Grr… I’m starting to get annoying amounts of spam. It’s really not a great big deal, since I just mark them as spam and they are gone within a few hours, but as I said… it’s annoying. I’m not about to get rid of DoFollow, because I really like it both in idea and practice, but I’m also sure that it’s leading some spam merchants my way.
Today I deleted a couple rubbish comments from somebody trying to sell Viagra and Property in “Paradise”. Now I don’t even like the old Sex on the Beach drink, and won’t darken the doorway of any bar advertising that swill, so I certainly don’t want it on my blog. Again, just a bit annoying.
Spammers are starting to remind me of viruses, not the computer kind, just the old fashioned phlegmy type. There is the truly annoying, yet harmless, ones like the erection ones that are the run of the mill cold. You get them, they are inconvenient, but easy to deal with and short lasting. Then there are the new breed-the viruses that evolve. They are Akismet resistant. They understand the filters, and more importantly, they can sneak past your natural defenses. Different names, different links, different IP addresses-same rubbish.
I read a comment that seems like a genuine reflection on my post with a query regarding linking to social networking sites. At first I see this and think it’s a normal post. Hours later I find three posts that taken individually seem legitimate, but are almost identical to the original. That’s when I realize I’ve been had and am now on the lookout for that strain. I have no doubt in a few weeks time, I will encounter a new breed.
Anyone have any good suggestions? I’m not sure if it’s a bot issue, so I’m loathe to introduce the annoying math or image questions to allow a post. I would prefer not to have to introduce anything to force legitimate posters to go through. It’s not a huge issue, it’s just this is Friday evening for me, and this is my niggling complaint. I don’t want people ripping off some poor bastard who can’t get it up on my site.
Since I have their IP addresses and links, ideally I would like somebody to tell me how to send the blogging equivalent of the ebola virus to them. Yes, I’m a bit petty as well as vindictive.
