One of the fun things about being a blogger is reading feedback about your work. Positive or negative, it gives a blogger a warm fuzzy inside that people are actually reading what your write and those readers are motivated enough to comment on your work.
Not very stealthy...
Alas, unfortunately, the spammers think that by commenting on your blog they will get published along with a link to their website. Because of this, I moderate all of the comments on my site before they are published. The spammers have figured this out and try to get their comments approved by making it seem legit. I save the really good ones and now I will share a few of them with you:
On my review of the book Decision Points by President Bush:
"An interesting discussion is worth comment. I think that you need to write extra on this matter, it won't be a taboo subject but usually persons are not sufficient to speak on such topics. To the next. Cheers"
Never mind that his user name linked to an overseas pharmaceutical distributor where I could get some cheap Viagra.
This next message comes from a user named "Boris Splatt" and he was commenting on my article regarding my select baseball Dad observations:
"Hello! I just found your blog via Google. What a nice blog you have! I like it very much! since you have this fantastic blog, why not turn it into steady income? Thank you for supplying such priceless service to the entire internet community!"
Priceless service? Really? I can make money at this? How does your website regarding printer ink cartridge refills accomplish that?
This next comment was regarding my article on my engineering feats in pool heaters. The user's name is "bar supplies" and his email address was a link to a website that sold just that.
"What’s Taking place i am new to this, I stumbled upon this I have found It positively helpful and it has aided me out loads. I'm hoping to give a contribution; assist other users like its aided me. Good job."
What's taking place is I am new to this too but I know spam when I see it. Good job.
And finally, this one had a link embedded to an overseas loan outfit.
"I took 1 st when I was 32 and it aided my family very much. However, I need the commercial loan over again."
How clever.
-Jeff
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Spamming with Stealth
One of the fun things about being a blogger is reading feedback about your work. Positive or negative, it gives a blogger a warm fuzzy inside that people are actually reading what your write and those readers are motivated enough to comment on your work.
Not very stealthy...
Alas, unfortunately, the spammers think that by commenting on your blog they will get published along with a link to their website. Because of this, I moderate all of the comments on my site before they are published. The spammers have figured this out and try to get their comments approved by making it seem legit. I save the really good ones and now I will share a few of them with you:
On my review of the book Decision Points by President Bush:
"An interesting discussion is worth comment. I think that you need to write extra on this matter, it won't be a taboo subject but usually persons are not sufficient to speak on such topics. To the next. Cheers"
Never mind that his user name linked to an overseas pharmaceutical distributor where I could get some cheap Viagra.
This next message comes from a user named "Boris Splatt" and he was commenting on my article regarding my select baseball Dad observations:
"Hello! I just found your blog via Google. What a nice blog you have! I like it very much! since you have this fantastic blog, why not turn it into steady income? Thank you for supplying such priceless service to the entire internet community!"
Priceless service? Really? I can make money at this? How does your website regarding printer ink cartridge refills accomplish that?
This next comment was regarding my article on my engineering feats in pool heaters. The user's name is "bar supplies" and his email address was a link to a website that sold just that.
"What’s Taking place i am new to this, I stumbled upon this I have found It positively helpful and it has aided me out loads. I'm hoping to give a contribution; assist other users like its aided me. Good job."
What's taking place is I am new to this too but I know spam when I see it. Good job.
And finally, this one had a link embedded to an overseas loan outfit.
"I took 1 st when I was 32 and it aided my family very much. However, I need the commercial loan over again."
How clever.
-Jeff