metablog24 Jun 2008 08:16 pm

comment here

Under the advice of many, I upgraded Wordpress. 

I really only did it to get this comment spam issue under control. Even with my new system of asking my users who want to comment to set up accounts, I still had spam out the whaazoo. See, apparently spammers are people too & they all created accounts for themselves. Then commented as usual. Great.

So. I now have some new fancy plug-ins installed to combat spam. 

I opened up comments again (non-registered users welcome to comment) & I need your help! Can you please comment on this post so that I can see how your REAL comment pops up in comparison to a dumb spammer comment? 

Spammers reading this out there - you are welcome to comment too. I don’t even know why I said that, you probably already have your dumb comment on the clipboard ready to paste into the comment box. 

15 Responses to “comment here”

  1. on 24 Jun 2008 at 8:21 pm   karen russell

    Comment comment comment comment. Comment comment. Comment comment comment.

  2. on 24 Jun 2008 at 8:25 pm   kaye

    okay - Karen’s doesn’t count cause apparently she was on the auto-post list. that’s just how she rolls. blanket ability to comment anywhere she wants & have it posted immidiately.

    Anyone else out there want to be nice & leave a comment here for me to test?

  3. on 24 Jun 2008 at 8:27 pm   -

    here’s a fancy comment. how you like me now? ohhh!

  4. on 24 Jun 2008 at 8:29 pm   Audrey

    Hey Dr. Sweetser–saw your cry for help on Twitter. Can I get some retroactive extra credit for this? Or maybe a recommendation :)

    p.s. I have a picture standing in the exact spot of your blog photo taken last September

  5. on 24 Jun 2008 at 8:30 pm   Constantin

    Is Akiskmet installed on your blog? :)

  6. on 24 Jun 2008 at 8:31 pm   Janet the Vegan Goddess

    Do I want to be nice? hmmmm…. but I will comment! :) Spreading vegan goodness and green leafy love all over your website! :) (do you consider me a spammer now?)

  7. on 24 Jun 2008 at 8:31 pm   kaye

    Whoooo! I think that it is working! Thank you commenters!

    Constantin: yep, I have Akiskmet on my blog. You think it’s good?

  8. on 24 Jun 2008 at 8:33 pm   kaye

    Audrey: retroactive bonus. Hilarious. How about good karma in the social media world? :)

  9. on 24 Jun 2008 at 9:01 pm   Lindsey Loughman

    Thanks so much for your help about the “right numbers” the other day.

  10. on 24 Jun 2008 at 9:05 pm   Craig

    Your tweet is my command, Sweetser. –c

  11. on 24 Jun 2008 at 10:44 pm   Tiffany Derville

    Reflecting Constantin’s suggestion, Akiskmet is the way to go. It takes care of everything for me. I also block any post with more than one link. On occasion, Akiskmet has blocked an authentic comment, but it only happened twice this year.

  12. on 24 Jun 2008 at 11:03 pm   Constantin

    Yep, Akismet is pretty darn good, IMO

  13. on 25 Jun 2008 at 7:51 am   Mark

    Comment comment and, oh yeah, comment. Akismet rocks, that’s all I’m saying.

  14. on 25 Jun 2008 at 7:48 pm   Lizzie Azzolino

    Look at all these comments. You’re so popular!

  15. on 05 Nov 2008 at 5:59 pm   Pete

    Once you do a little research on this commenting issue please inform us how it turned out. I too would like to know.

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