So, I finally check my blog today, after ages... And, well, everything is pretty much the same. But, I checked the spam comments and it is flooded! Thank goodness "Blogger" has some sort of filter, or whatever it is, that sorts through all the comments and screens them and either publishes or marks as spam. I had no idea this was a feature, until I just happened to click on "spam" one day and found a bunch of comments.
Anyhoo, today I go and check out the spam comments, and it's over three pages! I haven't even gotten through all of them yet. It's quite annoying that there are so many people out there who will just flood other people's lives with their utter nonsense. Yeah, I get that some people want to create awareness of their blogs and websites and what not, but gosh, there's a limit people.
There are basically five types of blog spammers:
1. The people who at least try and make relevant comments on certain posts and then ask if you could check out their VALID blog or website. I don't really mind these so much. It's honest and at least they had the decency to actually read my blog and make a relevant comment. And it is kind of flattering. (If only there weren't so many of these!)
2. The people who make comments that just make NO sense whatsoever! For example, I had this one comment:
"Write more, thats all I have to say. Literally, it seems as though you relied on the video to make your point. You clearly know what youre talking about, why throw away your intelligence on just posting videos to your site when you could be giving us something informative to read?"
Okay, so I do post a lot of videos on my blog, agreed, but this comment was made on a written post, all writing, not a single video or picture was attached. And it was quite a lengthy post at that too. So, the least this person could have done was to at least comment on a video post. Maybe I'm being super fussy, but I think it just makes more sense to make a comment relevant to the specific topic at hand... Secondly, if this person actually took a thorough look at my blog, they would have seen quite a lot of written pieces as well as videos. I only post videos that I love or find fun and cool and entertaining and those I just think are pretty awesome. Okay, maybe I'm taking the comment a bit too harshly, but yeah, come on!
3. Then you get those who just post utter random shizz! Like this:
"I got this website frokm my buddy who informeed me concerning this web page and aat the moment this time I amm visiting this web page and reaɗіng very informative posts here. Feel free too surf to my web blpog :: brewery beer glasses" - also on an irrelevant post.
And others who just say the most random things that don't make any sense. If the comments were actually made on posts that made sense, I might actually be falsely flattered, if all the grotesque spelling and grammar errors could be overlooked, but many are on posts to which the comments just do NOT relate on any level! Like the above one was made on a post of Emily Dickonson's poem "They Shut Me Up In Prose". Really now?!
4. Fourthly, you've got those who won't even bother trying to butter you up and being polite first. No. They just "WAM BAM! There you go" you. They will just post a link directly to their site or write some jargon and then give you a link to their site :
"Texas Hold Em Poker Recommendations on Tips on how to Be successful Carry Em Factor #a couple of. That's it in its most basic form, but there really is a lot more to it. The Kiwanis Club of Torrance hosts the annual Texas Hold 'Em Charity Poker Tournament on Sunday, May 19 at Palos Verdes Bowl. Feel free to surf to my web page :: university of texas poker table felt ".
5. Lastly, you have the people who will post a link, but yeah... You know what that is... They're generally links to porn sites or online dating sites or links that end up at pages telling you you've won something or if you sign up for this you can earn loads of money from the comfort of your very own home! And basically all those types of sites... You get the idea... I'm pretty sure everyone has ended up on one of those sites at least once...
Seriously guys, spam is ANNOYING! It takes a lot of time to have to filter through all that junk, thank goodness blogger does that for me, but it's still annoying having it in that spam folder. Please think twice (and then three more times thereafter) before sending nonsense such as this (all the above mentioned).
Just remember, nothing good ever comes from sending spam.
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