I am back
That was quite an unintentional leave I took the past two weeks. I can't say much yet, but I had begun working on a little writing project that is still in progress. It may amount to nothing, but I am hoping that I can tighten up my overall style and see this become a success.
I was very disappointed to find upon my return 4 new comments that were all spam. I have a very strict procedure in regards to comment spam. I remove the comment completely so as to leave no record of its existence. I ban the IP. If the post is over a month old, I disable comments as well. As this is my blog and my personal space, I see no reason not to be prudent about its appearance and upkeep.
For the spammers, if you want to advertise then drop me a line and we'll talk. However, I take extreme exception to the notion that you feel you can advertise here free of charge. I am not above advertising, but I also don't need it so I don't pursue it. If you feel your product is so worthwhile that it should be peddled here or elsewhere, then we'll talk and I'll be more than happy to accept money if I feel you have something that is relevant to the site and fit the standards I have here. Considering the name of the blog, relevancy shouldn't be too hard. Standards is where it gets trickier since I have no intentions of peddling your on-line casino, dating service, or porn site of any kind. If you leave a comment that is spam, I will remove it. You can count on it. I also promise that it will not be up long enough to be any boost to your business. You are wasting your time. I am not wasting mine, as I see it as simple maintenance. I will not give up. If nothing else, it is a trivial matter for me to close comments and ban IPs.
As this is my space ran on my nickel alone, yes I do feel that I have a right to be compensated before you can peddle your wares.
Granted, I am not so new to the Internet that I actually think they read this blog. I am quite aware that they hit posts based on search engines and chose those as the place to put their spam. What is really egregious is the way they assume that putting "Nice site" or "Good points" as some kind of reply before their spam somehow makes it ok.
This ain't my first time to the rodeo, Ya'll.
I was very disappointed to find upon my return 4 new comments that were all spam. I have a very strict procedure in regards to comment spam. I remove the comment completely so as to leave no record of its existence. I ban the IP. If the post is over a month old, I disable comments as well. As this is my blog and my personal space, I see no reason not to be prudent about its appearance and upkeep.
For the spammers, if you want to advertise then drop me a line and we'll talk. However, I take extreme exception to the notion that you feel you can advertise here free of charge. I am not above advertising, but I also don't need it so I don't pursue it. If you feel your product is so worthwhile that it should be peddled here or elsewhere, then we'll talk and I'll be more than happy to accept money if I feel you have something that is relevant to the site and fit the standards I have here. Considering the name of the blog, relevancy shouldn't be too hard. Standards is where it gets trickier since I have no intentions of peddling your on-line casino, dating service, or porn site of any kind. If you leave a comment that is spam, I will remove it. You can count on it. I also promise that it will not be up long enough to be any boost to your business. You are wasting your time. I am not wasting mine, as I see it as simple maintenance. I will not give up. If nothing else, it is a trivial matter for me to close comments and ban IPs.
As this is my space ran on my nickel alone, yes I do feel that I have a right to be compensated before you can peddle your wares.
Granted, I am not so new to the Internet that I actually think they read this blog. I am quite aware that they hit posts based on search engines and chose those as the place to put their spam. What is really egregious is the way they assume that putting "Nice site" or "Good points" as some kind of reply before their spam somehow makes it ok.
This ain't my first time to the rodeo, Ya'll.
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agentgray wrote:
12/19/05 14:17:12
Botswana wrote:
I can't believe I didn't see that coming....
12/19/05 15:03:38
Come to my website.
:)
I'm glad you keep things here clean. Still a good read.