It has been an interesting experience, this blogging. I was introduced to the world of blogging just recently by my daughter who had the best intentions of expanding my world and helping me at a time when I did not feel well. I entered the world a bit reluctantly, fearing that here was yet another way that the less than honorable computer hackers might find a way into my personal computer universe protected by the ever delicate, ever vulnerable "password(s)". But, I threw caution into the pixels and didn't look back.
I learned the ropes through my vast computer intuition and a few cross continental emergency phone calls to my daughter. As I became savvy, I wrote a couple of entries and added a few pictures. What I had not expected or been prepared for was the fun of seeing comments. After reading other blogs and their comments, I found the interactions of bloggers and commenters to be a surprising delight. As remote and electronic and time warped as this process is, it is amazing to me that it can feel so personal and humanly connected. That is . . . . until to day.
I opened my blog, saw that there were two new comments and rushed to see who had written what. It was to my horror that both new comments were an advertisement for making money. That was bad enough, but the insult continued. The comments were both the same, complete with an embedded web link. But it was the subtle manner in which the way the comment was worded that fried me the most. First, it is written as though it was from a friend and then it contains no words that enables me to turn on the blocking mechanism. If I used any of the words in this deceitful notation I would block at least 80% of all future comments.
Hence, they have found me and have reminded me yet again, that all of life's little pleasures come with a cost.
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I believe you can block this automatic response by adding a security measure to allowing blog comments. Look it up and I believe the extra security is to have the comment maker enter a code, which a computer can't do and that is how that anonymous comment was produced. Don't give up yet, it is going to be okay.
LOL!!
The night the SPAMMERS came! This reads like a bloggers nightmare. I once got 93 SPAM comments in one post. Took me an hour to delete them all (Yes you have the ability to delete comments)
Just add in word verification in your dashboard, under 'Settings' then 'Comments' I haven't gotten one since.
BTW I love that we get to see your house and hear about what's happening in New England. Really blogging is an easy way to keep up to date!
Just think, Now you have 3 comment from family members who actually like you and don't want to plug their website. By the way, mine is www.thestorekeeper.blogspot.com
It's all taken care of, Mom. I've never had that happen to me, so I didn't know I had to manually set it up that way. Sorry! I've deleted the offensive comments as well.
Hi Aunt Karen!! Just found your site. Yes there is the bad but the good is soooo much better. Like keeping in touch with family when we're all over the US :)
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