Sunday, July 1, 2012

Word Verification

I'm sorry. I just can't take it anymore!

As I was reading through blogs a few weeks ago, I saw several posts about blog pet peeves. The one that topped almost everyone's list was having word verification on comments. I checked my blog to see if mine had that. Sure enough, it did! So I changed the settings and took it off.

Well, today I reinstated the word verification on my blog because I've learned MY top blog pet peeve! Opening up e-mail and seeing a number of anonymous comments that link to buying term papers, overseas stocks, adult toys,videos and medications, etc. Granted many of these went to my blog spam and didn't actually get published, but quite a few of them slipped through. I've deleted more comments in the last few weeks than I think I have on the whole blog!

So I'm sorry, I'll be annoying many of you by keeping the word verification active, but I just really don't want to continue deleting comments that I don't deem appropriate for this blog's purpose.

7 comments:

Karlie said...

Sorry for all the spam:( I appreciate you testing out taking the word verifier off. Don't worry, I'll still comment;) I love your blog and the word verifier won't keep me away!


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Polka Dots and Teaching Tots said...

I'm back again... I have really enjoyed reading your posts so I am nominating you for the One Lovely Blog and Versatile Blogger awards. Come back to my site to pick up your awards!

Polka Dots and Teaching Tots

Queen Bee said...

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Michelle_special_ed_teacher said...

Many thanks to everyone for the Lovely Blog Award!
Michelle

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Unknown said...

Thank you for explaining the reasoning behind the word verify-er. I am in an educational technology class, and one of the main projects we are doing is creating and maintaining a blog, as well as finding others to comment one. I was really starting to get annoyed with that word verify- er thing, but now that I know it's purpose, I will just have to deal with it.