Comments on: Spam Related Issues http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-11-28_461 Because we care about stuff Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:18:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Katie http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-11-28_461#comment-14749 Katie Mon, 11 Dec 2006 15:51:16 +0000 http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-11-28_461#comment-14749 I can't even get many of my comments into the approving process at all, Andrea. I can’t even get many of my comments into the approving process at all, Andrea.

]]> By: tekanji http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-11-28_461#comment-13037 tekanji Wed, 29 Nov 2006 23:42:24 +0000 http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-11-28_461#comment-13037 Ah, thanks so much for the heads up! I don't feel so bad now. Just gotta stay diligent (or temporarily disable Akismet). Ah, thanks so much for the heads up! I don’t feel so bad now. Just gotta stay diligent (or temporarily disable Akismet).

]]> By: earlbecke http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-11-28_461#comment-13036 earlbecke Wed, 29 Nov 2006 23:36:18 +0000 http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-11-28_461#comment-13036 According to this new post on <a href="http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2006/11/29/spam-catching-program-akismet-is-messing-up-today/" rel="nofollow">Alas</a>, it's akismet and it's screwing up on a lot of people's blogs right now. According to this new post on Alas, it’s akismet and it’s screwing up on a lot of people’s blogs right now.

]]> By: tekanji http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-11-28_461#comment-12968 tekanji Wed, 29 Nov 2006 07:09:16 +0000 http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-11-28_461#comment-12968 I am. The thought has crossed my mind that they're giving each other trouble, but it seems odd for it to happen all of a sudden... I am. The thought has crossed my mind that they’re giving each other trouble, but it seems odd for it to happen all of a sudden…

]]> By: earlbecke http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-11-28_461#comment-12947 earlbecke Wed, 29 Nov 2006 00:14:53 +0000 http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-11-28_461#comment-12947 Are you running both Akismet and SK at the same time? That might cause screwy things to happen... Are you running both Akismet and SK at the same time? That might cause screwy things to happen…

]]> By: tekanji http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-11-28_461#comment-12940 tekanji Tue, 28 Nov 2006 23:04:33 +0000 http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-11-28_461#comment-12940 I didn't touch any settings besides those I had to for the moderation plugin. And I feel like this comment-eating thing is a recent thing. It may also be related to Akismet and not SK, but I can't know for sure. I'm wary of relaxing the settings because I still get on average 2 pieces of spam a day that get through the filter. I sort of want to know if this is a fluke or not. If so, then I'll be more careful in the future. But, really, what's worrying me the most is that <i>three comments that I approved</i> got unpublished and two were marked as spam. They were all from the same person, too. I didn’t touch any settings besides those I had to for the moderation plugin. And I feel like this comment-eating thing is a recent thing. It may also be related to Akismet and not SK, but I can’t know for sure. I’m wary of relaxing the settings because I still get on average 2 pieces of spam a day that get through the filter.

I sort of want to know if this is a fluke or not. If so, then I’ll be more careful in the future. But, really, what’s worrying me the most is that three comments that I approved got unpublished and two were marked as spam. They were all from the same person, too.

]]> By: earlbecke http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-11-28_461#comment-12933 earlbecke Tue, 28 Nov 2006 22:58:48 +0000 http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-11-28_461#comment-12933 You know, I haven't had any problems with comments being marked wrongly as spam, though I sometimes have spam that gets through the filter (not a ton, mind you, and better a couple spams a week than legitimate comments getting deleted--the vast majority of the spam is dealt with). SK has different levels of strength you can enable...the security on your install might be too high. You might be able to tweak the settings so that less stuff gets marked as spam. You know, I haven’t had any problems with comments being marked wrongly as spam, though I sometimes have spam that gets through the filter (not a ton, mind you, and better a couple spams a week than legitimate comments getting deleted–the vast majority of the spam is dealt with). SK has different levels of strength you can enable…the security on your install might be too high. You might be able to tweak the settings so that less stuff gets marked as spam.

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