Comments on: Sometimes Comment Spam Is Entertaining…

By: tony smith

tony smith — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:27:18 +0000

hi Keith (I followed from your twitter DM) , yep, we all get heaps of comment spam, and the worst thing is when the ones saying ‘good work webmaster’ get approved by the person you’ve built a blog for, and then they wonder why they’re being blasted.

never mind, it’s all good fun.

Loved the one with the affil link ha ha that’s awesome.

By: Tara @ Affiliate Marketing Prodigy

Tara @ Affiliate Marketing Prodigy — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:30:41 +0000

I can not help but laugh, because I get the same trash on my blogs! It would be great if there was a plugin that would just delete it completely when we specify exact text instead of putting it in the spam box. I have to check my spam box because some good comments are filtered out, but when you have to filter through 00’s a damn it is very time consuming.

By: Money Making Ideas ~ Suzanne

Money Making Ideas ~ Suzanne — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:49:31 +0000

Hi Keith … my newest twitter friend

I too get a lot of very entertaining comments and I laugh even harder when they post this type of thing on the post where I address HOW to leave proper blog comments. LOL

Sean … I agree somewhat but I also check the links to see what kind of site I’m sending my readers to and if they’re linking to an “off” site I wouldn’t approve the comment … even if they cleaned it up.

I look forward to following your posts. *SmiLes* Suzanne

By: Sean Supplee

Sean Supplee — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:15:29 +0000

well at first I did not agree with your post but by the end.. lol just kidding

I get a ton of comment post like this myself and it is annoying. But some of them just make you roll your eyes and laugh. I have only been blogging myself for a bit over a month and love it so far.
I have tried a few of those mods word press offers free from other developers and it blocks some but not all the spam coming in.
What kills me is if these people actully spent then 5 min to read your post and comment about it thats already one very good link back to their blog.

By: Dennis Edell

Dennis Edell — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:49:36 +0000

Good to hear, and yea the occasional slip up is no big deal.

By: Ryan Healy

Ryan Healy — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:52:02 +0000

Keith -

I use Akismet, and I have the same problem: occasionally, a legitimate comment will be put in the spam queue.

I also use MyBlogLog to track stats on my blogs. I think it’s $25 for a year’s worth of stats per blog.

Anyway, it tracks all outbound links from your blog. It also tracks when people click the “Submit Comment” button.

When I check my blog stats and see that the comment button has been clicked, then I know that comment should either be in the Moderation or Spam queue.

If I don’t find it in Moderation, I glance for it in the Spam queue.

Ultimately, I only end up having to check the Spam queue a couple times a month.

Again, not ideal, but that’s how I’ve solved the problem of legitimate comments that go missing.

Ryan

By: Keith Goodrum

Keith Goodrum — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:07:05 +0000

Hey Dennis,
Yeah I’ve used Akismet. The one thing I don’t like about Akismet is it will occasionally put a legitimate comment into the spam queue. It’s a small thing considering all the junk it catches.
Yep, I realized these were coming from bots, because two have shown up multiple times. I just found them entertaining…
Back in August I started writing about a subject, which tends to trigger comments I knew would have links I don’t want to promote… In any way… even for a short period of time. These comments have all but vanished, and I’ll eventually switch back.

By: Dennis Edell

Dennis Edell — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:31:15 +0000

Hey Keith, it sounds like you’re self moderating for auto-generated link type spam, do you have Akismet?

I have my admin set to a few things, with no real problems…

All commenter’s get moderated for their 1st comment.

2 or more links in a comment get spammed – this handles ALL porn/viagra, etc.

All comments come through my email, which is checked regularly….even if one happens to slip by, it’s not for long

By: Len

Len — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:26:27 +0000

Hi Keith,

Let me leave you a legit comment. I’m just browsing around to my Twitter friends sites to see what’s happening. Saw your Tweet that you had a new post and stopped by for a peek.

I know how you feel about comment spam. We all get our share but it sure is nice to get comments from folks who are really reading our stuff.

Keep up the good work. I’ll check back soon.

Len