Comments on: Spam Filter Free Day: Turn Off Akismet for One Day http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2007/11/spam-filter-free-day-turn-off-akismet-for-one-day/ Technology, Blogging, New Media and Web 2.0 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:25:00 +0530 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Tanie loty http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2007/11/spam-filter-free-day-turn-off-akismet-for-one-day/comment-page-1/#comment-730415 Tanie loty Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:05:30 +0000 http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2007/11/spam-filter-free-day-turn-off-akismet-for-one-day/#comment-730415 I had the same problem - contacted akismet and they said it must be an internal issue of the blog as my website is not on any blacklist. I tried a number of other websites and they all didnt go through so maybe its an IP issue.. I had the same problem – contacted akismet and they said it must be an internal issue of the blog as my website is not on any blacklist. I tried a number of other websites and they all didnt go through so maybe its an IP issue..

]]> By: Bilety http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2007/11/spam-filter-free-day-turn-off-akismet-for-one-day/comment-page-1/#comment-730178 Bilety Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:11:19 +0000 http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2007/11/spam-filter-free-day-turn-off-akismet-for-one-day/#comment-730178 I have a friend that has the same problem - i think they just autoban a certain domain - esp if it doesnt have the same ending (com, co.uk, ie) that the blog has.. just irriating they dont have some sort of proper feedback on this. I have a friend that has the same problem – i think they just autoban a certain domain – esp if it doesnt have the same ending (com, co.uk, ie) that the blog has.. just irriating they dont have some sort of proper feedback on this.

]]> By: Ban IP to Stop WordPress Comment Spam Forever http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2007/11/spam-filter-free-day-turn-off-akismet-for-one-day/comment-page-1/#comment-727544 Ban IP to Stop WordPress Comment Spam Forever Sun, 24 May 2009 10:27:22 +0000 http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2007/11/spam-filter-free-day-turn-off-akismet-for-one-day/#comment-727544 [...] Comments folder (it has blocked over a million spam comments here and you can’t even think of turning Akismet off). But what if you have to manually fish out any valid comments among hundreds of spam [...] [...] Comments folder (it has blocked over a million spam comments here and you can’t even think of turning Akismet off). But what if you have to manually fish out any valid comments among hundreds of spam [...]

]]> By: Ryan Philip http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2007/11/spam-filter-free-day-turn-off-akismet-for-one-day/comment-page-1/#comment-725855 Ryan Philip Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:35:26 +0000 http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2007/11/spam-filter-free-day-turn-off-akismet-for-one-day/#comment-725855 My website got banned on akismet and it doesn’t work on any wordpress blogs now. As soon i make a comment it shows a blank page which i have understood that it doesn’t even hit the moderation queue so i am completely clueless now. On contacting akismet see what reply did i get..
Hi,
Some bloggers consider your comments to be spam. If your comments are not published on some blogs, it is because the owners of those blogs have indicated that they believe your comments and others like them to be spam.
Kind regards,
Alex.

Akismet is dangerous it impedes free speech and causes problems among people thinking that the person does not like them and does not want to approve their comments!
I think I may focus more on non-akismet blogs than on dofollow blogs :) A comment seen on a nofollow site is better than blocked on a dofollow site. That’s nothing against this blog. Just akismet. If it was a watchdog it might bite the owner instead of the prowler :)

]]> By: Ban IP to Stop WordPress Comment Spam Forever | Social Media Smack Talk http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2007/11/spam-filter-free-day-turn-off-akismet-for-one-day/comment-page-1/#comment-716283 Ban IP to Stop WordPress Comment Spam Forever | Social Media Smack Talk Sat, 03 Jan 2009 01:55:25 +0000 http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2007/11/spam-filter-free-day-turn-off-akismet-for-one-day/#comment-716283 [...] Comments folder (it has blocked over a million spam comments here and you can’t even think of turning Akismet off). But what if you have to manually fish out any valid comments among hundreds of spam [...] [...] Comments folder (it has blocked over a million spam comments here and you can’t even think of turning Akismet off). But what if you have to manually fish out any valid comments among hundreds of spam [...]

