Comments on: Keep Your WordPress Comments Clean http://www.wordpressmax.com/rant/keep-your-wordpress-comments-clean WordPress Guides For The Geek Impaired Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:55:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jasper http://www.wordpressmax.com/rant/keep-your-wordpress-comments-clean/comment-page-1#comment-9008 Jasper Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:46:36 +0000 http://www.wordpressmax.com/?p=617#comment-9008 Cool idea, David. Unfortunately, you'd still be left with dozens of "cool blog; thanks" posts throughout your site, even though you would get the satisfaction of pulling their link juice. Cool idea, David. Unfortunately, you’d still be left with dozens of “cool blog; thanks” posts throughout your site, even though you would get the satisfaction of pulling their link juice.

]]> By: Lianne http://www.wordpressmax.com/rant/keep-your-wordpress-comments-clean/comment-page-1#comment-8872 Lianne Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:51:52 +0000 http://www.wordpressmax.com/?p=617#comment-8872 I didnt realise there was such anger towards posters who commented this way. I regularly say thank you and leave a few lines of comment if something has particularly helped/been interesting just because it seems like good manners to at least acknowledge it was useful. I didnt realise they were frowned upon as spam! I feel bad now. I do feel though there is a difference between a genuine comment or thank you and a brief 'thanks' which is more about getting a presence going on the site for advertising rather then actually showing an interest in the blog. A further point, for those who do delete any praise or thank you comments (genuine or not)as a reader/customer I do read other people comments and praise to get a good indictaion of the overall performance of that website. For example, if a tutorial is supposedly good i like to see that it has actually worked for other people before i follow it myself. Otherwise im wary. So its not a bad thing to have genuine recommendation or praise on show... its far worse to have blatant spam and trash because i think that shows neglect and that suggests the information is possibly out of date. Well thats my thought on it all anyway. :) I didnt realise there was such anger towards posters who commented this way. I regularly say thank you and leave a few lines of comment if something has particularly helped/been interesting just because it seems like good manners to at least acknowledge it was useful. I didnt realise they were frowned upon as spam! I feel bad now. I do feel though there is a difference between a genuine comment or thank you and a brief ‘thanks’ which is more about getting a presence going on the site for advertising rather then actually showing an interest in the blog.

A further point, for those who do delete any praise or thank you comments (genuine or not)as a reader/customer I do read other people comments and praise to get a good indictaion of the overall performance of that website. For example, if a tutorial is supposedly good i like to see that it has actually worked for other people before i follow it myself. Otherwise im wary. So its not a bad thing to have genuine recommendation or praise on show… its far worse to have blatant spam and trash because i think that shows neglect and that suggests the information is possibly out of date.

Well thats my thought on it all anyway. :)

]]> By: Ernest http://www.wordpressmax.com/rant/keep-your-wordpress-comments-clean/comment-page-1#comment-6054 Ernest Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:23:25 +0000 http://www.wordpressmax.com/?p=617#comment-6054 For me I use the admin must approve option. Then I can screen out manually. This is the effective way for me. For me I use the admin must approve option. Then I can screen out manually. This is the effective way for me.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.wordpressmax.com/rant/keep-your-wordpress-comments-clean/comment-page-1#comment-3796 Jeff Tue, 19 May 2009 21:18:49 +0000 http://www.wordpressmax.com/?p=617#comment-3796 Rob Akismet does a pretty good job but occasionally spams a good post and lets spam through. That is why I try to check comments on a daily basis. I used a plugin called Spam Karma that has many more options but in the end got the same results as the much simpler Akismet. Rob Akismet does a pretty good job but occasionally spams a good post and lets spam through. That is why I try to check comments on a daily basis.

I used a plugin called Spam Karma that has many more options but in the end got the same results as the much simpler Akismet.

]]> By: Rob from Online Poker Rakeback http://www.wordpressmax.com/rant/keep-your-wordpress-comments-clean/comment-page-1#comment-3795 Rob from Online Poker Rakeback Tue, 19 May 2009 19:35:46 +0000 http://www.wordpressmax.com/?p=617#comment-3795 I just recently started a blog of my own. I am very particular about the comments I allow. So far, as it is new, I haven't had to deal with the overwhelming flood of "nice post" comments. I use Aksimet to filter spam, and so far it has caught it all. I wonder though, as my blog gains visibility, is Aksimet an efficient solution for regulating spam or is there a solution that actually works better? If so, in what ways is it more effective? I just recently started a blog of my own. I am very particular about the comments I allow. So far, as it is new, I haven’t had to deal with the overwhelming flood of “nice post” comments. I use Aksimet to filter spam, and so far it has caught it all. I wonder though, as my blog gains visibility, is Aksimet an efficient solution for regulating spam or is there a solution that actually works better? If so, in what ways is it more effective?

