Comments on: How I Have Spent/Wasted Time Lately http://cogdogblog.com/2004/11/30/how-i/ Alan Levine's blog space for barking about instructional technology Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:20:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Ben Brophy http://cogdogblog.com/2004/11/30/how-i/#comment-954 Ben Brophy Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2004/11/30/how-i-have-spentwasted-time-lately/#comment-954 Here's my magic formula for blocking spam. I turn off comments after three weeks (this kills about 95% of the spam I got) and comments that have more than 1 link in them need to be approved by me. This allows me to kill the other 5% before they reach my blog. Spammers seem unable to resist putting three or four links in a post, so they always get trapped, but my readers seldom want to post even a single link. I am sad to limit comment functionality b/c of evil spammers, but it's been working really well for me. I don't know that it matters but I'm using wordpress ( <a href="http://www.wordpress.org/">http://www.wordpress.org/</a> ). Here’s my magic formula for blocking spam. I turn off comments after three weeks (this kills about 95% of the spam I got) and comments that have more than 1 link in them need to be approved by me. This allows me to kill the other 5% before they reach my blog. Spammers seem unable to resist putting three or four links in a post, so they always get trapped, but my readers seldom want to post even a single link. I am sad to limit comment functionality b/c of evil spammers, but it’s been working really well for me. I don’t know that it matters but I’m using wordpress ( http://www.wordpress.org/ ).

]]> By: Weblogg-ed - Using Weblogs and RSS in Education http://cogdogblog.com/2004/11/30/how-i/#comment-955 Weblogg-ed - Using Weblogs and RSS in Education Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2004/11/30/how-i-have-spentwasted-time-lately/#comment-955 <strong>Spam Updates</strong> So Alan has been calling out the spammers , daring them to mess with him. Spam Updates

So Alan has been calling out the spammers , daring them to mess with him.

]]> By: Abject Learning http://cogdogblog.com/2004/11/30/how-i/#comment-956 Abject Learning Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2004/11/30/how-i-have-spentwasted-time-lately/#comment-956 <strong>Spammity, spam, wonderful spam...</strong> I've been advised not to blog about spam lest I make myself a target, but I cannot sit idly and will not operate in fear of scum who feel they have some internet granted right to blast their gunk on the web sites I have devoted my time and passion to ... Spammity, spam, wonderful spam…

I’ve been advised not to blog about spam lest I make myself a target, but I cannot sit idly and will not operate in fear of scum who feel they have some internet granted right to blast their gunk on the web sites I have devoted my time and passion to …

]]> By: Abject Learning http://cogdogblog.com/2004/11/30/how-i/#comment-957 Abject Learning Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2004/11/30/how-i-have-spentwasted-time-lately/#comment-957 <strong>Spammity, spam, wonderful spam...</strong> I've been advised not to blog about spam lest I make myself a target, but I cannot sit idly and will not operate in fear of scum who feel they have some internet granted right to blast their gunk on the web sites I have devoted my time and passion to ... Spammity, spam, wonderful spam…

I’ve been advised not to blog about spam lest I make myself a target, but I cannot sit idly and will not operate in fear of scum who feel they have some internet granted right to blast their gunk on the web sites I have devoted my time and passion to …

]]> By: Abject Learning http://cogdogblog.com/2004/11/30/how-i/#comment-958 Abject Learning Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2004/11/30/how-i-have-spentwasted-time-lately/#comment-958 <strong>Spammity, spam, wonderful spam...</strong> I've been advised not to blog about spam lest I make myself a target, but I cannot sit idly and will not operate in fear of scum who feel they have some internet granted right to blast their gunk on the web sites I have devoted my time and passion to ... Spammity, spam, wonderful spam…

I’ve been advised not to blog about spam lest I make myself a target, but I cannot sit idly and will not operate in fear of scum who feel they have some internet granted right to blast their gunk on the web sites I have devoted my time and passion to …

]]> By: JD on MX http://cogdogblog.com/2004/11/30/how-i/#comment-959 JD on MX Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2004/11/30/how-i-have-spentwasted-time-lately/#comment-959 <strong>WikiSpam rant</strong> WikiSpam rant: Alan Levine invested his time in a Wiki for educators, and has had it up to here with bestialty-horse-sex links inserted in his group's work: "I've been advised not to blog about spam lest I make myself a... WikiSpam rant

WikiSpam rant: Alan Levine invested his time in a Wiki for educators, and has had it up to here with bestialty-horse-sex links inserted in his group’s work: “I’ve been advised not to blog about spam lest I make myself a…

]]> By: Abject Learning http://cogdogblog.com/2004/11/30/how-i/#comment-960 Abject Learning Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2004/11/30/how-i-have-spentwasted-time-lately/#comment-960 <strong>Spammity, spam, wonderful spam...</strong> I've been advised not to blog about spam lest I make myself a target, but I cannot sit idly and will not operate in fear of scum who feel they have some internet granted right to blast their gunk on the web sites I have devoted my time and passion to ... Spammity, spam, wonderful spam…

I’ve been advised not to blog about spam lest I make myself a target, but I cannot sit idly and will not operate in fear of scum who feel they have some internet granted right to blast their gunk on the web sites I have devoted my time and passion to …

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