One of the biggest hassles bloggers have to deal with sooner or later is spam. In a way it's a sign you have arrived, or at least acheived enough internet presence that search engines are hitting on you. It took a few months but the spam has hit the filter. Courtesy of that well known Blogger Anonymous, here are some of the more interesting ones I have collected so far, and my thoughts on them.
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At least this spammer simply dropped his commercial pitch and moved on..clearly he didn't look at my page much or he would realize that I am long past the Onsie purchasing age. On the other hand it is free of the fake flattery other comments feature. I should add that this bit of spam gave my spellcheck indigestion, but I am printing it as I received it.I give it a 5. "Better" things lie ahead. Wow, fantastic blog layout! How long have you been blogging for? you made blogging look easy. The overall look of your site is magnificent, as well as the content! Also visit my web page - Travel Info on My Biggest Vacation Disasters This spam post for vacation info turned up on a post I had written about, you guessed it, vacations. So I give this person credit for at least knowing how to use a search engine. I love the pitch for how well I employed a standard Blogger layout, as well as the suck up "How long have you been blogging?" Allow your eyes to travel to the column on the left where my archives are listed. You'll figure it out. I give him a 7. This last one is my favorite so far: Just wish to say your article is as astounding. The clearness on your publish is simply great and i could suppose you are an expert on this subject. Well together with your permission let me to grab your RSS feed to stay up to date with drawing close post. Thanks a million and please keep up the rewarding work. Here is my homepage : gift ideas for men on Express Yourself--favorite Christmas Gifts Once again Mr Anonymous demonstrates use of a search engine, posting about gift ideas on a column about gifts I have given. But what I really love about this one is the incredibly fake compliments, not to mention the atrocious grammar. Either this person never made it out of Freshman English, or this was written in a different language and run through a translator program. If the latter is the case, they need a new Babel fish."The clearness on your publish is simply great" and "grab you RSS feed to stay to date with drawing close post" are both classics of incomprehensibility. In the end I realize this is an occupational hazard. But if I could leave one thought with my "devoted" anonymous fans it would be this: Hey there Sam Drop the sham Please don't clog my Blog with Spam. | ||
Friday, January 11, 2013
Spam I Am (Not)
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I had a trend going on mine for a while where they kept trying to sell me real estate in Turkey. I added a blurb under my comment box that said "don't try to sell me Turkish real estate," and would you believe, they stopped??
ReplyDeleteThat was good Jenn...if I wind up with a persistent spammer I will try that.
ReplyDeleteAm I the only one who got spammed for a pocket pussy?
ReplyDeleteAs you can see from the above, rhe more interesting xpammers so far haven't found me.
DeleteI admonished the one spammer, ('cause I'm dopey and cranky like that) telling him I'd give him one day and then I was gonna yank him. I said, next time, show me the money. That's the only one I've had so far. Knock wood.
ReplyDeleteThese were kind of funny, especially their command of te English lamguage. If I were dealing too mich with it (or if I had a signature to go on) i wouldd feel differantly.
DeleteI love reading my spam comments. They get pretty inventive at times:)
ReplyDeleteThey can be absolutely amazing can't they. I salute their audacity.
DeleteSome of them are works of art, I tell you. I especially love it when you can read their accent! :)
ReplyDeleteYes I like the ones that clearly have been run through a translator program.
DeleteSince I switched to the Disqus commenting system, I haven't received any spam. Woo hoo!
ReplyDeleteMy program filters anything signed Anonymous and I have to approve it manually. So most of these have never actually been made public.
DeleteEvery once in awhile I amuse myself by reading my spam files.
I like the ones from the Prince who is next in line to the throne to a West African Republic who wants to send me $13,000,000 I sometimes feel like replying and see how far I can tag them along before they realise I'm wasting their time.
ReplyDeleteI hasten to add that is e-mail spam ofc as far as blog goes I like 'you touched my heart, blah blah blah' then they leave a link to youlosepoker.com
DeleteI not only get the spam emails, but as a 911 operator I take calls all the time at work from people who have not only gotten such emails but fallen for them.
DeleteDarn, and I thought all along the compliments were sincere. Great rating system!
ReplyDeletePenny at Green Moms and Kids