A few weeks ago, I decided to allow comments on the site (see the bottom of every entry). I had avoided this for a long time because the site is called SeanTConrad.com, not WhatOtherPeopleThink.com. But then I got lazy and thought I’d let some other people enter the dialogue.
Almost immediately, my site was deluged with comments spam. Evil robots troll the Net, leaving comments that link to their poker or p0rn sites. This boost their rating in algorithmic searches like Google. I installed some anti-spam software like MT-Blacklist and Spamlookup, but I still get a hundred spams a day that I must delete.
Today, while cleaning out the junk, I deleted a bunch of nice comments about yesterday’s post (Sorry Kevin, Walks, and KG!). I also deleted a comment from someone named Sean Conrad who is currently serving in the military overseas (Sorry, Sean).
It sucks that parasites soon latch on to any new technology, but if you knew what I did for a living, you might think I am getting my just desserts.
If any of my friends with sites have found a decent comment spam solution, please email me. Don’t just leave it in the comments, I’ll only lose it.
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Here’s some Sites of the Day for the rest of you Monday sufferers:
– Good experience games, via TMN
– Going around, StuffOnMyCat.com
– World’s Ugliest Dog
– What I’d Say to the Martians by Jack Handey
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PS: Thanks to all the people who emailed nice things about yesterday’s post. It’s one of the few ones without sarcasm, so it was nice to get some pleasant feedback.