Do you check your Akismet SPAM?

Asher · 01-07-2009, 10:22 PM

Hi Warriors,

I'm just wondering something... I've made a habit
of myself to check the SPAM section of my WP
blog ever since I've found good comments marked
as spam after I installed Akismet.

It's a great tool to keep out the spam messages
but once in a while, the spider catches a nice
butterfly instead of an annoying mosquito.

I've found several comments there that are made
by real people with really nice things to say...
but they've been there for 2 months!

I set those nice comments free and replied to them
but it's probably too late... the person who made
the post might never come back to see my reply~

To the top,
Asher

MouseandMice · 01-07-2009, 10:31 PM

Yeah... spam blockers are bittersweet...

Sometimes they help... Sometimes they kill you (metaphorically).

:/

kishorem · 01-08-2009, 02:15 AM

normally i don't check it ....

there are too many spams ... just remove all

Fendi Salim · 01-08-2009, 06:18 AM

Asher, i guess with Akismet - the commentor must've been marked as spam on other blogs hence Akismet remembers unless someone remove them from the list.

Here's how to know if you yourself has been marked as spam and how to unmark yourself.

1. Comment on your own akismet protected blog and see if you are marked as spam.
2. If no, congrats. If yes, unmark yourself and you are now able to comment on other akismet protected blogs without worrying if your comment will be seen.
3. No foolproof method - if you see your comments never appearing. You've probably been marked as spam and need to take step 1 again.

Asher · 01-08-2009, 06:23 AM

Hey Fendi Salim,

Thanks! That's a good one... I never thought about
that if my own comments would be tagged as spam...

But they would be detected, since it's on my own
blog, no?

Anyway, I'll go try it out. Thanks again~

Asher

Fendi Salim · 01-08-2009, 06:26 AM

Don't log in when trying to test a comment on your own blog.

Tia010 · 01-08-2009, 06:42 AM

Thanks! That's a good one.

Tia010 · 01-08-2009, 06:43 AM

This seems an interesting article for me. Thanks for promoting this truth.

01-07-2009, 10:22 PM	#1
Asher SG Lurker Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Singapore. Posts: 1,713 Blog Entries: 68 Thanks: 486 Thanked 280 Times in 159 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Do you check your Akismet SPAM? Hi Warriors, I'm just wondering something... I've made a habit of myself to check the SPAM section of my WP blog ever since I've found good comments marked as spam after I installed Akismet. It's a great tool to keep out the spam messages but once in a while, the spider catches a nice butterfly instead of an annoying mosquito. I've found several comments there that are made by real people with really nice things to say... but they've been there for 2 months! I set those nice comments free and replied to them but it's probably too late... the person who made the post might never come back to see my reply~ To the top, Asher
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01-07-2009, 10:31 PM	#2
MouseandMice Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beverly Hills, California, USA Posts: 1,349 Thanks: 54 Thanked 78 Times in 26 Posts	Re: Do you check your Akismet SPAM? Yeah... spam blockers are bittersweet... Sometimes they help... Sometimes they kill you (metaphorically). :/
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01-08-2009, 02:15 AM	#3
kishorem Always Add REAL Values War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 104 Thanks: 3 Thanked 7 Times in 4 Posts Social Networking	Re: Do you check your Akismet SPAM? normally i don't check it .... there are too many spams ... just remove all

01-08-2009, 06:18 AM	#4
Fendi Salim HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Internet Posts: 358 Thanks: 14 Thanked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Do you check your Akismet SPAM? Asher, i guess with Akismet - the commentor must've been marked as spam on other blogs hence Akismet remembers unless someone remove them from the list. Here's how to know if you yourself has been marked as spam and how to unmark yourself. 1. Comment on your own akismet protected blog and see if you are marked as spam. 2. If no, congrats. If yes, unmark yourself and you are now able to comment on other akismet protected blogs without worrying if your comment will be seen. 3. No foolproof method - if you see your comments never appearing. You've probably been marked as spam and need to take step 1 again.
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01-08-2009, 06:23 AM	#5
Asher SG Lurker Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Singapore. Posts: 1,713 Blog Entries: 68 Thanks: 486 Thanked 280 Times in 159 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Do you check your Akismet SPAM? Hey Fendi Salim, Thanks! That's a good one... I never thought about that if my own comments would be tagged as spam... But they would be detected, since it's on my own blog, no? Anyway, I'll go try it out. Thanks again~ Asher
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01-08-2009, 06:26 AM	#6
Fendi Salim HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Internet Posts: 358 Thanks: 14 Thanked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Do you check your Akismet SPAM? Don't log in when trying to test a comment on your own blog.
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01-08-2009, 06:42 AM	#7
Tia010 Warrior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Do you check your Akismet SPAM? Thanks! That's a good one.

01-08-2009, 06:43 AM	#8
Tia010 Warrior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Do you check your Akismet SPAM? This seems an interesting article for me. Thanks for promoting this truth.