? http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/10/16/do-you-care-enough-to-keep-your-blog-comment-spam-free/ Helping you learn more and do more with WordPress Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:34:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Alex http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/10/16/do-you-care-enough-to-keep-your-blog-comment-spam-free/#comment-671566 Alex Mon, 22 Oct 2007 20:09:05 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/10/16/do-you-care-enough-to-keep-your-blog-comment-spam-free/#comment-671566 Gah, spam entries. I used to get tons of them on my blog, and then I went to investigate anti-spam plugins for WP, Gah, spam entries. I used to get tons of them on my blog, and then I went to investigate anti-spam plugins for WP,

]]> By: Comment spam explained the Lord of the Rings way « The Nameless Blog http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/10/16/do-you-care-enough-to-keep-your-blog-comment-spam-free/#comment-640723 Comment spam explained the Lord of the Rings way « The Nameless Blog Sun, 30 Sep 2007 07:58:30 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/10/16/do-you-care-enough-to-keep-your-blog-comment-spam-free/#comment-640723 [...] all of the names of the nine SpamWraiths are known). And they make your blog an unsafe place to be, scaring away your normal visitors and taking the fun out of [...] [...] all of the names of the nine SpamWraiths are known). And they make your blog an unsafe place to be, scaring away your normal visitors and taking the fun out of [...]

]]> By: Checking WordPress for Comment Spam That Slips By You « Lorelle on WordPress http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/10/16/do-you-care-enough-to-keep-your-blog-comment-spam-free/#comment-602279 Checking WordPress for Comment Spam That Slips By You « Lorelle on WordPress Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:04:43 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/10/16/do-you-care-enough-to-keep-your-blog-comment-spam-free/#comment-602279 [...] Every few months take a few moments and search through your Comments panel to find out if any of these nasties have managed to slip by. It will save you from embarrassing yourself with your commenters by keeping a clean house. [...] [...] Every few months take a few moments and search through your Comments panel to find out if any of these nasties have managed to slip by. It will save you from embarrassing yourself with your commenters by keeping a clean house. [...]

]]> By: It's Really This Easy To Add A Link To Your Comment - Dawud Miracle @ dmiracle.com - http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/10/16/do-you-care-enough-to-keep-your-blog-comment-spam-free/#comment-555528 It's Really This Easy To Add A Link To Your Comment - Dawud Miracle @ dmiracle.com - Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:20:19 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/10/16/do-you-care-enough-to-keep-your-blog-comment-spam-free/#comment-555528 [...] But one note before we go on. Just because you’re about to find out how to leave links in comments, please only due so when your comment truly warrants it. Don’t add your affiliate links in the comment box. And don’t pepper every comment with 3 self-promoting links back to your blog. Both of these are prime ways to turn off the blogger you’re leaving comments with. Likely, you’ll not end up in the comment box, but in the spam filter. You may even mean well, just remember that spam is in the eye of the blog owner. [...] [...] But one note before we go on. Just because you’re about to find out how to leave links in comments, please only due so when your comment truly warrants it. Don’t add your affiliate links in the comment box. And don’t pepper every comment with 3 self-promoting links back to your blog. Both of these are prime ways to turn off the blogger you’re leaving comments with. Likely, you’ll not end up in the comment box, but in the spam filter. You may even mean well, just remember that spam is in the eye of the blog owner. [...]

]]> By: Lorelle VanFossen http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/10/16/do-you-care-enough-to-keep-your-blog-comment-spam-free/#comment-549600 Lorelle VanFossen Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:05:36 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/10/16/do-you-care-enough-to-keep-your-blog-comment-spam-free/#comment-549600 They bother because it makes money. It must, or they would stop, right? Spammers use programs that trace from one blog to another through their links, leaving behind computer generated idiocy. There isn't always a human behind these comments, though there often is, especially on comments which make sense. Which is why there is <a href="http://www.blogherald.com/2007/08/28/what-do-you-put-in-the-name-of-a-comment-form/" rel="nofollow">such a backlash rising</a> from those who use keywords or nonsense names in comment forms. If the comment is in doubt in any way, many are fast on the delete or spam button. They bother because it makes money. It must, or they would stop, right? Spammers use programs that trace from one blog to another through their links, leaving behind computer generated idiocy. There isn’t always a human behind these comments, though there often is, especially on comments which make sense.

