Comments on Blogs, being misunderstood?

Emmanuel Inyang · 08-13-2009, 10:58 PM

Just read a great article on michel fortin's blog

[Here's the link to it- http://www.michelfortin.com/flustere...ndly-comments/ ]

It just seems the comment spam war has just begun.

and the spammers are changing they're methods- or did I forget to mention the fact that some IM'ers are fast joing the bandwagon in the pursuit of "link juice" and UNtargeted traffic.

Should I be thinking of rolling back to the default 'rel=no follow' state?

What are your views on this whole blog commenting fiasco?

[ I've added a poll too, what's your view? ]

jkatzenback · 08-13-2009, 11:05 PM

Wordpress allows you to turn off comments automatically after a specific time frame now and i set this myself to 14 days. That combined with akismet has dramatically reduced my comment spam.

Now let me ask you this...

1. Comments help you blog because they ping services and show your site is updated.

2. Google likes to see a variety of outgoing links on your blog (or any website)

3. Adding the nofollow will discourage the good commentors.

4. Are you reacting because of something that "might" happen or are you actually having an issue with comment spam right now that is actually taking up your time and is more then akismet can handle?

Emmanuel Inyang · 08-13-2009, 11:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by canuck1972

Wordpress allows you to turn off comments automatically after a specific time frame now and i set this myself to 14 days. That combined with akismet has dramatically reduced my comment spam.

Now let me ask you this...

1. Comments help you blog because they ping services and show your site is updated.

2. Google likes to see a variety of outgoing links on your blog (or any website)

3. Adding the nofollow will discourage the good commentors.

4. Are you reacting because of something that "might" happen or are you actually having an issue with comment spam right now that is actually taking up your time and is more then akismet can handle?

I quite Agree with your method, are you suggesting that it's a great idea to follow all links?

Maybe you did not read the Michel's blog post. It's something i've seen a lot these days.

Short comments such as "great post" or "nice one" that don't add to the discussion or show any opinion or any slight detail that this "person" (that is if they are indeed persons) has even read your post.

The fact is that they look genuine but literally they're spam. Mainly to get backlinks and "Free" traffic

Thanks for your Thought, Nonetheless.

jkatzenback · 08-13-2009, 11:19 PM

That is not anything really new... the thing is just keep akismet updated and it catches most of those comments... not all but most.

As owner of http://www.commentkahuna.com it frustrated and amazes me how lazy people are... just take a moment and read the post and leave a worthwhile comment... get your link approved and everyone is happy.

As a blogger, i shake my head everyday from the receiving end with some of the attempts people make. Here is an example I just took from my blog http://www.johncow.com and yes akismet caught it.

Protein Shakes
protein-shakes.org
yelax77@hotmail.com
220.255.7.148
Submitted on 2009/08/13 at 11:24pm
Found your blog while browsing Google. Bookmarked. Looking forward to more nutrition tips.

People are just ridiculous... but hey, they keep it interesting.

Karen Blundell · 08-13-2009, 11:21 PM

My blog is dofollow but I close comments after a certain amount of time. I like to reward my commentors.

I still get spam, but Akismet takes care of it and I just delete.
it's really no big deal to me...

Emmanuel Inyang · 08-13-2009, 11:27 PM

Thanks for your thoughts, Karen and Canuck.
I quite Agree with your ideas.

Askimet sure handles them and manual delete works just perfectly but for a popular blog that follows all links it would not very easy.

Closing comments after a given time is quite a good idea but I use a plugin that rejects all comments less than the value determined by me(in this case I use 30characters) meaning your comment must be above 30 characters before it can be accepted.

View Poll Results: Dofollow, what's your view on it?
Just Love it- A great way to get people to post comments	2	40.00%
Don't completely support it	2	40.00%
I would never consider making my blog dofollow	0	0%
Other, post below	1	20.00%
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08-13-2009, 10:58 PM	#1
Emmanuel Inyang HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 114 Thanks: 8 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Comments on Blogs, being misunderstood? Just read a great article on michel fortin's blog [Here's the link to it- http://www.michelfortin.com/flustere...ndly-comments/ ] It just seems the comment spam war has just begun. and the spammers are changing they're methods- or did I forget to mention the fact that some IM'ers are fast joing the bandwagon in the pursuit of "link juice" and UNtargeted traffic. Should I be thinking of rolling back to the default 'rel=no follow' state? What are your views on this whole blog commenting fiasco? [ I've added a poll too, what's your view? ]

08-13-2009, 11:05 PM	#2
jkatzenback HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 134 Thanks: 0 Thanked 20 Times in 15 Posts Social Networking	Re: Comments on Blogs, being misunderstood? Wordpress allows you to turn off comments automatically after a specific time frame now and i set this myself to 14 days. That combined with akismet has dramatically reduced my comment spam. Now let me ask you this... 1. Comments help you blog because they ping services and show your site is updated. 2. Google likes to see a variety of outgoing links on your blog (or any website) 3. Adding the nofollow will discourage the good commentors. 4. Are you reacting because of something that "might" happen or are you actually having an issue with comment spam right now that is actually taking up your time and is more then akismet can handle?
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08-13-2009, 11:19 PM	#4
jkatzenback HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 134 Thanks: 0 Thanked 20 Times in 15 Posts Social Networking	Re: Comments on Blogs, being misunderstood? That is not anything really new... the thing is just keep akismet updated and it catches most of those comments... not all but most. As owner of http://www.commentkahuna.com it frustrated and amazes me how lazy people are... just take a moment and read the post and leave a worthwhile comment... get your link approved and everyone is happy. As a blogger, i shake my head everyday from the receiving end with some of the attempts people make. Here is an example I just took from my blog http://www.johncow.com and yes akismet caught it. Protein Shakes protein-shakes.org yelax77@hotmail.com 220.255.7.148 Submitted on 2009/08/13 at 11:24pm Found your blog while browsing Google. Bookmarked. Looking forward to more nutrition tips. People are just ridiculous... but hey, they keep it interesting.
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08-13-2009, 11:21 PM	#5
Karen Blundell Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Niagara Region, Canada Posts: 1,113 Thanks: 1,478 Thanked 412 Times in 322 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Comments on Blogs, being misunderstood? My blog is dofollow but I close comments after a certain amount of time. I like to reward my commentors. I still get spam, but Akismet takes care of it and I just delete. it's really no big deal to me...
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08-13-2009, 11:27 PM	#6
Emmanuel Inyang HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 114 Thanks: 8 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Comments on Blogs, being misunderstood? Thanks for your thoughts, Karen and Canuck. I quite Agree with your ideas. Askimet sure handles them and manual delete works just perfectly but for a popular blog that follows all links it would not very easy. Closing comments after a given time is quite a good idea but I use a plugin that rejects all comments less than the value determined by me(in this case I use 30characters) meaning your comment must be above 30 characters before it can be accepted.