I don't know why there have been a bunch of spam posts on the blog lately (the random comments posted by Anonymous that don't seem to have anything to do with the blog and have links to equally random sites at the end of the comments). I'm pretty sure that it's some sort of virus or bot or something rather than someone human as I've just spent the past couple of days getting rid of more than 500 posts posted by our Anonymous friend, and most of the posts are barely a minute apart.
The spam filter does catch most of them (I'm thankful to say!) but I guess if you post enough spam something ends up slipping through the cracks sooner or later, which is probably how the ones SA and AA saw got through.
I have deleted all of the spam comments for the moment, but I am not sure if there's going to be another "attack" at some point (honestly, these spam posts are like flies...), so if you do see any of these things popping up, please ignore them (I will delete them when I see them) and please, whatever you do, DON'T CLICK ON ANY LINKS IN THE COMMENTS. I don't know where they go, but ten to one it's not somewhere anyone or their computers would want to go.
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Dealt with in a typically efficient Algy Chronicles manner :)
ReplyDeleteRighto then Soppy. SA and I can sleep again... -_-
Thanks for telling us Soppy. 500 posts!!! How tedious for you. When you think of the other nice things you might have been doing with that time.
ReplyDeleteLet's hope it stops now, for your sake!
This is getting ridiculous now. I'm spending pretty much all of my free time getting rid of all of the spam posts that keep getting posted. They're either getting posted by someone with no sense of grammar (or of English), or by some computer program that has no sense of grammar, logic, or English.
ReplyDeleteThey're like flies, these things.
Poor Soppy!
ReplyDeleteMaybe they are sent by Jane. It's a vengeful plot of hers to destroy the Algy chronicles!!!! :(
That's a dreadful use of your free time Soppy. Is there no way you can filter them out? I suppose that's a really stupid question as if there was you'd have done it… I do hope they stop.
ReplyDeleteAw, no! That must really, REALLY annoying for you :(. I'm so sorry. All I can say is, like SA mentioned... is there nothing else you can do to make this easier?? I'm sure you'd have found it yourself, but you never know.
ReplyDeleteI'll go with JJ's theory. Jane sent them - she has NO logic in her brain (Who would shoot Biggles? And in front of Algy?) and although she probably CAN spell, but let's just say she can't... Evil woman.
Not sure if they are from Jane or not, but a couple hundred of them are coming in every day (sometimes more), and although the spam filter does get most of them I still have to clear them out otherwise they just linger on the blog (which, apart from everything else, is annoying).
ReplyDeleteI've asked some people what can be done, but nothing seems to be working at the moment.
I'm sorry to hear you're having trouble, Soppy. Honestly, don't people have better things to do? But I don't think it could be Jane. If you've got Algy at your mercy would you waste time spamming?
ReplyDeleteIt IS so annoying, especially for Soppy. Maybe it'll just stop suddenly? Let's hope so!
ReplyDeleteI can't begin to imagine what Biggles would say... (Well, I'm sure we could!)
And how DARE anyone/anything spam this lovely Algy tribute with random gibberish!? Shocking :(
And quite, FB, but I'd be glad if it is her - that means she's occupied with something other than hurting poor Algy...
I can't find the source of the spam or any way to stop it coming in, so at this point I really don't know what to do about it.
ReplyDeleteI've been told that once these spam bots or whatever they are latch on to a site it's pretty much impossible to stop them and drastic measures may have to be taken. I'm still thinking about whether or not to take these drastic measures (as one of the measures I've been told about is shutting down the blog altogether, which I obviously don't want to do)...
Oh no! Don't do that (of course not). Is there some shifty way to 'move' The Algy Chronicles somewhere else on the Internet, and therefore get rid of the spam, whilst keeping everything the same, just in a different location?
ReplyDelete(What about sending some home-made cookies...?)
Seriously though, I'm sure it'll all get sorted out. Don't give up! :-)
You've blocked all the comments containing links?
ReplyDeleteAnd ticked 'Comment author must have previously approved comment?
Sopwith, there is control methods for this. Go to settings, > posts and comments, > Comment moderation, select Always. Show word verification, select Yes.
ReplyDeleteThat should control most, but you can also set Who can comment. to registered user.
however I have blog, and have never had spam using those settings. Cheers
I have a feeling that Soppy will have tried everything in her power to stop the spamming... but does either of what Anon or Gumtree have said help in any way?
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