The Latest in Comment Spam

January 7, 2007 by Lillie 

I wrote about spam in an earlier post. The problem with comment spam in blogs is getting worse; I’ve found some plug-ins for WordPress that I will try and let you know the results. Update: Success with Akismet!

But until I get the plug-ins installed, I’m manually rejecting dozens of spam comments every day. The latest twist is for the spammers to include an interesting quote along with the spam links. Do they really think saying “All work and no play makes Jill a dull girl” will make offensive ads for porn, gambling, questionable stocks, and “replica” watches more palatable?

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Comment by Jan from SEO
2009-06-26 08:02:03

I agree. I hate spam comments too, as a blog owner we should be very careful in approving comments. Goodluck!

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Comment by Lillie
2009-06-26 08:34:13

Jan,

It’s interesting to re-read this old post and see what the latest in comment spam was back then. Spammers are becoming even more sophisticated and coming up with new twists all the time.

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