Fake Flattery is Serious spam

Posted by Laura Bergells

October 8, 2007

Seriously, people.

If you are going to comment at this site — or any other blog — please make sure you provide relevant comments. Anything else is blog spam.

What on earth does a blog spammer hope to achieve by typing in “good post” — along with their URL? How does this transparently faux approval advance the conversation? Am I supposed to be so flattered that I won’t care, and publish this fake praise?

My Askimet add-in has got my back. Your inane comments aren’t going to published here. Your efforts are a waste of everyone’s time : yours AND mine.

If you don’t have anything meaningful to contribute through a comment — then don’t!