tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post7655543609921890568..comments2024-03-28T22:21:46.973-07:00Comments on Tossing It Out: Blog Boggled: What's the Blogging Idea Anyway?Arlee Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-44016631516577712932010-11-10T20:56:41.036-08:002010-11-10T20:56:41.036-08:00Amie--Blog contact is probably easier than actual ...Amie--Blog contact is probably easier than actual space travel and they can safely probe our minds from a distant. Beware!<br /><br />Liza -- I really wish I knew. I hope it's not any bad sign.<br /><br />Margaret--Where's your sense of fun?!! I don't think any of us are really immune from the spammers--it's a matter of screening I think. And the spammers seem to like to go for old posts--Weird, I wonder why?Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-16308554598740958362010-11-10T20:34:21.809-08:002010-11-10T20:34:21.809-08:00Oh my God, is this what I have to look forward to ...Oh my God, is this what I have to look forward to when my blog becomes "famous?" I think I prefer 0 comments and even zero second clickers to this. Let's see now, you have 440 followers and I have 100. That means I'm almost a quarter of the way there!Margaret Duartehttp://www.enterthebetween.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-14026616210312200572010-11-09T05:42:24.616-08:002010-11-09T05:42:24.616-08:00I was the queen of the Asian blog comments until B...I was the queen of the Asian blog comments until Blogger stepped up and tightened security and now they go right to spam. I wish I understood why it even needs to happen. What does the initiator gain?Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170701034715108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-18802456147719892242010-11-09T03:21:59.204-08:002010-11-09T03:21:59.204-08:00This is hilarious, I love it! Who knew we were bl...This is hilarious, I love it! Who knew we were blogging to aliens? Who knew that the first intergalactic contact would be made my bloggers?Amie Kaufmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116472165351759477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-54579585095377342982010-11-08T22:42:02.288-08:002010-11-08T22:42:02.288-08:00Wanda -- I do find this weird spam kind of humorou...Wanda -- I do find this weird spam kind of humorous, but no way am I going to click the links.<br /><br />Marguerite--Yes I get them on the older posts as well and I have mine moderated. I can read the strange stuff and then I quickly delete it. The spam does kind of creep me out.Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-8896425660495769372010-11-08T20:50:26.352-08:002010-11-08T20:50:26.352-08:00I've gotten most of the ones you've cited....I've gotten most of the ones you've cited. They are always on older posts. I get around them by setting my comment moderation on all posts older than 7 days. You can do this in your blog settings. The new Blogger spam filters work fairly well, but this extra step insures they won't slip through. And I never open them in an email, because I agree with Gregg that they are hackers looking for valid emails to spam or hack. Great post!Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15846051579802335412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-8982444419795533822010-11-08T20:49:04.426-08:002010-11-08T20:49:04.426-08:00Arlee love the humorous way you shared these comme...Arlee love the humorous way you shared these comments. I've received a few similar ones, too. I manage to control my curiosity and never click on such links.Wandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07438544740170524813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-17143448661513835512010-11-08T20:45:50.853-08:002010-11-08T20:45:50.853-08:00Patricia -- I figure if I ever do click on one of ...Patricia -- I figure if I ever do click on one of those links, kapow! there goes my computer.<br /><br />Jane -- We've have a few good thoughts, but nothing absolute yet. The think with the bots makes sense.<br /><br />Bud-- That's a whole different thing there, but those comments are kind of weird too. I like comments that have something to do with my post, or at least something that I can relate directly to.<br /><br />Amity -- Yes, it's me! I agree that they are spam, but I'm just curious as to why some of them go about it the way they do. Thanks for stopping by.Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-20124651283080300432010-11-08T17:11:13.241-08:002010-11-08T17:11:13.241-08:00Now I found the blog of the famed Arlee Bird whom ...Now I found the blog of the famed Arlee Bird whom I first heard his name in the April A-Z challenge...wanted to join then but the challenge was almost halfway through...and just a few days back I saw Arlee Bird in my list of google followers... :-)<br /><br />Then I read this post of him, and hopefully, my comment would not be classified as Spam! Lols!