It’s a little sad to see because I’m a big supporter of the do-follow movement. Unfortunately the temptation to spam seems to be too appealing/profitable to ignore for many. Akismet is continuing to do a standup job of filtering spam, but it simply can’t keep up with people employed to spam.
At this point [...]
Entries Tagged as 'spam'
Non-Automated Spam On The Rise
July 8th, 2008 · 29 Comments · Web Development
Akismet Flawless So Far
November 21st, 2006 · 3 Comments · Web Development
Akismet has caught 175 spam for you since you first installed it.
Akismet’s been working flawlessly since I’ve installed it. No false positives to report at this point and it’s caught every single piece of spam that’s crossed its path. I’m very impressed and as a result have lifted pretty close to all of [...]
Using Akismet
November 12th, 2006 · 2 Comments · Web Development
Akismet is a plugin for Wordpress designed to combat spam. After reading a post over at Lorelle’s blog about a successful fight against spam, I decided to at least begin my fight with akismet.
As of late I’ve been getting a lot of spam. It never made it to my website because I moderate [...]