The SPAM is makin’ me-a-crazy!!!

So if you’ve been following the blog here you know I added a ‘dofollow’ plugin to the site so that you, subscribers and readers of this blog will be rewarded.  That is, so long as you’re a human being with a pulse and something interesting to share.

In other words, Viagra and Cialis comments will not be approved.  Nor will comments that look, smell or feel in any way like the hated spam.

I really don’t know how blog owners keep it together with the mountains of blog comments that have to shovel through.  Well, I found a very cool WordPress plugin to combat it.

I just installed a new plugin to the blog that asks commenters to do a math problem.  Like 2+4=???  

The pluggin is called ‘Math Comment Spam Protection’.  So if you use a hosted WordPress site, just search for that name and it will come right up.  All you need to do is activate it and you’re done.

No answer, the comment gets junked. 

I’m really hoping this cuts down on the 15 spam comments I get every day.  And I expect that number to increase more and more as the spammers get wind that this is a doFollow blog.

I’ll be sure to update you on the progress of the plugin.  Looking forward to NOT having to decline piles of these spam comments.

So make sure to comment on some of these posts to get some link love to your site.  Just make sure you’re giving specific feedback or advice.  If the post sounds generic or… spamy, it won’t get past the gatekeeper. 

And make sure you’re up on your basic addition.