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Re: A Quick Note about Akismet and Comment Spam

Forrest — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:19:37 -0000

Looks like you got a great conversation started.

You mentioned bloggers pruning their comments to make themselves look better ... I don't really understand this. I don't doubt that it happens; it just doesn't seem to be in anybody's best interest. I delete everything from my blog that's obvious spam, and I get my share. If there's doubt, I tend to look into things - the site somebody signed with, the history of their posting, etc. And then make up my mind after some thought. Luckily, I don't get so many in-between comments, so that's actually feasible.

Real spam - the kind that everybody in the world will agree is spam - is a huge turn off. It looks unprofessional, and I don't doubt it chases the users away. And it looks unprofessional. The problem is, so much of it isn't quite as obvious. You could take a few dozen PhDs and not get a consensus. Which makes the job of the who who writes Akismet code pretty difficult...

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Re: A Quick Note about Akismet and Comment Spam

JR Lang - Used Cheap Laptops — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:58:11 -0000

Hi Sarah,

This is my first comment here, I find all the info here so helpful. And thank you for the link love, unusual and generous!

I have to say that you're generosity is not unrewarded, as I ran across a link to you from another site where a reader was praising your content and link love. And this was actually the second time I had ran across such a link to you yet another site.

Thank you from a new fan
JR

Re: A Quick Note about Akismet and Comment Spam

Coral Snake — Sun, 25 May 2008 17:16:50 -0000

Thats very generous of you to offer up such an open environment. On my person blog I also reward commentators with a link to their site. I feel that by opening things up, people are more likely to comment. I will delete any comments that are just comments for self "gain". You know what i mean?

Anyways, I have a theory.... and lets see if its correct. I think that Askimet will block words in the name that are too lengthy, or more than 2 words. I think this one will go threw, and if it does, its because I was right. Its just a hunch though. On my blog I don't use Askimet, I use something else, I forgot the name, but it does a good job too, and rarely do I see legit comments get trapped.

Re: A Quick Note about Akismet and Comment Spam

zohai — Wed, 21 May 2008 03:08:22 -0000

Hahaha! But Akismet can't do a better job in moderating spam than you yourself. =) Just make sure to check once in a while to see would be fine I guess.

Re: A Quick Note about Akismet and Comment Spam

James - DigitalKeyToInfo — Tue, 20 May 2008 22:09:11 -0000

There are some other methods that can help eliminate some of the spam and make checking your Akismet spam a bit easier by eliminating bots altogether. I try to check the site too to see if it is a real blog or not.
Links in comments are fine with me too, as long as they are not used as blatant spam. If there is doubt, I will unspam and then delete the comment so as not to undeservingly mark someone as spam with Akismet. Akismet would be much more useful if people would check to see if something is really spam before they mark it as such. Because people are lazy, nearly everyone finds things labeled spam that should not. Just because you do not like it, does not mean it is spam. I really did not like some of the comments Darren Rowse had on a similar post on his blog a few week ago.
I have been getting more and more contact form spam lately. This is something I do not understand at all. Who would even think that would work?
I really like the CommentLuv plugin you have here and I will look into adding that to my blog in the near future.

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Re: A Quick Note about Akismet and Comment Spam

nike golf irons — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:03:25 -0000

Sara,

I really love you policy with respect to leaving anchor text links in comments. Bloggers too ofter penalize other bloggers by not allowing you to shape the keywords you want to have authority for. I think that your approach is great. No one should leave a "nice post" comment. However, if a comment adds value to a post, it is not spam and should be included as part of the discussion.

Regards,
Fred

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Re: A Quick Note about Akismet and Comment Spam

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