Which is why there is such a backlash rising from those who use keywords or nonsense names in comment forms. If the comment is in doubt in any way, many are fast on the delete or spam button.

]]> By: Mike http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/10/16/do-you-care-enough-to-keep-your-blog-comment-spam-free/#comment-549345 Mike Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:22:47 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/10/16/do-you-care-enough-to-keep-your-blog-comment-spam-free/#comment-549345 Well, i for one do try to delete Spam, but to be honest i am getting very tired of being bombarded by comments like " great blog... now try these pills"!!! - WHY DO THESE PEOPLE BOTHER??? It is so obvious that i will delete their posts... or do they count on the fact that a % of bloggers are 2 busy to go through their blogs comments? Well, i for one do try to delete Spam, but to be honest i am getting very tired of being bombarded by comments like ” great blog… now try these pills”!!! - WHY DO THESE PEOPLE BOTHER??? It is so obvious that i will delete their posts… or do they count on the fact that a % of bloggers are 2 busy to go through their blogs comments?

]]> By: Thursday Rants » Don’t fall for the “nice site!” comments http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/10/16/do-you-care-enough-to-keep-your-blog-comment-spam-free/#comment-268761 Thursday Rants » Don’t fall for the “nice site!” comments Thu, 10 May 2007 14:18:42 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/10/16/do-you-care-enough-to-keep-your-blog-comment-spam-free/#comment-268761 [...] be a real person, but it is a good chance it’s a spambot, and your not helping anyone, and at least not yourself by letting it slip through. Tags:comment spam, spam, [...] [...] be a real person, but it is a good chance it’s a spambot, and your not helping anyone, and at least not yourself by letting it slip through. Tags:comment spam, spam, [...]

]]> By: Thursday Rants » Comment spam explained the Lord of the Rings way http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/10/16/do-you-care-enough-to-keep-your-blog-comment-spam-free/#comment-268755 Thursday Rants » Comment spam explained the Lord of the Rings way Thu, 10 May 2007 14:16:35 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/10/16/do-you-care-enough-to-keep-your-blog-comment-spam-free/#comment-268755 [...] all of the names of the nine Spamwraiths are known). And they make your blog an unsafe place to be, scaring away your normal visitors and taking the fun out of [...] [...] all of the names of the nine Spamwraiths are known). And they make your blog an unsafe place to be, scaring away your normal visitors and taking the fun out of [...]

]]> By: Jessica Doyle http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/10/16/do-you-care-enough-to-keep-your-blog-comment-spam-free/#comment-184715 Jessica Doyle Tue, 06 Mar 2007 06:33:12 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/10/16/do-you-care-enough-to-keep-your-blog-comment-spam-free/#comment-184715 I am using Akismet. I don't allow a comment to go through unless a commenter has a comment already approved. Between one and seven spam come into my inbox a day that are missed by Akismet which I manually mark as spam and delete with the other 2 to 600 spam per day. Thank you Akismet. I have deleted a couple of blogs from my reads list because the spam comments are not being deleted. Nice post. I am using Akismet. I don’t allow a comment to go through unless a commenter has a comment already approved. Between one and seven spam come into my inbox a day that are missed by Akismet which I manually mark as spam and delete with the other 2 to 600 spam per day.

Thank you Akismet.

I have deleted a couple of blogs from my reads list because the spam comments are not being deleted.

Nice post.

]]> By: Battling Comment Spam: Human Versus Human « Lorelle on WordPress http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/10/16/do-you-care-enough-to-keep-your-blog-comment-spam-free/#comment-92300 Battling Comment Spam: Human Versus Human « Lorelle on WordPress Sat, 02 Dec 2006 17:46:16 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/10/16/do-you-care-enough-to-keep-your-blog-comment-spam-free/#comment-92300 [...] Do You Care Enough To Keep Your Blog Comment Spam Free? [...] [...] Do You Care Enough To Keep Your Blog Comment Spam Free? [...]

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