tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post3375624013447540607..comments2024-02-29T02:54:19.767-05:00Comments on Babbling Books: Attack of the Spambots!Brian Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-67982243184520465692013-07-06T13:27:30.948-04:002013-07-06T13:27:30.948-04:00Hey Maria - The moderation thing seems to be worki...Hey Maria - The moderation thing seems to be working well. I too fear that too many checks will deter comments. Interesting about the registered users leaving spam. The automated systems may be learning to resisted. <br /><br />No need to explain about the frequency of comments. Life getsso busy!Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-86526885023121379452013-07-06T12:59:28.666-04:002013-07-06T12:59:28.666-04:00Hi, Brian!
Oh, what a funny post! I've had t...Hi, Brian!<br /><br />Oh, what a funny post! I've had to deal with these "little beasties" myself. I did use to have word verification and comment moderation enabled, but I removed them, because I wanted my readers to be able to comment as easily as possible. I even went as far as removing the "registered user" requirement. Thus, anonymous comments were possible. Ye gads!!! I became INUNDATED with spam comments!! So I quickly restored the "registered user" requirement. I didn't restore the other two, though.<br /><br />Some time back, I started getting spam from two REGISTERED USERS, believe it or not! So I did restore comment moderation for a while. However, since my blog doesn't get that many comments, in spite of all the so-called GFC and Linky followers, I was afraid of losing what few comments I WAS getting. So I removed comment moderation again. Thankfully, I've had no more problems. <br /><br />I do have a warning posted below my comment box though: "WARNING: SPAMMERS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED". And I make sure to remove any such comments the moment I find them!<br /><br />So I can definitely relate to your "spam pain"! Lol. I sure hope that using comment moderation really works out for you! I know I won't be deterred by it, because I LOVE to comment on your blog. If I sometimes don't comment for a while, rest assured that I'll make up for that by coming over and leaving two or three comments at a time!<br /><br />Hope you're enjoying your Saturday!! :) Maria Beharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-89633422812585410932013-07-06T12:59:28.501-04:002013-07-06T12:59:28.501-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Maria Beharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-16494967291044198352013-06-20T22:35:53.322-04:002013-06-20T22:35:53.322-04:00Hello Sue (Whispering Gums) -Thanks for stopping b...Hello Sue (Whispering Gums) -Thanks for stopping by!<br /><br /> I noticed the feature that you mentioned on Wordpress blogs. I really like the idea but I do not think that it is option on Blogger.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-56609621138906939012013-06-20T20:20:18.476-04:002013-06-20T20:20:18.476-04:00New here but noticed this discussion thread. I'...New here but noticed this discussion thread. I'm wordpress and use comment moderation. I'm not sure what blogger does but wordpress accepts comments from an already approved commenter so comments are really only moderated once (unless they come in again under a different identity, or they are absent for a long time).<br /><br />I hate word verification too.Whispering Gumshttp://whisperinggums.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-61472977529699881132013-06-19T19:28:50.223-04:002013-06-19T19:28:50.223-04:00Hi Harvee - I tried the "Registered Users Onl...Hi Harvee - I tried the "Registered Users Only" Thing at first. As I understand it the system should allow people who have various accounts, Wordpress, Twitter, AIM etc., easily comment. Unfortunately several folks with Wordpress accounts reported that they could not comment, though others with Wordpress accounts could. The comment moderation seems to be working well. I think that the auto mated systems somehow know that the spam is not getting through as the level of attempted postings have sharply decreased in the last few days.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-80333495198083525392013-06-19T08:55:53.948-04:002013-06-19T08:55:53.948-04:00On blogger, I checked "Registered Users Only&...On blogger, I checked "Registered Users Only" for comments, and that has taken care of spam for me. Unfortunately, I don't know who else might be blocked out. Harveehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490108303790217277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-43780697734053739292013-06-18T19:00:15.593-04:002013-06-18T19:00:15.593-04:00Hi Lucy - This system seems to be working wee thou...Hi Lucy - This system seems to be working wee though someone said that they got an error when they attempted to comment. Dare I say the level of spam has decreased in the last day or so.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-5555883258019491582013-06-18T14:02:25.176-04:002013-06-18T14:02:25.176-04:00I hope you are enjoying The Brothers Karamazov! So...I hope you are enjoying The Brothers Karamazov! Sorry to hear about the spam. I use a Disqus comment system which seems to stop anything spam-like coming through. I hope the situation improves with your changes!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15103141646225036708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-43628306601954072142013-06-15T09:53:12.891-04:002013-06-15T09:53:12.891-04:00I Ryan - You made it! But I cannot be too careful....I Ryan - You made it! But I cannot be too careful. If I doubt I must zap it!Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-92224699545487472142013-06-15T03:30:26.281-04:002013-06-15T03:30:26.281-04:00I hope my comment gets through. I'd hate to th...I hope my comment gets through. I'd hate to think you thought I was a spambot.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07998996750944114185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-74278560862087156182013-06-13T22:19:11.853-04:002013-06-13T22:19:11.853-04:00Hi Richard - I hopefully can deal with the delatio...Hi Richard - I hopefully can deal with the delation thing. But there have been so many pieces. Yesterday it may have it a hundred! Though I rarely get anonymous comments I need to be careful not to delete any real ones.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-38838026976545961962013-06-13T21:57:09.184-04:002013-06-13T21:57:09.184-04:00Brian, I went to comment moderation a long time ag...Brian, I went to comment moderation a long time ago and think it mostly serves its purpose. Unfortunately, I decided to cancel anonymous comments from being left a while ago because almost all my spam was anonymous in nature (this has had the terrible side effect of preventing at least one of my semi-regular readers from being able to leave comments because he has a self-hosted Wordpress-based domain which won't allow him to leave comments as a Wordpress user for some reason; I suspect a few random [non-blogging] readers can't leave comments as well now, which is a shame, but I just got fed up with deleting stupid spam before it even got to the level you talk about receiving here). Annoying!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-57937266283818368452013-06-13T05:25:44.433-04:002013-06-13T05:25:44.433-04:00Hey VB - i was just over looking at your blog!
