Spam comments galore!!!

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  ytaba36 · Member · Jun 10, 2012 at 2:39 am

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  One of my posts: In memory of Lino, May 24, 2012, is attracting scores of Spam comments, for some reason. Should I delete that post, or what????

  Thank you.
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  feartheseeds · Member · Jun 10, 2012 at 3:12 am

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  No. Just mark the comments as “spam” and let Akismet do its job.

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  ytaba36 · Member · Jun 10, 2012 at 3:14 am

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  Yes, thanks, feartheseeds, it’s just that there have been so many, each day, all linked to that particular post.

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  ytaba36 · Member · Jun 10, 2012 at 3:14 am

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  In fact, Askimet has let them slide through for me to deal with.

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  feartheseeds · Member · Jun 10, 2012 at 3:21 am

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  Akismet isn’t perfect, it’s close, but not quite. I deleted nearly 1000 spam this week. Most of them ‘attached’ to two posts. There are others who get that many in a day.

  If you’re really concerned about the number getting through the filter, contact Akismet directly. They’re very good at getting back to people… even (sometimes) on weekends:

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  ytaba36 · Member · Jun 10, 2012 at 3:37 am

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  Thanks again, feartheseeds!

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  raincoaster · Member · Jun 10, 2012 at 3:49 am

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  Usually when one post attracts a ton of spam, it means one of the comments that you approved on that post is spam. Go through them and delete whichever ones seem spammish to you.

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  ytaba36 · Member · Jun 10, 2012 at 4:25 am

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  I’ll have a look, thanks, raincoaster