<br /><br />Btw Arlee, I would surmise that those comments you've been receiving are purely spam! That happened to me a many times before but when I changed my comment platform to Discus, not a single spam message ever landed in my space already...so I guess I should be thankful to Discus, my comment platform for almost 4 months now I guess...:-)Amityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222122594130598313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-63464162792182682322010-11-08T15:44:51.723-08:002010-11-08T15:44:51.723-08:00spam? i don't get any spam. when i get a com...spam? i don't get any spam. when i get a comment though that says, "I'm now following your blog and invite you to follow mine"....then i consider that to be blogger spam.unnamed ladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00147841736324054200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-18217547692581157462010-11-08T15:41:50.114-08:002010-11-08T15:41:50.114-08:00I had all these same questions rolling around in m...I had all these same questions rolling around in my head. I’m so glad you were able to express them for me!) I have never and would never shop from one of these links. I feel like it’s an infringement on my privacy even though my blog isn’t private. I have never understood the student thing since they don’t put any links in. Although I have probably missed a few, I delete these type of posts. Like you, I don’t get why people do this and hope someone has the answer.Jane Kennedy Suttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12519340747761460017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-28845654834480703352010-11-08T15:33:47.731-08:002010-11-08T15:33:47.731-08:00I haven't had too many of those (yet), but del...I haven't had too many of those (yet), but delete the ones I do get. Since most of ones I receive have a link which I find suspect, I never click on the link and I try to get rid of the comment as soon as possible. It pays to be a little suspicious, even paranoid, in this situation.Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-68001416585757950612010-11-08T15:10:27.058-08:002010-11-08T15:10:27.058-08:00Stephen Tremp -- Yes, I think I recall the ones yo...Stephen Tremp -- Yes, I think I recall the ones you are referring to. That was a whole different ballgame that I think you handle pretty well.<br /><br />Kimberly -- Some of the foreign ones are just plain weird and perhaps best left untranslated.<br /><br />Jules -- Yeah! I wonder if some of Alex's space friends are in on this.<br /><br />StMc -- Of course it could all be a part of some conspiracy. Actually some of you FFFF posts could be helpful for research on a college paper if the professor wasn't overly liberal and receptive to some conservative thinking.<br /><br />Diana -- You're probably not really missing that much. I'm entertained by strange things sometimes.<br /><br />L.Diane -- So does that mean it will help my blog's search engine presence if I don't delete the comments?<br /><br />Disc -- It might get expensive paying off all the spammers and then you might start getting more and more spammers wanting money. I guess I'll just keep deleting.<br /><br />Hart -- Why hasn't my scholastic blog gotten this college award? I feel slighted.<br /><br />Debbie -- I don't really get that many as I noted in my earlier disclaimer.<br /><br />Lynda -- I've noticed that most of the spam I do get is pretty much confined to a handful of the same posts. That way they have to go through approval and never actually find themselves in my comment section.<br /><br />Happy Frog -- If somebody is paying the aliens to comment then perhaps we should really get concerned.<br /><br />Jemi -- Pay me $50? Hmmm--- now we might be talking.<br /><br />Dezmond -- Things do tend to get a bit rowdy here after a few rounds of the bottle.Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-73233318532024003152010-11-08T14:48:01.387-08:002010-11-08T14:48:01.387-08:00"I'm sure the penguins are more efficient..."I'm sure the penguins are more efficient than my staff of illegal Mexicans."<br /><br />ah, yes, penguins are fueled by sardines which are much cheaper than the tequila you have to buy for your Mexicans ;PDEZMONDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127166104359407763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-86812408560312668072010-11-08T14:35:53.362-08:002010-11-08T14:35:53.362-08:00I haven't seen some of these ones - apparently...I haven't seen some of these ones - apparently the aliens don't think my blog is big enough to visit yet! :) (Yes, I'm sarcastic and counting my blessings!)<br /><br />My most recent weird email offered to pay me $50 for allowing them to comment on my blog. Um..., yeah... I normally don't charge for that! I'm assuming they meant put up an ad, and I'm assuming they're nuts. So I didn't respond :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-91639605184065864362010-11-08T14:19:11.855-08:002010-11-08T14:19:11.855-08:00I have had the odd comment in a foreign language t...I have had the odd comment in a foreign language that I cannot translate properly so I tend to delete them. I like the idea of comments coming from aliens. Much more than I like the idea of people paying to have comments. That is so sad!Happy Frog and Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02679066739313347920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-51602326079638720342010-11-08T14:10:21.115-08:002010-11-08T14:10:21.115-08:00I would like to start by noting that none of the c...I would like to start by noting that none of the comment examples that I used were actually taken from my blog comments. They were all copied from some of your blogs although they are the same or similar to ones I have received in the past. I actually don't get that many spam comments as Blogger is pretty good about filtering them. I get a spam comment on the average of every 3 days or so. <br /><br />Candyland -- I guess some of may be coming from automated sources, but still--why?