tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259433565415179843.post3551744406264304042..comments2023-12-07T03:49:56.360-05:00Comments on On Two Wheels ... and more: Spam, spam, spam, spam…..Canajunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17529505799866207528noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259433565415179843.post-54984656390247144972013-02-16T19:26:39.477-05:002013-02-16T19:26:39.477-05:00Agreed.Agreed.Canajunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17529505799866207528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259433565415179843.post-55625773075536314512013-02-16T19:26:24.722-05:002013-02-16T19:26:24.722-05:00I have word verification off, which maybe why I ge...I have word verification off, which maybe why I get as much spam as I do, but I'm with Richard on this and would rather make it easier for legitimate readers to comment and delete the spam that to force Captcha on everyone. It's horrid! I also have moderation on over 14 days which also cuts a lot of the spam out. So all in all it's really not that big a deal, but they are getting more and more creative.Canajunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17529505799866207528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259433565415179843.post-29813633398227794472013-02-16T18:04:58.289-05:002013-02-16T18:04:58.289-05:00There is a setting in Blogger to have all comments...There is a setting in Blogger to have all comments moderated after 14 days, and I use this. The spam comments don't get through to the blog, but they still get sent to my email account for moderation. It's getting to be 20-30 a day now. The trouble is that the Captcha system that Blogger uses for verification is so awful that it deters legitimate comments. I asked my readers when Blogger moved from normal WV to Captcha, and they begged me to switch it off. People who used to comment on almost every post just couldn't be bothered any more. If Blogger stopped using Captcha the problem would be solved. Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259433565415179843.post-52613997017053067582013-02-16T17:23:27.400-05:002013-02-16T17:23:27.400-05:00P.S. they are also getting creative, like linking ...P.S. they are also getting creative, like linking their name (like a regulare real person name)on a stupid comment to some Web page for sales of something. Always check for links to another web page, unless you want them to advertise on your blog for free.Mr. Motorcyclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00317142329450322815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259433565415179843.post-3457231055777606122013-02-16T17:21:17.293-05:002013-02-16T17:21:17.293-05:00I encourage everyone with a blog to set up in thei...I encourage everyone with a blog to set up in their system word verification and then set up Moderate comments after like about 10 days. All regular readers will have you set up in Google reader, or something else like it, and will leave their comments right away for the most part. Anythig you get past 10 days will likely be spam. You will then be notified that a comment is left. If it is legit, go ahead and post it. If it is spam, you can just delete it there. That way, you won't have all these stupid spam comments showing up on everyones Google Reader as well. Mr. Motorcyclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00317142329450322815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259433565415179843.post-86571048244280536152013-02-14T22:03:22.225-05:002013-02-14T22:03:22.225-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259433565415179843.post-7318335153791962022013-02-14T12:04:14.349-05:002013-02-14T12:04:14.349-05:00Bob - Your time will come. :)Bob - Your time will come. :)Canajunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17529505799866207528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259433565415179843.post-52546232610121337712013-02-13T17:22:19.749-05:002013-02-13T17:22:19.749-05:00Canajun:
I seldom get spam, only lately I've ...<b>Canajun:</b><br /><br />I seldom get spam, only lately I've received only 2 per week. so Yes, I am getting a bit more than before but not a problem yet and It also appears that David is right. They are personalized comments so someone is actually reading<br /><br />bob<br /><a href="http://www.wetcoastscootin.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Riding the Wet Coast</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05258612401956399482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259433565415179843.post-29163699668486284222013-02-12T19:54:33.355-05:002013-02-12T19:54:33.355-05:00Dar - It's interesting how they will sometimes...Dar - It's interesting how they will sometimes zero in on an old post and just hammer away at it. Must be keyword searching of some sort.Canajunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17529505799866207528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259433565415179843.post-29294540547814363952013-02-12T19:53:46.528-05:002013-02-12T19:53:46.528-05:00David - Now you're making me feel bad for dele...David - Now you're making me feel bad for deleting them. :(Canajunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17529505799866207528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259433565415179843.post-71559988912340807792013-02-12T06:51:04.438-05:002013-02-12T06:51:04.438-05:00I don't think the comments are from computers....I don't think the comments are from computers. I think computers would do better. I think these are human voices with a very loose grip on English. Like teenagers in a back alley in Bangladesh earning micropennies for blog comments. Makes me sad. Like if I delete them a real person goes hungry. I'd be happier knowing they were produced by machines. David Massehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09346419242154545286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259433565415179843.post-6242375559515933782013-02-12T00:36:00.392-05:002013-02-12T00:36:00.392-05:00I finally turned the verification back on, it coul...I finally turned the verification back on, it couldn't stand it any longer. I find it pretty annoying. Blogger does a pretty good job, but the odd ones slip through. It was getting particularly irksome around Christmas, one spam bot hit one of my older posts about 10 times. Dar