Comments on: Ituloy Angsulong Spam

By: john king

john king — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 23:46:44 +0000

An interesting contest. but I agree with what your saying. getting a site or page to the top of a term is the same as spamming. would it still be spam if they used really worth while comments. what if they commented on sites but then started using this that link but with a worth while comment. well in any case this is a thin line.

By: Aja

Aja — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 10:38:16 +0000

Señor Enrique, are you referring to the "versions list" on my homepage? Of course you can omit/commit words totally in WordPress. I just marked them with and so that readers would know that something has been changed at a glance. You'll have complete control with WP, that was just my way of doing things, specifically when editing.

By: eric aka senor enrique

eric aka senor enrique — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 02:12:02 +0000

I am contemplating on switching to WordPress; however, I noticed that the edited words or sentences remained where it was; merly crossed off with he edit version alongside it. I wonder f there’s an option to over ride this.

Thanks for visiting my blog.

Eric

By: Aja

Aja — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:09:42 +0000

Oh now that you mentioned, think about all the different possibilities… I thought it would really be hard for you to catch spam on other people’s blogs. I get it now, Marc.

Yes, I do WP themes—but only on my very free times.

By: Marc

Marc — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 17:58:21 +0000

Arenâ€™t there rules about the contest not to spam anyone? Just a thought. I hope Marc Macalua could answer me with this.

I hate spam as much as you do… but think about the “spam, you’re disqualified” rule for a minute…and then think about all the different possibilities…

and re: nofollow, the jury’s still out on that one

btw do you do WP themes?

By: Lindsey

Lindsey — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 08:14:42 +0000

I remember some people talking about Isulong SEOPH and participating. I never really got interested in what it was all about.

I’ve had a lot of problems with spam before. Akismet saves the day one blog at a time.

By: fruityoaty

fruityoaty — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 19:15:43 +0000

Akismet, along with the Bad Behavior plugin makes an effective anti-spam fighting solution.

Bad Behaviour should be your first line of defence as it stops the malicious script/bot from accessing your blog in the first place, whereas Akismet just filter through the comments that have already been submitted to your blog. Bad Behaviour won’t even allow it. It’s quite stable now, the latest version – so far, no false positives. Really great.

By: Aja

Aja — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 08:15:38 +0000

Ayos lang po. Sana lang naintindihan nating lahat na hindi lahat ng tao nakato-tolerate ng spammy comments lalo na’t kung sa post mismo na off topic nilagay. Kung sa tagboard (kung meron man ako) mas maiintindihan ko pa since walang specific topic duon.

By: marhgil

marhgil — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 07:00:29 +0000

Aja, pasensya na. Like what I’ve said, I’m guilty as charged. Sorry pare.

By: Alfredo

Alfredo — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 05:56:59 +0000

Akismet rules! Pasensya na Aja sa mga spammers. You can always delete spammy replies anyway. Sa blog ko, I removed the URL input box and added a captcha plugin para walang mag post ng spam and also the ever dependable akismet.

By: Lexie

Lexie — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 04:37:13 +0000

Eh. Agreed. I actually used to get comments from people named “Isulong SEOPH” – you know, the first SEO contest. And they’re usually one-liners, like, “Wow! Nice page!” Ew, go away.

By: Macuha.com - » Ituloy Angsulong Update

Macuha.com - » Ituloy Angsulong Update — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 02:45:57 +0000

[...] PS. It has come to my attention that someone got pissed off for spamming his blog. Hehehe. Ok, I’m sorry. If asking for a link exchange in your blog is considered spamming, then, I’m guilty as charged. Again, I’m sorry. Peace! [...]

By: jhay

jhay — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 22:37:57 +0000

It’s quite tempting to join, but right from the start, I know I will not win at my current SEO skill levels, resources and time.

Fortunately, no one who’s joined the contest has spammed my blog or asked for links back to their entry pages or sites.

The rules are pretty much open to whatever kind of techniques the participants may use. (last I remember) so we have ethics and conscience to help Akismet in keeping our blogs spam-free from the contest participants.

By: Shari

Shari — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 15:08:06 +0000

Currently talking with you about this. And agreeing.

I swear, for the first time since I’ve installed Akismet, it actually caught a spam.

rel="nofollow" is brutal, but times like this, I’m actually thankful it exists.