If you read my last post, you’ll know I listed a bunch of spammers. Now they’ve disappeared – mysteriously – and I hope they won’t be back. Actually, I hope Nike and Coach handbags crunched them, but I have no way of telling.
Here’s a comment I just received, that’s commenting on my spam post. If you think of it in context, it’s really funny.
- “Superb composed article. It will likely be useful to anybody who usess [her error, not mine] it, which includes yours actually
. Sustain the great operate – for positive i will verify out more posts.”
The poster is selling handbags. Since I was complaining about spam in the post she commented on, I know without looking at the commentator’s “name” that it’s spam.
- Another spammer (SeyCDZg), commenting on an old blog “Blogs for writers that I simply love.” He had this to say.
- XGCYdD [EXTRA] XGCTdD
- Those letters were stacked in the comment. It looks like code to me. No way I would approve this comment.
- Let’s try another. This commenter called himself “buy email addresses” and told me where I could buy them. He also commented on my spam rant.
- This one has me baffled. “plastic surgeon board” tells me that “that is a great launch, I’ll be back again later to have a look at other posts that you have on your website.” That almost sounds legitimate, except that I’ve owned this website for years and he’s commenting on my spam rant.
- Last of all, “telegrafi” tries flattery. He says “Thanks for sharing excellent information. Your site is very cool. I’m impressed by the details that youi;ve [his error, not mine] had on this site. It reveals how nicely you understand this subject.
- There’s more. It’s very flattering. He’s commenting on a photograph of my daughter and her new husband showing their wedding rings. That isn’t up for comments. It shows me he has other plans. Sure enough. At the end of his flattery he gives his web site in hopes you’ll click on it – or I’ll click on it. Unfortunately, he hasn’t given me a reason to go there, so I guess I won’t go there to HIS website and rant about spam.
All of these comments went into my blog trash. I’m interested in hearing comments from people who want to truly discuss the post, those who just want to say hello, and the like. I’m not interested in spam. I am thinking you aren’t either.
I hope this is helping you understand how I get rid of the spam that gets past my two spam cleaners. Yes, I have two of them and the spammers get by it by commenting to photos and very old posts. That, in itself, tells me I don’t want to read their comments and I definitely don’t want them on my web site.
So, if you have a comment that is just a friendly hello or something similar please feel free. I don’t even mind if you don’t like the site and have some comments that might make it better. I love comments, but I don’t love spammers.
Marilynne