Th...Hey VB - i was just over looking at your blog!<br /><br />Though I usually keep my readers in suspense I will reveal my current reading list to you!<br /><br />The Brothers Karamazov - Fyodor Dostoyevsky<br /><br />Our Mutual Friend - Charles Dickens<br /><br /><br />Though I have completed I am currently thinking and writing about:<br /><br />Lafayette - Harlow Giles Unger<br /><br />Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization - Lars Brownworth<br /><br />I will have posts up on all of these in the coming weeks.<br /><br />Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-3466657207230640152013-06-13T05:18:14.301-04:002013-06-13T05:18:14.301-04:00thanks Brian so what are you currently reading?? I...thanks Brian so what are you currently reading?? I have been dying to share the books I have read...vbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815931257531886393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-81469565149464600992013-06-12T05:25:43.267-04:002013-06-12T05:25:43.267-04:00Hi VB - Perhaps the lack of internet access was a ...Hi VB - Perhaps the lack of internet access was a blessing in disguise:) Welcome back!Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-86865102364598437952013-06-12T04:25:40.840-04:002013-06-12T04:25:40.840-04:00i have been quite help up with my work related tra...i have been quite help up with my work related travel that took me to places were there were no internet access and phew when I get back this what greets me..I agree with word verification step but yes you would have to check in your mails more than you used yet its worth it... and I'm off to read all the missed posts!!!!vbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815931257531886393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-75024546690495584742013-06-12T04:24:29.782-04:002013-06-12T04:24:29.782-04:00i have been quite help up with my work related tra...i have been quite help up with my work related travel that took me to places were there were no internet access and phew when I get back this what greets me..I agree with word verification step but yes you would have to check in your mails more than you used yet its worth it... and I'm off to read all the missed posts!!!!vbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815931257531886393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-38364614232859514172013-06-11T20:05:25.269-04:002013-06-11T20:05:25.269-04:00Hi Miguel - As I have mentioned, the moderation se...Hi Miguel - As I have mentioned, the moderation seems to be working fine. Though this things still lurk out that, peace in the realm has been restored.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-55730183204402310732013-06-11T20:04:16.266-04:002013-06-11T20:04:16.266-04:00Hi Andrew - The moderation seems to be working fin...Hi Andrew - The moderation seems to be working fine. There are still lots of the little nasties trying to get through however.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-25818509264549473552013-06-11T18:29:19.684-04:002013-06-11T18:29:19.684-04:00Brian, I'm sorry to hear you're having tro...Brian, I'm sorry to hear you're having trouble with spambots! I hope things improve.LMRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538873868140070018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-75819354638926740702013-06-11T10:39:43.945-04:002013-06-11T10:39:43.945-04:00It's weird - I've been noticing a lot more...It's weird - I've been noticing a lot more spam recently too. Maybe the spambots are launching a global offensive ;-) I use Wordpress and in the past Akismet caught almost everything, but recently they've been getting through, although thankfully not to the same levels as with you. 60 a day?? That's just horrible. Takes the joy out of what is supposed to be a pleasurable activity of running a blog. Hope this solves it! Personally I'm not bothered by comment moderation - it's a LOT better than those irritating Captchas.Andrew Blackmanhttp://andrewblackman.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-91665611371387096192013-06-11T05:30:57.553-04:002013-06-11T05:30:57.553-04:00Hi Naida - I think that you are correct. I believe...Hi Naida - I think that you are correct. I believe that one reason that I am getting so many now is that the systems detect when their comments are getting through. Before I instituted the moderation a lot were getting though.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-34085241052838652952013-06-10T21:38:09.678-04:002013-06-10T21:38:09.678-04:00What a pain the spambots are. If you're findin...What a pain the spambots are. If you're finding them in your sofa and under the bed sheets, there's a problem :) <br />Seriously though, I understand about moderating the comments. I had to do the same thing over at my crochet blog, and lo and behold, the spam comments really slowed down after that. So I think it does work at not only being in control of what comments to publish but also at deterring the bots from commenting at all. The Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10217390642323530030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-5627358544787800752013-06-10T19:17:39.160-04:002013-06-10T19:17:39.160-04:00Hi Parish - The comment moderation does not seem l...Hi Parish - The comment moderation does not seem like it will be a problem for me. I just worry about my commenters missing the instant gratification. The good news is that now folks can subscribe to follow up comments and not be bothered by the spam.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com