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Install Akismet

Installing akismet is just about the first thing I do every time I start up a blog.  Recently I started a blog and put off activating akismet for a couple of weeks just to see what it was like.  At first I sort of liked the results, I saw a lot more comments coming in.  But alas, all of the comments were spam.  It’s surprising though, spam comments are becoming harder and harder to sift through.

Nowadays people come to blogs with automated software and say something like “Great Post” leaving their link in the name.  Now, don’t get me wrong that could be a real person adding a real comment to your website, but it is most likely a computer program sent out to get more links for someone’s website.

Here are a few examples of spammy comments that Akismet will automatically block.

“great content”

“I came upon your site with a google site and I must say i am loving this information”

“Bookmarked”

“Check out my site”

“xoiaytdlfkasphdfuihaohsd;lfkjh234 freeporn.com @@#$(%*yd87sdhpalkjncu”

You probably know the whole speel.  So anyways, get Akisment installed and you won’t have to worry about too many spammy-worthless comments!