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]]> By: kfsone http://brokentoys.org/2007/10/18/were-losing-the-spam-war/comment-page-2/#comment-18619 kfsone Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:47:48 +0000 http://brokentoys.org/2007/10/18/were-losing-the-spam-war/#comment-18619 Argh; did your spam post earn you a whole slurry of spam trackbacks too, Scott? :) Argh; did your spam post earn you a whole slurry of spam trackbacks too, Scott? :)

]]> By: Losing the spam war « kfsone’s pittance http://brokentoys.org/2007/10/18/were-losing-the-spam-war/comment-page-2/#comment-18618 Losing the spam war « kfsone’s pittance Fri, 26 Oct 2007 02:48:18 +0000 http://brokentoys.org/2007/10/18/were-losing-the-spam-war/#comment-18618 [...] Lum does it with pictures. Uhm, I’ve just been waiting for the right picture ;) [...] [...] Lum does it with pictures. Uhm, I’ve just been waiting for the right picture ;) [...]

]]> By: kfsone's pittance http://brokentoys.org/2007/10/18/were-losing-the-spam-war/comment-page-2/#comment-18617 kfsone's pittance Fri, 26 Oct 2007 02:48:17 +0000 http://brokentoys.org/2007/10/18/were-losing-the-spam-war/#comment-18617 <strong>Losing the spam war</strong> I’ve often wanted to post on my frustration with the spam that bombards my blog, but I figured that quoting any of it would just draw more of the same kinds of spammers. Lum does it with pictures. Uhm, I’ve just been waiting for the right... Losing the spam war

I’ve often wanted to post on my frustration with the spam that bombards my blog, but I figured that quoting any of it would just draw more of the same kinds of spammers.
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]]> By: Artheos http://brokentoys.org/2007/10/18/were-losing-the-spam-war/comment-page-2/#comment-18616 Artheos Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:34:12 +0000 http://brokentoys.org/2007/10/18/were-losing-the-spam-war/#comment-18616 I guess you just need to start blocking any kind of links at all. Of course, the time spent on such efforts is part of why I still don't blog myself! I guess you just need to start blocking any kind of links at all.

Of course, the time spent on such efforts is part of why I still don’t blog myself!

]]> By: nerd gone bad http://brokentoys.org/2007/10/18/were-losing-the-spam-war/comment-page-2/#comment-18615 nerd gone bad Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:11:52 +0000 http://brokentoys.org/2007/10/18/were-losing-the-spam-war/#comment-18615 the krogpersonal and sola solarium's above are spam commenters. Sola Solarium explained why he/she/it benefits from posting here due to the link back from a high page ranking site. But it's just spam per se, with a more personal touch I guess. Both sites are in Swedish (I think). I like the articles you post about these issues because it's both alarming and interesting at the same time (to me anyway). Is this all the internet is destined to become, a cesspit of useless spam? And I'm firmly for net neutrality but some new systems/tools need to be made to combat this. the krogpersonal and sola solarium’s above are spam commenters. Sola Solarium explained why he/she/it benefits from posting here due to the link back from a high page ranking site. But it’s just spam per se, with a more personal touch I guess. Both sites are in Swedish (I think).

I like the articles you post about these issues because it’s both alarming and interesting at the same time (to me anyway). Is this all the internet is destined to become, a cesspit of useless spam? And I’m firmly for net neutrality but some new systems/tools need to be made to combat this.

]]> By: lenin http://brokentoys.org/2007/10/18/were-losing-the-spam-war/comment-page-2/#comment-18614 lenin Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:11:36 +0000 http://brokentoys.org/2007/10/18/were-losing-the-spam-war/#comment-18614 Ultimately, the internet will end up talking to itself, about nothing. Aliens will find this in their search for intelligent life elsewhere in the universe, and decide there is none here, which will save our planet from colonization by bug-eyed beasties from outer space. Either that or it's all a commercial plot to close down the internet so a "totally secure, commercial environment" can be plonked down in its stead, and everyone can be required to pay $100/300/month just to have access, before they can pay money for anything else on it. That'll be right before western civilization comes to a complete halt and the cockroaches take over. Ultimately, the internet will end up talking to itself, about nothing. Aliens will find this in their search for intelligent life elsewhere in the universe, and decide there is none here, which will save our planet from colonization by bug-eyed beasties from outer space.

Either that or it’s all a commercial plot to close down the internet so a “totally secure, commercial environment” can be plonked down in its stead, and everyone can be required to pay $100/300/month just to have access, before they can pay money for anything else on it.

That’ll be right before western civilization comes to a complete halt and the cockroaches take over.

]]> By: Nicademus http://brokentoys.org/2007/10/18/were-losing-the-spam-war/comment-page-2/#comment-18613 Nicademus Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:55:04 +0000 http://brokentoys.org/2007/10/18/were-losing-the-spam-war/#comment-18613 Google needs to go to a non link based ranking ontology. I have no idea how the fuck you'd do such a thing, but they're smart and work at google, they should be able to figure it out. 24% of Americans think Bush is doing a good job, after that 1% of Americans actually shopping via spam no longer surprises me. Google needs to go to a non link based ranking ontology. I have no idea how the fuck you’d do such a thing, but they’re smart and work at google, they should be able to figure it out.

24% of Americans think Bush is doing a good job, after that 1% of Americans actually shopping via spam no longer surprises me.

]]> By: sinij http://brokentoys.org/2007/10/18/were-losing-the-spam-war/comment-page-2/#comment-18612 sinij Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:58:18 +0000 http://brokentoys.org/2007/10/18/were-losing-the-spam-war/#comment-18612 Peer moderation + optional logins is way to combat this. Just follow slashdot model - they have ZERO spam issues. Peer moderation + optional logins is way to combat this. Just follow slashdot model – they have ZERO spam issues.

]]> By: dellaster http://brokentoys.org/2007/10/18/were-losing-the-spam-war/comment-page-2/#comment-18611 dellaster Sun, 21 Oct 2007 14:37:58 +0000 http://brokentoys.org/2007/10/18/were-losing-the-spam-war/#comment-18611 The blog software that this site uses is WordPress, which has had comments invisible to search engines for at least the last several versions (2.0, perhaps earlier). There's no need to make a robots.txt alteration. Once other blogging software follows suit the link spam comments -- the ones trying to increase web presence -- should stop. If you're not concerned about getting a high search engine rating, use the WordPress option to make your entire blog invisible to Google, Technorati, etc. Let people find you by word of mouth, white lists, and so on. If you don't show up on search engines, the spammers can't find you and make you a target. I think many commenters are missing the point. Akismet, et al, filter spam just fine. The problem is if you want to look through the comments marked as spam every day to see if there was a mistake. (It happens.) For a lot of bloggers, myself included, that's too much work. It takes the fun out of blogging. The blog software that this site uses is WordPress, which has had comments invisible to search engines for at least the last several versions (2.0, perhaps earlier). There’s no need to make a robots.txt alteration. Once other blogging software follows suit the link spam comments — the ones trying to increase web presence — should stop.

If you’re not concerned about getting a high search engine rating, use the WordPress option to make your entire blog invisible to Google, Technorati, etc. Let people find you by word of mouth, white lists, and so on. If you don’t show up on search engines, the spammers can’t find you and make you a target.

I think many commenters are missing the point. Akismet, et al, filter spam just fine. The problem is if you want to look through the comments marked as spam every day to see if there was a mistake. (It happens.) For a lot of bloggers, myself included, that’s too much work. It takes the fun out of blogging.

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