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Might Write a Comment Policy
03/07/10
Might Write a Comment Policy
I am considering writing a Comment Policy for this blog. I don’t currently have one written as I kind of thought normal people could figure it out by looking that I don’t accept everything that comes in.
I haven’t worried about writing out what will/will not pass as a comment to get posted. Most of the link spammers would not read a comment policy anymore than they would read the actual post they are commenting on.
Recently I have been getting 10-20 comments that are almost word for word the same. A set of comments will come in from the same IP, same link attached, but have different names. Do they think putting in different names will fool me?
I’m very strict on deleting any comments that are left with key words instead of a name.
I also delete the 1 or 2 sentence comments that are so general that they could be said about any post on any topic. You know the type…they are just wanting a high comment count but, add no value.
I don’t need to give anyone links that do not add value. I also do not let people advertise (leave links) on my blogs if their site is not somewhere I would ever send my readers.
Google is now looking for Link spammers!
Yes, those “people” that just leave a bunch of junk comments can be reported.
You can go to Report Link Spam
You will need to log into your Google Webmasters Account to fill out the report.
You also need to make sure that in the bottom text area you have the words “LinkSpam”.
By putting LinkSpam in the text area they know that you are reporting abusive linkers.
I am guessing that since you have to log in, Google will be able to come back on you if you are just reporting people as spammers because you don’t like them, they are competition, or if you think everything is link spam.
I will be writing a comment policy and it probably won’t be really nice. I will inform people that there is a chance that their comment may be posted with their link changed to http://lowlifespammer.com/ , the comment maybe completely deleted, or it might just get them 1 more report to Google as link spam.
Confession...Some comments are so funny that I would love to post them just to show the stupidity...that is where the Low Life Spammer link comes in. ;-)
Will any of this really cut down on the amount of spam comments? Probably not. As fast as we block them…new ones come in.
At least if I have a comment policy posted then no one can be upset when I give them the Whammy.
Sheryl
4 comments
I have noticed that the spammers are getting pretty sophisticated. They are taking sentences from previous comments and re-posting them as their own. Low lives indeed. Thank you for the link luv. I almost forgot about LowLifeSpammer myself.
If you need a starting off point feel free to steal my comment policy. I don't mind.
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I think the reporting link spam is new. I know you could always report other type of link buyers (for PR) or people gaming the system but, the link spam is way outta control.
In fact I came over to approve your comment & already had a junk comment. Geesh they are fast.
I'm gonna grab your comment policy so I can have a good starting point and get ideas. Well, of course I read your comment policy every time I go to your site. ;)
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ADMIN EDIT - Geesh, you are just a freakin idiot spammer. You spammed the 1 post that talked about morons like you.
What I don't get is that your email says - DrKeithCurrie@gmail.com but the Site you had linked to has the name Dr. James Martin So....Which one is your name?
Oh never mind, we will just call you Low Life Spammer!
I have a blog using wordpress, which comes with an intergrated spam post stopper called Akismet. I have also installed a plugin that uses captacha technology (you have to enter the numbers and letters that are displayed, no doubt you will have seen this somewhere on the net). With these two addons I have stooped all my spam posts completely and now only get genuine comments.