Archive for March, 2009

The spammers are getting smarter 0

I just received the following spam comment.

I like peoplewithblogs.com and category this very interesting.
Best Regards bachelor

They're getting smart by catching your attention and putting the domain of your blog in their comment. To the blogger who is just scanning the comments in moderation, seeing a link to their own site will make them think, "Hey, this guy mentioned my site name, so it must be legit." Hmph. Very clever, indeed. But- I didn't fall for it! The fact that the word "bachelor" was hyperlinked is what really tipped me off.

Bloggers and accountability / what comments won’t get approved on this blog 0

I enabled the CommentLuv plugin, because I wanted my readers to have the ability to leave a link to their sites. But, there are some types of links that I will not be listed on my blog. Anything dealing with work-at-home jobs, cash systems, pharmaceuticals... things that look sketchy. I'm sorry, but I won't approve them. I feel as though I owe that to my readers. Sure, if I posted the links, 99% of people would not even click on the links, but there's always that 1% who may click the links and become victim of what I believe are more than likely scams.

So, feel free to leave a link to your site by typing in the URL in the Website field, and a link to your latest post by enabling CommentLuv in your comment. However, all comments are moderated, so if I think it falls into the category as being sketchy or harmful to my readers, I will delete the links. The comment will still be posted, though.

Another thing.