Spam protection and Anti Spam Comment plugins are always hot topics among bloggers and website owners. We know we need to look out for spam, and that we need to filter out spam. In fact. we need an anti spam mindset, but who are these spammers? Why do they do it? And what are their motives? It doesn’t seem to make any sense to most people. In case you don’t understand why these spammers and spam bots are spending their time writing meaningless Comments on our blogs, I have good news!
I’ve just emerged from one of my Sherlock Holmes style, in-depth investigations, into all things spam – yes, again! See my first post about spam: ‘Is It Spam & How Do I Check?’
How do I Know What is Spam & What is a Genuine Comment?
Every blogger wants to attract readers who are so impressed with our blog posts, that the reader takes the trouble to say so, by posting a nice Comment. But! Some Commenters are not the happy little Vegemites we think they are! They flatter us with meaningless, takes-no-time-to-write comments such as ‘I love your blog!’ or ‘Nice post’ etc – but they are probably Evil Spammers masquerading as our fans, for their own personal financial advantage!
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