]]> By: Lee http://www.wordpressmax.com/rant/keep-your-wordpress-comments-clean/comment-page-1#comment-3076 Lee Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:16:20 +0000 http://www.wordpressmax.com/?p=617#comment-3076 Thanks Jeff...I think :o) I guess it's not just blog owners that are over protective but Wordpress is as well! Thanks Jeff…I think :o )

I guess it’s not just blog owners that are over protective but Wordpress is as well!

]]> By: Jeff http://www.wordpressmax.com/rant/keep-your-wordpress-comments-clean/comment-page-1#comment-3075 Jeff Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:46:57 +0000 http://www.wordpressmax.com/?p=617#comment-3075 Lee, the irony of this is that your comment was caught as spam and I pulled it out and approved it. Lee, the irony of this is that your comment was caught as spam and I pulled it out and approved it.

]]> By: Lee - Business Directory http://www.wordpressmax.com/rant/keep-your-wordpress-comments-clean/comment-page-1#comment-3070 Lee - Business Directory Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:57:27 +0000 http://www.wordpressmax.com/?p=617#comment-3070 Firstly, yes, I have read your article. And in all honesty, I originally came to this blog in search of a free backlink. I have been blogging for 2 or 3 weeks now gaining backlinks to my site. I haven’t been spamming the blogs and have made sure I am able to contribute something meaningful to the conversation. However, I find that there are a high percentage of ‘do follow’ blog owners that are over protective of their blogs and they just remove anything with a link in. I have contributed some, what I consider, really useful info opinions/info to blogs which have sometimes taken me 20 to 30 minutes to type, just for it to be trashed as spam. Now it’s not the fact that I didn’t get the link that upsets me, it’s the fact that my contribution with a lot of thought (albeit to get a link) has been trashed. Earlier today for the first time, I noticed a comment I posted on a blog that had the link removed. Now that, I totally respect the guy for. He didn’t just trash my work, he removed the link but that I don’t mind. The link is a bonus. So I just wish blog owners would just remove links rather than the whole post all together. It’s just as disrespectful as spamming! Lee Firstly, yes, I have read your article. And in all honesty, I originally came to this blog in search of a free backlink.

I have been blogging for 2 or 3 weeks now gaining backlinks to my site. I haven’t been spamming the blogs and have made sure I am able to contribute something meaningful to the conversation. However, I find that there are a high percentage of ‘do follow’ blog owners that are over protective of their blogs and they just remove anything with a link in. I have contributed some, what I consider, really useful info opinions/info to blogs which have sometimes taken me 20 to 30 minutes to type, just for it to be trashed as spam. Now it’s not the fact that I didn’t get the link that upsets me, it’s the fact that my contribution with a lot of thought (albeit to get a link) has been trashed.

Earlier today for the first time, I noticed a comment I posted on a blog that had the link removed. Now that, I totally respect the guy for. He didn’t just trash my work, he removed the link but that I don’t mind. The link is a bonus.

So I just wish blog owners would just remove links rather than the whole post all together. It’s just as disrespectful as spamming!

Lee

]]> By: My Love http://www.wordpressmax.com/rant/keep-your-wordpress-comments-clean/comment-page-1#comment-3060 My Love Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:50:30 +0000 http://www.wordpressmax.com/?p=617#comment-3060 "Thank you blah blah blah" should be consider as a spam. And if the number of character in the URL text box is less than the no of character in the Your comment text box should be also tag as a spam. Just my $.2 cent. “Thank you blah blah blah” should be consider as a spam. And if the number of character in the URL text box is less than the no of character in the Your comment text box should be also tag as a spam. Just my $.2 cent.

]]> By: Max http://www.wordpressmax.com/rant/keep-your-wordpress-comments-clean/comment-page-1#comment-3008 Max Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:57:54 +0000 http://www.wordpressmax.com/?p=617#comment-3008 Hi Jeff, Yes, I am real. :) Hi Jeff, Yes, I am real. :)

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