Comments on: Wicked Evil Blog Spam

By: chris

chris — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 03:04:25 +0000

I like Blogger because of the comment verification features … that effectively eliminates automated spam-bots. Moderation is a huge pain in the behind, and it kills the conversational nature of timely comments.

By: Vicki Davis

Vicki Davis — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 10:42:01 +0000

Bud, I had an attack yesterday too. It was only three but they were pretty disgusting. I sort of feel like someone has an agenda or is trying to stir the pot of us about the sickos out there. Hmmm.

For Kurt -
Start blogging and writing about what you’re doing. Share information on your blog and comment, as you are doing. You’ll attract readers. That is the beauty of the blogosphere.

Good luck with moderation, Bud!

By: Kurt Knoerl

Kurt Knoerl — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 17:08:59 +0000

I have a question for teachers. I manage an online museum of underwater archaeology and have had some success spreading the word about our organization and the tools we offer to other underwater archaeologists. We also have exhibits and features we feel might be of interest to teachers including a children’s introduction to underwater archaeology and an online journal of a graduate field school currently taking place in North Carolina. Students write each day and post what it’s like to learn underwater archaeology out in the field.

I am unsure how best to spread the word about this to the educational community. Do you have any recommendations? Our site is located here: http://www.uri.edu/mua

Thanks for your help.

Kurt Knoerl
Managing Director
The Museum of Underwater Archaeology
mua@keimaps.com

By: Nancy McKeand

Nancy McKeand — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:25:33 +0000

I had the same problem last night on my blog. I couldn’t decide what to do about it — other than delete the comments. Do I write about it and give them that attention or ignore it? Do I moderate comments now? I have decided, for the time being at least, to do nothing. Except hope it doesn’t happen again.

By: Chris Craft

Chris Craft — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 10:54:26 +0000

I had to do the exect same thing! Just within the last few days. I posted on this just yesterday. Ironic that this is such a problem! Hoping you see a solution to this... Chris Craft The Open Source Classroom