Comment Spam Reporting

Comment spam is a problem for many across the blogosphere.  It just seems to be a growing problem which is one reason I am glad Blogger has introduced the comment spam detection system.  The nice thing about this is no attention goes to the spammers.  I see more and more of bloggers having widgets that say XXXXX spam messages have be caught by this spam program.    First off I would not want readers knowing how many comment spams I get because quite frankly that doesn't enhance their experience of my blogs.  What it does do is send a message to potential spammers that you are using a certain program  or site to catch spam which really gives them the motive to circumvent your spam blocking.  If you don't have comment moderation on then if they do get around your spam blocking their spam will be on your blog until you notice it and delete it.  Quite often these types of comments can stay on your blog for several days or until someone points out the problem to you.  In this case the spammer has won and they have got the attention they want.  In other cases some spam bots can get through the programs or sites providing spam blocking for you so again the spammer wins. 

My opinion is that the best way to deal with comment spam is quietly.  If you are using a program or site to help control comment spam, don't announce it, just do it.  The most I'll say on my blogs about dealing with comment spam is comments are moderated and I don't say it is due to spam.  Comments are moderated period.  This is all part of what I consider the behind the scenes part of authoring a blog that readers really don't need to know about.  Readers are looking for the information not how you get the information to them so don't bore them with the details.

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