Comments, Moderated
March 7, 2006 :: Link :: Teck
On a trial basis, I'm going to moderately moderate your comments to this site. It's not you, it's all the fricken spam I've been getting. No matter how high I crank up my spam filter, my comments still get clogged up with links for payday loans, free viagra and foolproof investment strategies.
So, let's see how this works out. It might be annoying in and of itself, in which case, we'll go back to the old-fashioned free-for-all.
* UDPDATE *
OK, here's how it works: I will review comments posted by new commenters before allowing them. Regular commenters will be automatically approved. Many of you are already "whitelisted," but if you regularly comment on this site and get the hold screen, don't worry, I'll whitelist you. This is mainly a way to cut down on spam.
Comments
well, i commented yesterday on the gallo post and it still hasn't gone up, so i'm already hatin' the moderatin', yo.
Posted by: maria | March 7, 2006 6:09 PM
Moderate this man.
Posted by: starfire | March 7, 2006 7:12 PM
When I first got a Hotmail account (oh, those primitive days), I was only about 12, and I hardly knew what spam was. I did, however, know what "Penis Enlargement" meant, and could not for the life of me figure out why anyone would sent that sort of product to a twelve-year-old girl.
Posted by: Summer | March 7, 2006 7:56 PM
Maria, I wasn't doing the moderating thing then, so your comment was probably culled as spam. I've turned down the spam threshold so that shouldn't happen anymore. Besides, as a regular commenter, your comments are automatically approved.
Posted by: Barrett | March 8, 2006 12:32 AM
Listen Barrett. Stop trying to be like Victor Varnado!
Posted by: Ca-chee | March 8, 2006 3:46 PM
I want to be a regular commenter.
Posted by: Jaime | March 8, 2006 6:19 PM
I don't blame you a bit. No worries for me on having to be approved, as I completely understand. I sure hope this helps with your spam problem too. It just sucks that we all have to go through this in order to make our comments section "safe" from idiots that think someone will actually click on their links for the newest zit medicine, or fat burning miracle pill. Idiots, all of 'em.
Posted by: Empress | March 8, 2006 11:06 PM
i can't wait to it spam in maui
it's made where starfire comes from
i almost went to jail due to a mower county narc
is that what they call haiku?
probably fucking not
Posted by: c-freak | March 9, 2006 12:19 AM
Vicarious writes:
Does writing "penis enlargement" automatically get me filtered? We shall see. Or maybe it's not one of those word recognition filters. Let's try this: Fuck, Shit, sexy sexual sex!
No! You were filtered because you used a phony e-mail address.
Your e-mail addresses are not going to be published, or result in any more spam for you, folks. It's just a way to make sure you are a real person.
Also, I often reply to comments privately when the occasion calls for it.
Posted by: Barrett | March 9, 2006 1:24 PM
Ah. I see. I think I starting using the a@a.com because:
1. I originally thought my email address would become known to other commenters/users here and at PDD
2. My email has remained remarkably clear of spam throughout my internet life and I want to keep it that way
3. It's really easy to type a @a.com
Which makes me ponder someting I used to do when I was, uh, searching: Silent Days, when I wouldn't speak for 24 hours. People who knew I could speak thought I was nuts. Peoiple who thought I was physically mute treated me more tenderly, especially when I pulled out the notepad to write "Large
strawberry wheat germ smoothie, please"
Wait, this is your blog. Silent Day begins now.
Posted by: vicarious | March 9, 2006 5:03 PM
I'm just ckecking to see if I'm whitelisted. Can I be purplelisted instead? I'm also using an "in-use" email address.
Posted by: Purple | March 10, 2006 10:41 AM
So I'm not cool enough to have a TypeKey identity. And I'm oblivious enough to have multiple e-mail accounts. I'm going to try this one and see if I get black-balled. Gross.
Posted by: Bob | March 10, 2006 11:48 AM
Black-balled. Whey do they call it black-balled anyway? Did they have any idea there was going to be porn in the future when this was thought of? My guess is no.
Posted by: Bob | March 10, 2006 11:49 AM