Until now. Thanks to Pinterest making my Pecan Pie Cake post getting so many views, it's now the target of all sorts of spammers. I seriously get 30-50 a day! Some I catch, some I don't. I'm not complaining that so many people view this post. I love the company! But trying to clean up all these spammy comments is taking up too much time. Time I could better use killing my plants. So, this is the only way I know of now, to (hopefully) take care of that. Please understand, and bear with me. And, if you know of a better, quicker way to take care of those varmints, please let me know.
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ReplyDeleteHave you tried chaning your settings so anonymous comments can't post? Most spam comes in that way. This may block a few normal people who aren't signed in from commenting, but it will keep most people happy. I do this from time to time when spam gets out of hand and then open it back up in a few weeks when the spammers realize trying to comment is a waste of their time.
ReplyDeleteI do understand your frustrations. We all hate spam. Just do what is right for yoy, and I'm sure everyone will understand.
I have my blog set to block anonymous posts but allow Open ID. I find that it helps quite a bit. I've gone back and forth with the word verification and I have found more people annoyed to use it than not. When people don't want to take the time, they stop posting. It doesn't mean they aren't reading though. Of course, I still approve every comment because I want to read each one first and respond when I am able.
ReplyDeleteDo what is good for you and will work best. Spamming is the most annoying thing!
Happy Sunday!
Laurie
Lulu and Daisy
I found that they mostly spam on older posts, so I put my settings to not post after post has been live for 14 days. Yes, I still have to go through and delete them, but they don't get posted at least. The spam comments have reduced quite a bit since I did that.
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