Comments on: Editing Spam http://www.skillett.com/technology/websites/blogging-communities/editing-spam/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=editing-spam Keiron's daily take on life, the internet and the world around us! Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:23:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Auntie Spam | Skillett.com http://www.skillett.com/technology/websites/blogging-communities/editing-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-9167 Auntie Spam | Skillett.com Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:37:05 +0000 http://www.skillett.com/?p=578#comment-9167 [...] in my Akismet Spam box - just in case there’s something there I really would like to read, or even edit to make into quality content. However I really can’t face piling through pages and pages of spam with links to all manner [...] [...] in my Akismet Spam box – just in case there’s something there I really would like to read, or even edit to make into quality content. However I really can’t face piling through pages and pages of spam with links to all manner [...]

]]> By: Keiron http://www.skillett.com/technology/websites/blogging-communities/editing-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-9065 Keiron Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:34:51 +0000 http://www.skillett.com/?p=578#comment-9065 :) I thought that might be case Lorelle, but the fact you spotted it is a good thing, and proves that sometimes people genuinely can find a post interesting and provide some (hopefully) interesting thoughts to add. I think I did the Wordpress/WordPress thing without thinking! In fact I think I've got that wrong forever!! :) I thought that might be case Lorelle, but the fact you spotted it is a good thing, and proves that sometimes people genuinely can find a post interesting and provide some (hopefully) interesting thoughts to add.

I think I did the WordPress/WordPress thing without thinking! In fact I think I’ve got that wrong forever!!

]]> By: Lorelle http://www.skillett.com/technology/websites/blogging-communities/editing-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-9062 Lorelle Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:02:03 +0000 http://www.skillett.com/?p=578#comment-9062 Another guideline: <em>Never start a blog with "I read an interesting post today by Lorelle at WordPress...."</em> :-) Your trackback was almost instinctively marked as spam because it had that famous opening used by spammers all over the place. And other clues, like using Wordpress not WordPress - a common hint that the commenter isn't paying attention to details and could be a spammer. Over time, it's the little things you notice that makes or breaks a comment's integrity when it comes to cleaning out comment spam. You are so right. People don't seem to understand that they can edit the comments, especially the ones that they are in doubt about. Remove the links but leave the content - nothing wrong with that. Thanks!!!! Another guideline: Never start a blog with “I read an interesting post today by Lorelle at WordPress….” :-)

Your trackback was almost instinctively marked as spam because it had that famous opening used by spammers all over the place. And other clues, like using WordPress not WordPress – a common hint that the commenter isn’t paying attention to details and could be a spammer. Over time, it’s the little things you notice that makes or breaks a comment’s integrity when it comes to cleaning out comment spam.

You are so right. People don’t seem to understand that they can edit the comments, especially the ones that they are in doubt about. Remove the links but leave the content – nothing wrong with that. Thanks!!!!

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