It automatically weeds
out spam comments and will notify you when a legit comment needs approved.
The easiest way to filter
out spam comments is to install the Askimet Blog Commenting Spam Tool.
I think it does that to screen
out spam comments.
Not exact matches
I can fish them
out of the
spam filter when it's my own post, but it means I have given up
commenting on other people's posts, both here and on other blogs, if they use Typepad.
had to clear 1778
spams manually to get your
comment out... Good that you reminded..
Just recently though, the
spam filter decided to put every
comment in the
spam box, so I have to keep going in and fishing them
out, which is a surprisingly time consuming task.
Wow, clearly baby center isn't filtering
out all of the
spam comments from folks trying to make a quick buck!
And if
spam forces more and more sites to cut off
comments and trackbacks, we'll lose a significant part of what makes the blogosphere works, as Wired pointed
out last year.
I had noticed that a few of your
comments had ended up in the
spam folder but I took them
out so I did see them and respond to them.
I finally figured
out how to get your
comments out of Blogger's
spam hell.
And maybe, just maybe, that little act of solidarity will mean there's one less abandoned blog
out there, filling up with unfiltered
spam comments.
After
spamming 102
out of 104
comments on my author website one morning last week, I thought it was time to write up a post on minimizing
spam on your website to share with you.
Since the blog started, I have screened
out over 6000
spam comments.
The
spam filter usually does a wonderful job in filtering
out comments but some do get through.
If your blog gets big, you will have to set up a Captcha to strain
out machines that try to register with you and send
spam comments.
I was banned for pointing
out there was
spam comments or for supporting people pointing it
out.
was used to pick the winner, and after clearing
out all the
spam and ignoring mine and bdavid81
comments, Firecatman is the winner.
To keep
spam under control, I need to close the
comments on threads after 4 weeks (can't figure
out if it is possible to open
comments on a single thread, doesn't seem like it is possible).
Disqus is a plugin that helps filter
out spam and creates a great way for people to
comment and reply to one another on your blog.
Now, companies that relied on
spam are feeling the harm, which is why realinsurance.com.au is now sending
out something like cease - and - desist letters demanding websites to remove its now - harmful spammy
comments.
As most of you will know, «captcha» is a means of requiring a would - be commenter to enter a word or letters read off a graphic before being allowed to
comment, the notion being, of course, that machines which pump
out the
spam can't decipher graphics.
He's posted his last entry, setting
out his reasons (baby # 3,
spam comments, volunteer technical support, new research project) which add up to blogger burn -
out after seven years.
Personal injury lawyer Erik Turkewitz has decided to stop tolerating
spam in his
comments section from law firms, but tolerantly limits his response to
outing them.
I have previously called
out comment -
spamming lawyers by name and subsequently deleted their names upon sufficient apologies or explanations.
(
Comments are moderated to keep
out spam so your
comment may not appear right away below, but it will post later.)
Some popular plug - ins include Akismet, which reviews
comments and filters
out those likely to be
spam, and the All in One SEO Pack, which optimizes titles for search engines.
Somehow your
comment ended up in my
spam folder and I just fished it
out, so I'll be a little late to the party but I'll still head over and link up:).
If you'd like to check
out a couple of great adoption blogs, look for «the r house blog» and also «Que & Brittany's Doption blog» (You can just copy them and google, I don't want my
comment being taken for
spam thanks to links!)