https://www.blogger.com/profile/14690180541358767168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259433565415179843.post-48725946251494865582013-02-11T17:50:21.623-05:002013-02-11T17:50:21.623-05:00Alan - They certainly aren't great advertising...Alan - They certainly aren't great advertising for automatic translation software.Canajunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17529505799866207528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259433565415179843.post-11605205463556509042013-02-11T17:48:55.904-05:002013-02-11T17:48:55.904-05:00Trobairitz - You're welcome, :)Trobairitz - You're welcome, :)<br />Canajunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17529505799866207528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259433565415179843.post-2066792792664314312013-02-11T16:33:47.267-05:002013-02-11T16:33:47.267-05:00A recent spam comment on mine is followed by a lin...A recent spam comment on mine is followed by a link to a post about the Fiat 500 Abarth, so I assume they're trying to get traffic because of ads. The comment, as oddly worded as it was, seems to have been written by someone who actually read the post: "bike riding is really a great fun . i am always enjoy it when i am on sports bike.In these days an working person is always want a motorcycle to<br />or a scooter to do the work and enjoy the ride."Alan P. LaRuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15565388772976513977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259433565415179843.post-78429803355284801052013-02-11T16:28:34.682-05:002013-02-11T16:28:34.682-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Alan P. LaRuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15565388772976513977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259433565415179843.post-413445128984491592013-02-11T16:27:41.891-05:002013-02-11T16:27:41.891-05:00"...if you happen to are not already." W..."...if you happen to are not already." What kind of language translator creates that sort of grammar?<br /><br />For the life of me, I don't even understand the purpose of this sort of spam.Alan P. LaRuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15565388772976513977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259433565415179843.post-31179814138839729342013-02-11T08:47:51.230-05:002013-02-11T08:47:51.230-05:00I too have noticed an increase in spam recently, a...I too have noticed an increase in spam recently, although not as much as some seem to be experiencing. Blogger seems to catch 90% of them and if there is even a hint of a commercial link they get deleted. <br /><br /> If it was a regular reader linking something they thought was valuable to the group that is different, but just to come in and promote crap is not okay.<br /><br />I do find it odd that about every 4th one or so I get an email letting me know i have a new comment, whereas most are just in the spam section of the comment dashboard.<br /><br />Thanks for the earworm.Trobairitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03453398807198746434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259433565415179843.post-78817140702644326822013-02-10T21:41:19.279-05:002013-02-10T21:41:19.279-05:00Keith - It certainly does seem like that. The wors...Keith - It certainly does seem like that. The worst part is that periodically legitimate commenters get caught in the spam trap so you really need to check them out once in a while just in case. But otherwise the delete key is easy to use. Canajunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17529505799866207528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259433565415179843.post-52113359271792902162013-02-10T20:54:40.480-05:002013-02-10T20:54:40.480-05:00The spamming seems to be increasing. Oh well, I gu...The spamming seems to be increasing. Oh well, I guess that's life in the blog lane.<br /><br />They can be funny to read, but mostly just painful.<br />~KeithKeith - Circle Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11992667666539622569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259433565415179843.post-2220632308252504742013-02-10T17:20:01.856-05:002013-02-10T17:20:01.856-05:00AZHD - I can turn on auto-forwarding if you'd ...AZHD - I can turn on auto-forwarding if you'd like. :)Canajunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17529505799866207528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259433565415179843.post-75011702099678723422013-02-10T17:19:23.211-05:002013-02-10T17:19:23.211-05:00Richard - If there was only a way to actually link...Richard - If there was only a way to actually link back to the spammers directly then we could really have some fun.<br />Canajunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17529505799866207528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259433565415179843.post-32970295956110943032013-02-10T17:18:15.175-05:002013-02-10T17:18:15.175-05:00Ms. M: For some reason folks will click on the lin...Ms. M: For some reason folks will click on the links even though they know it's at best rubbish and at worst malicious. I think it's the Internet version of a wet paint sign. Canajunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17529505799866207528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259433565415179843.post-79859419890618300952013-02-10T15:26:30.000-05:002013-02-10T15:26:30.000-05:00Damn, I need to post more! I feel like a left out ...Damn, I need to post more! I feel like a left out step-kid missing all of the a fore mentioned spam you speak of.Learning to Golfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03184277358166730368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259433565415179843.post-53964739356821129522013-02-10T15:08:18.794-05:002013-02-10T15:08:18.794-05:00I'm thinking of turning moderation back on, as...I'm thinking of turning moderation back on, as I am now getting 30-40 of these a day. As you say, Blogger is pretty good at filtering them out from the actual blog, but I still get them all emailed to me and have to delete them. It's getting very tedious. I've had some of the ones you quote above, word-for-word the same, and usually with a link to payday loans or an online casino. My favourite (I've had several but deleted them all, so from memory) is the one that actually criticises me for relying too much on video in the post, and suggests rather snidely that I ought to try writing more. This, on a post without video or even a picture.<br /><br />Hanging is too good for them.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.com