WebMediaBrands CEO Alan Meckler
My Blog Gathers Spam
Readers have noticed our redesign of this blog. We recently invited comments to my posts. First let me say that most of the comments I receive are legitimate. However I am now finding that about 20 percent of the comments are a form of spam. None to date are x-rated. Most are offering things from insurance to online poker.
Fortunately I only get a few comments per day. If the volume increased I would have to cut off the comment option as it becomes a chore to have to look at this unwanted email.
Hi Alan
Please dont consider this spam. I read your blog pretty regularly. I admire your candor.
Dan Cole
It seems you are using MovableType... there are plugins, much like Spamassassin on email, that can integrate into your MT software to help alleviate some spam bottlenecks. Have your staff (or you!) check out the plugins from MT.
The ojnline poker one has been going around for some time--make sure to ban those IPs too to better alleviate things.
Cheers from Asia
It's pretty easy to fight off the spammers by adding an additional textfield for the commenter to fill. Commenters at my blog have to enter a letter into a "anti-spam" text box. Haven't received a single spam comment for about a month now.
If you love your garden then you need to tend the weeds, its that simple.