"Spam comments" refers to unwanted or irrelevant messages that are posted in online forums, blogs, or social media platforms. These comments are usually promotional in nature, trying to advertise a product or service. They can be annoying and distracting since they often have no relevance to the original topic or discussion.
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Finding websites filled
with spam comments and suggesting to websites that links to them to change the links (another variation of broken link building, my last post).
It is probably left by «spam bots» which are computer programs that leave
spam comments in the attempt to create links back to other websites.
Update: and the two most
recent spam comments, that came in after the cliff, are not like the others.
So I've been getting
more spam comments than real people comments, so I've had to enable word verification on the comments.
Hi, i learn your webpage often in addition to that i personal an identical one in addition to i was simply questioning if you grow
numerous spam comments?
It automatically weeds
out spam comments and will notify you when a legit comment needs approved.
While I'd like to think that posting a
generic spam comment, on a post that recommends against this very practice, must be a joke, I am skeptical.
Hi there, i read your blog occasionally and i own a similar one and i was just wondering if you get a lot
of spam comments?
(and please do
n't spam comments with «how did the universe start, where did it all come from».
I haven't written much in a long time, I've left Pondering money up as a reference but I've been getting a ton of
spam comments which is a pain... I've seen a fair number of new user registrations but I'm not sure if they are real people or more spam.
I just went into a live online database via PHPMyAdmin and deleted 22,000
spam comments from a client's WordPress blog all at once.
@ Ry - Dog: If I'm not mistaken, Ryan already asked you several weeks ago to
stop spamming the comments with your hashtag nonsense.
Our spam filter is very strict, and will automatically pull any comment that contains a link or swear words — there's a reason you never
see spam comments on PS.Blog.
Instead of working on exchanging links, leaving
spam comments on others» blogs, or stuffing your online content with keywords (common tactics used in SEO that are now frowned upon — and penalized — by Google), create original, quality content that differentiates you from others.
Sure, you're bound to get a few
spam comments here and there but accepting blog comments on your fashion blog will prove to be very beneficial, so we've created a two - part series to highlight the gains of reader interaction.
The less - good news: on Sunday, the site received its 300,000
th spam comment, which was about as welcome as a skunk at a picnic.
Not only do
spam comments make your practice & ethics look disreputable, but this is a tactic that's been completely ineffective for almost three years!
I was going to quickly make this banner and then throw up the long awaited
new Spam Comment Roundup, but that banner took an embarrassingly long time for me to make.
In over 5 years I've never let a single
spam comment get posted, and yet they still continue to try, and most of it's just incomprehensible nonsense.
Although, when I'm spending too much time
moderating spam comments, it can be tempting to think about shutting down the comments on Stonesoup.
Weirdly, these two examples link to sites that don't seem to exist, so I'm not quite sure what their purpose is — normally,
spam comments try to send traffic to fake blogs («splogs») that make money through Google Ads or other contextual advertising.
Reject any that just say «loved this» or «great read» as they'll be seen
as spam comments and won't do your blog any good!
It's amazing to think how
much spam comments we have to deal in our blogs if it wasn't for great anti-spam plugins like Akismet and others!
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.
Jetpack also helps
block spam comments, automatically arranges related posts, and connects with Twitter and Facebook to share your blog articles as soon as you publish them.
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.
On the iPhone, after the first 4 real comments, everything else (many screens worth) are
like spam comments.
Since so many seem compelled to respond to the kim's comments, perhaps giving them a thumbs down button would satisfy their urge without their needing to actually address what are
essentially spam comments.
Phrases with «spam comments»