<br /><br />Golden Eagle -- Then again I suppose there are people out there with lots of time and have nothing better to do than get into mischief.<br /><br />Alex -- I guess maybe some people leave them up-- I wonder if anything happens if you do?<br /><br />Ellie-- I'm amazed that the spam comments have eluded you--they seem to be everywhere.<br /><br />Dezmond -- I'm sure the penguins are more efficient than my staff of illegal Mexicans.<br /><br />Yvonne -- From the way you had described yours, those comments seem like something totally different and they're not very nice. I hope that problem has been taken care of for good.<br /><br />IBD -- I don't recall the ol' college award scam--I'l have to watch for that one.<br /><br />Gregg -- Why yes they might be "otherworldly" messages from Elvis and the like. I'm going to have to start reading these more carefully for hidden messages.Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-24007787305121315352010-11-08T13:32:27.652-08:002010-11-08T13:32:27.652-08:00I'm thankful for the blogger spam detector bec...I'm thankful for the blogger spam detector because it catches most of those. Any that get through I mark as spam and then delete them. I only get them in one post too. It's an old post that I allowed someone to link to on their blog...now all the spammers link to it from there. lol. I really should ask her to take it down.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-75512202930751974752010-11-08T13:18:08.593-08:002010-11-08T13:18:08.593-08:00I've been so fortunate and not gotten as many ...I've been so fortunate and not gotten as many spam comments as some folks. But, I do get a few and I see a lot! They remain a mystery to me.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480046958714954128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-88327358270793377582010-11-08T13:11:47.914-08:002010-11-08T13:11:47.914-08:00I really haven't been plagued, though last wee...I really haven't been plagued, though last week at Burrowers, Books & Balderdash, Jason posted about an odd Award we were given that REALLY is just trying to generate ad revenue for an online college scam--I suspect these commenters may be getting paid (probably a pittance) for leaving comments on blogs and they have people (probably supervisors who may not be English proficient) who CHECK to make sure they did--so they vary their nonsense from blog to blog. I'm very relieved I've managed to stay out of it.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-68358505145038482742010-11-08T12:17:14.479-08:002010-11-08T12:17:14.479-08:00I wonder if you could pay them $10 to never leave ...I wonder if you could pay them $10 to never leave a comment again...DiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-31635928068100759512010-11-08T11:31:33.559-08:002010-11-08T11:31:33.559-08:00All I can guess is they are trying to add to searc...All I can guess is they are trying to add to search engine fodder!L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-5387892579425665962010-11-08T11:28:11.993-08:002010-11-08T11:28:11.993-08:00I've never received any strange comments such ...I've never received any strange comments such as those. Maybe one in another language once a long time ago. I guess I should be grateful!<br />Love Di ♥Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429812875586479256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-26550283470356773032010-11-08T09:47:15.082-08:002010-11-08T09:47:15.082-08:00I'm glad you asked about this, LEE, because I ...I'm glad you asked about this, <b>LEE</b>, because I too have wondered what was the point of all this. I don't recall getting any comments in a language other than English, but I have gotten the very poorly written ads for products and the short, strange "Thank Yous" and the "Help!-This Link Is Inactives" (sometimes even when there was no link included in the blog bit I'd posted). <br /><br />The ads I understand: if they spam a million blogs a certain percentage might actually respond and buy. But what puzzles me is the short, irrelevant comments like "Thank you for your post, it helped me with my college paper". What's the point of that? Just wanting to see if I'll post their comment and reply to it? But why? How could that thrill anyone?<br /><br />If it's people who just want to get their comments posted for the whole world to see (3.5 minutes of fame), why don't they just start their own blogs? Heck, a blog is FREE - anybody can have one. And then they could post their words for the world to see until their heart's content. I just don't get it. But I don't really mind it because it only takes 3.5 tenths of a second to hit the "delete" button.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-48707853635547866002010-11-08T09:28:35.845-08:002010-11-08T09:28:35.845-08:00LOL, LOL! Your take on the alien invasion had me t...LOL, LOL! Your take on the alien invasion had me thinking of Alex and his galactic fighter. I really needed this laugh. :D<br /><a href="http://fragilemouse.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Jules @ Trying To Get Over The Rainbow</a>Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136045025997662057noreply@blogger.com