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I just approved a spam comment

by VanessaB
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Actually, it was hard to tell if it was spam. Akismet marked it as a spam, but it could have just as easily been broken English. I approved it anyway because the poster was using a back link for a stop smoking product, which I support.

So, anyone else ever approved a spam comment for any reason?

-Dani
#approved #comment #spam
  • Profile picture of the author Karan Goel
    Originally Posted by DanielleS View Post

    Actually, it was hard to tell if it was spam. Akismet marked it as a spam, but it could have just as easily been broken English. I approved it anyway because the poster was using a back link for a stop smoking product, which I support.

    So, anyone else ever approved a spam comment for any reason?

    -Dani
    Yes. I approve most of the genuine trackbacks that Akismet marks as spam.


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  • Profile picture of the author Simon Ashari
    Akismet has served me well. Never had something go in the spam folder that was not spam.

    I think the comment you received was spam. Broken English combined with a link should set off a few red flags.

    If it is hard to read, chances are it wont add value anyway, so why keep it?

    -Simon
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  • Profile picture of the author Paleochora
    If they are readable, make some sense with regard to the post subject and do not point back to a nasty site, I always approve.

    Reasons? Comments give the blog post page and the overall blog some extra social validation to the search engine bots and I would be hypocritical by denying someone a well earned backlink when I comment hoping to recieve one on other people's blogs.
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  • Profile picture of the author Sheryl Polomka
    I do have some real comments go into the spam folder - rarely but it does happen. So yes I usually go through the spam and look for any legitimate comments and approve them.

    I missed one the other day - I saw a comment from someone I know but I didn't see it until I was clicking the 'empty spam' button and I lost it!!
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    • Profile picture of the author Diane S
      Spammers are my friends. The more they post, the more content I get for my blog. I don't use akismet, I just use settings that put every comment into moderation. I take every spamming comment, strip out the url link, edit the comment to add keyword related content, and then I reply as admin to the altered comment with even more related content.

      I love the IP address variety the spammers donate to my blog. And I love how they add just the content I want!
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      • Profile picture of the author VanessaB
        Wow, I never thought this post would open such an interesting conversation.

        I did not realize that I could strip out the html and/or edit their posts. Now I'm going to have to see.

        Broken English doesn't bother me much, as I don't think that "English" is the Superior language.

        What I didn't want to approve was the penis back links. LOL.

        This is my own personal IM blog though, so I really like the idea of replying and expanding for more content.

        -Dani
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      • Profile picture of the author MammothStrength
        Originally Posted by Diane S View Post

        Spammers are my friends. The more they post, the more content I get for my blog. I don't use akismet, I just use settings that put every comment into moderation. I take every spamming comment, strip out the url link, edit the comment to add keyword related content, and then I reply as admin to the altered comment with even more related content.

        I love the IP address variety the spammers donate to my blog. And I love how they add just the content I want!
        This is AWESOME!! Great Post!
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