What is spam?

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  bgmatthewsusername · Member · Jun 4, 2015 at 4:21 pm

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  I just saw 7 comments under spam. How is it determined they are spam? How do I determine what to do with ‘spam’ comments. Some of them look fine to me.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  galois · Member · Jun 4, 2015 at 4:38 pm

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  See here the definition & examples http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spamming

  And see the support page:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/unwanted-comments/

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  justjennifer · Member · Jun 4, 2015 at 4:49 pm

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  Here are a couple more resources that are definitely worth reading:

  5 things every blogger should know about spam:
  http://docs.akismet.com/general/spam-facts/

  The Secret Recipe of Comment Spam Comments

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  galois · Member · Jun 4, 2015 at 4:56 pm

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  JJ: excellent! :)

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  bgmatthewsusername · Member · Jun 4, 2015 at 5:35 pm

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  I get it now. I’ve been blogging for 18 months with minimal feedback. Someone strokes my ego–boom! I’ve become a vehicle for a spammer. Thanks for the information.