Comments on: Spam or Not Spam?

By: Stephen Settle

Stephen Settle — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:43:30 +0000

I get a lots of SPAM comments of people trying to sell viagra.
They are seriously annoying as my site is a kind of family safe site.

By: Will

Will — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:11:07 +0000

Hi Keith – No I would not, especially with a comment that well thought out and relevant. I probably did not use the best examples in my posts on spam because the ones that are real spammy, I did not want to link to. It is not a question of being penalized by Google. It is more a matter of me just not liking comments such as “I really agree with you, spammers are bad”. Then they link to their site that sells nothing but Ugg boots.

You definitely are not in that category. You have a lot of ads and some are right in the middle of posts which is unusual, but you do have original content there also. Keep comments like the one above coming and you are very welcome.

Oh – on edit: The Ajax edit comments plugin is fantastic. I try to get every blog (Steve) I comment on (Steve) to use it. Steve?… inside joke.

By: Keith

Keith — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:43:28 +0000

OK,
I started reading and commenting on other blogs as a way of promoting my own. Started is the operative word there. Just like I started my first website as a way to make some extra money for incidental expenses.

Now I read and comment on blogs because I enjoy it and feel that I can contribute. Not just content, but opinions and information as well. I like to think I am well thought and well spoken, too.

The Norman Rockwell fan site that I usually link to is a PR3 site. It already has a few links to it. Even one of the “authority sites” in the Norman Rockwell niche links to it (after I caught the owner borrowing one of my articles without acknowledgement.) The site carries adcents and a couple of affiliate programs to pay its way. It has over 350 pages of original content, handwritten by yours truly.

I do not think Big G or any other engine will penalize any blog or site for having a link out to that site.

I say all this as a preface. Would you consider me a spammer? I do not, but it is, after all, a subjective analysis. And I am definitely prejudiced in the matter.

I read this entire post and all the previous comments before attempting this post. I do not comment on blogs that do not welcome my input and insight.

So my question, Will, is this: Should I continue to read and possibly comment here? I like the discussions I have read here so far. But that choice is up to you. I do not stay where I am not welcome.

I will lurk and read until told otherwise. Either way, “Nice Blog, Man!”

ps I also like that edit plugin!

Keith´s last blog ..Sep 15, Norman Rockwell Christmas Items Make The Holidays Special

By: Sneaky Spam – Continued | Healthy Living

Sneaky Spam – Continued | Healthy Living — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:18:24 +0000

[...] I wrote about this type of spam just last week but at the risk of being redundant, I just have to write this short follow up [...]

By: Will

Will — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:14:03 +0000

Yes I like Lucia’s Linky Love. But it is not really a spam filter per se, it filters out the do follow link on certain types of comments. So the gray area spammers may think they are getting a do follow link when they are really not.

By: Luc J

Luc J — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:44:31 +0000

A bit ironic that Tom, who at least appears to be a legitimate commentor, is the one who’s picked out as an example. Happened to me in school all the time

By the way, I see that you’re using Lucia’s Linky Love. Is that good at filtering out the spam?
Luc J´s last blog ..Convertible Sofa from Bonbon – Doc XL Converts into Bunk Bed

By: Will

Will — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:59:30 +0000

Hey Steve – No slip. I left out the r just to see if you were paying attention. You passed! So now I can fix it. hehe.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:15:51 +0000

hi Will,
I just noticed that you end your post by offering a “fee” link:
“after all you do get a fee link for your comment!”

Was this a test to see if people are paying attention? Is this a Freudian slip? IE. nothing in life is really free, but involves a fee of some kind or another. Or am I over-analyzing this?

~ Steve, the over-analyzing trade show guru

PS. Thanks for referencing my blog. I am honored.
Steve´s last blog ..According to Chuck Norris

By: Will

Will — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:54:19 +0000

You are welcome Anna. I don’t know if I am really that kind, but I do state the truth and give credit where credit is due! Tonight I am trying to catch up on comments and emails as we have been camping. I have not had access to the computer for a week, no posts, no comments, no emails. It was a nice break, but now I am in too deep to think I will ever catch up!

By: Will

Will — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:44:29 +0000

Hey Bob – Thanks for your input. Unfortunately I do get a lot of these, (probably 15 or 20 a week on average). Most I would never use as an example because I would never want to send someone to their site even just to look. Tom’s was actually a very mild version and maybe I was being too judgmental of his site. The link is still there for anyone that wants to look and see what they think.