For several months I have blissfully left this blog without commenting available. I did this cause I got tired of filtering out spam and then I had someone posting nonsense and another one who was posting just to prove he/ she knew more curse words than anyone else did. I was not impressed and I really did not want to waste my time teaching better manners to the masses.
Today, I turned comments back on. In a small space of time I've had three comments. One per entry. Each has been spam. The comments are barely the tiniest bit relevant if you stretch your mind and try to find some relevance. People, I don't need this. I don't care what you're spamming, I don't want to waste time filtering out the hideous mess.
So, as requested, I will leave comments as an option. But, I will make it a requirement that you are registered with Blogger. That should get rid of some of you. I don't even mean that in a nice way. If you post garbage to someone's blog you are a jerk, plain and simple. It is using people. Using the work, time and creativity which I put into this web-ness. I find that obnoxious behaviour. So, to be blunt, piss off.
Note: Self promotion is not the same as spamming. If you make a relevant post or a friendly hello and want to add a link back to your own blog or site that is fine. But don't expect me to leave posts that are purely meant as spam here.
4 comments:
Hey Laura,
I liked your blog and found your links really helpful as I am new to this blogging thing.
Thanks from a Canadian girl living out across the pond.
fcx
Glad to help Mary. Do you have your blog set up yet? I've been tinkering with mine today.
I'm not sure when you posted this. It is 4:25am and I have been up for a few hours...an insomnia thing. Why don't you use 'word verification for comments'? Should cut out on a lot of spam you don't want.
have you tried word verification? it should prevent most spam while still allowing real humans to comment...
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