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Lame spam as blog comments

Robert Weiner

I wrote recently about spam in the form of blog comments. The first sentence in the above comment yields over 400 million hits! There's been a deluge recently, and I want to call out some that look like they could be legit. Fortunately, my anti-spam filters (Akismet and Bad Behavior) caught them. Thank you and looking for more posts.

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More lame spam as blog comments

Robert Weiner

Most of these lame spams were posted as comments on my blog posts about lame spam. Weiner: Nonprofit Fundraising Technology Consulting » Lame spam as blog comments. Weiner: Nonprofit Fundraising Technology Consulting » Lame spam as blog comments I have understand your stuff previous to and you are just too wonderful.

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Lame spam of the day: weight loss blog comment

Robert Weiner

Some of the lamest spam I see comes in the form of comments on my blog posts. Some sounds convincing, but my spam filters (Akismet and Bad Behavior) are incredibly good at catching them. It's particularly entertaining when the spam is trying to link to one of my spam of the day posts.). Here's an example.

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Lame spam of the day: do you get a lot of spam?

Robert Weiner

This came as a comment on my blog. Comment: Hi, i read your blog from time to time and i own a similar. I had to smile at a spammer complaining about spam. It included a link to a page that seems to be selling dental implants, but I didn''t explore it. Author: Reno Nevada. one and i was just curious if you get a lot of spam responses?

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Lame spams of the day: Robospam promoting Liberty Reserve investments

Robert Weiner

The following blog comment spams were left on my site on 12/21 - 23 in response to my posts " Lame spam as blog comments " and " More lame spam as blog comments." Weiner: Nonprofit Fundraising Technology Consulting » Lame spam as blog comments. Cheers like your More lame spam as blog comments Robert L. To the next.

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Lame spam of the day: disappointed spammer

Robert Weiner

Most of the spam that reaches me comes as emails, but my blog also attracts a fair share of spammy comments. Some are particularly lame (and some are pretty amusing). Here''s one of the former, from a spammer I presume is trying to increase the search engine ranking for a site selling shoes.

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Lame spam of the day: boundless online grant applications

Robert Weiner

I was struck by the language in this spammy blog comment. My first thought was that "boundless" online grant applications meant "endless", which would be horrifying. But maybe they mean "for unlimited amounts of money".