]]> By: Akismet Blocks 1 Million Spam Comments http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2007/11/spam-filter-free-day-turn-off-akismet-for-one-day/comment-page-1/#comment-685464 Akismet Blocks 1 Million Spam Comments Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:36:09 +0000 http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2007/11/spam-filter-free-day-turn-off-akismet-for-one-day/#comment-685464 [...] though you can always recheck the queue. In fact people have tried to test what happens if you turn off Akismet for a day.  Akismet had blacklisted us once such that all our comments on other blogs ended in the [...]

]]> By: belldandy http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2007/11/spam-filter-free-day-turn-off-akismet-for-one-day/comment-page-1/#comment-645864 belldandy Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:35:26 +0000 http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2007/11/spam-filter-free-day-turn-off-akismet-for-one-day/#comment-645864 Unfortunately, not all of the "spam" comments that Akismet catches are actually spam and could actually be doing you a disservice if you want your blog to eventually rank for any keywords in search engines. They may be posting to your blog mostly to create a link back to their own site, BUT people like myself who actually make informed posts on blogs instead of one liners like "nice post, lol" or just a random set of keywords are actually doing bloggers a service. By making an informed post that is actually related to the blog and the topic posted, people like me are trading you content for your site (since comment text is searchable) in exchange for a link back to our site. We help you, you help us. As long as the comment is relevant and a decent post, it isn't spam and actually helps your blog rank in Google or Yahoo or any other search engine when someone searches for your blog's topic. Most people don't understand this and assume that just because a link goes back to a commercial website, that the comment is to be considered spam and that isn't true. This is why I don't go around posting random things on blogs that I find; it's always related and it's always a decent sized post, never keyword stuffing or anything related to that. Unfortunately, not all of the “spam” comments that Akismet catches are actually spam and could actually be doing you a disservice if you want your blog to eventually rank for any keywords in search engines. They may be posting to your blog mostly to create a link back to their own site, BUT people like myself who actually make informed posts on blogs instead of one liners like “nice post, lol” or just a random set of keywords are actually doing bloggers a service. By making an informed post that is actually related to the blog and the topic posted, people like me are trading you content for your site (since comment text is searchable) in exchange for a link back to our site. We help you, you help us.

As long as the comment is relevant and a decent post, it isn’t spam and actually helps your blog rank in Google or Yahoo or any other search engine when someone searches for your blog’s topic. Most people don’t understand this and assume that just because a link goes back to a commercial website, that the comment is to be considered spam and that isn’t true. This is why I don’t go around posting random things on blogs that I find; it’s always related and it’s always a decent sized post, never keyword stuffing or anything related to that.

]]> By: Innovations & interesting Ramblings http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2007/11/spam-filter-free-day-turn-off-akismet-for-one-day/comment-page-1/#comment-598515 Innovations & interesting Ramblings Fri, 30 Nov 2007 04:57:16 +0000 http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2007/11/spam-filter-free-day-turn-off-akismet-for-one-day/#comment-598515 Have you turned it off? but I don't see many comments...It will be a real good test... Have you turned it off? but I don’t see many comments…It will be a real good test…

]]> By: Liviu http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2007/11/spam-filter-free-day-turn-off-akismet-for-one-day/comment-page-1/#comment-597537 Liviu Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:35:30 +0000 http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2007/11/spam-filter-free-day-turn-off-akismet-for-one-day/#comment-597537 He has a point, but do you think that the spammers care about that? I don't think so. They won't stop spamming arround. He has a point, but do you think that the spammers care about that? I don’t think so. They won’t stop spamming arround.

]]> By: QuickOnlineTips http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2007/11/spam-filter-free-day-turn-off-akismet-for-one-day/comment-page-1/#comment-597524 QuickOnlineTips Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:28:41 +0000 http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2007/11/spam-filter-free-day-turn-off-akismet-for-one-day/#comment-597524 Jesper - In the Wordpress Admin panel, go to Comments > Awaiting Moderation and find the "Recheck Queue for Spam" link on the top right. One click weeds out all missed spam comments in a jiffy. Very useful in when Akismet outages occur. Jesper – In the Wordpress Admin panel, go to Comments > Awaiting Moderation and find the “Recheck Queue for Spam” link on the top right.

One click weeds out all missed spam comments in a jiffy. Very useful in when Akismet outages occur.

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