SPAM SPAM SPAM by roboppy.
So, normal afternoon, everything going fine. I turn on the computer, log onto Paintbits Admin Panel and verify that I have 1 Comment in my Spam Queue to review. Sometimes Akismet (what I use for Spam protection) filter comments that are not spam, but this one was…
Now… what the hell is wrong with the world? Can anyone please explain to me why would anyone want to Enlarge their Penis?
This was the actual message…
Nice Site … speech on the health of the penis, exercises, penis enlargement pills, anatomy of the woman, clitoris, informations on sex, positions, health and much more. Visit #:
SPAM is Crazy
Come on, isn’t e-mail spam enough already?
This is why an anti-spam plugin is essential to have. You don’t want your faithful readers to stumble upon something so… inappropriate.
spam by DennisBullockPhotography.
Like I said before, one of the problems with the Spam Filters is that sometimes they flag as SPAM, messages that are not unwanted publicity so you have to keep an eye close on the SPAM flagged messages to avoid deleting valuable comments from your readers.
Fight the SPAM!!
There are several tools available to help you deal with unwanted SPAM in your Wordpress Website/Blog. I’m listing four among many solutions that you can implement to protect your site if you want to guarantee that you don’t get anyone trying to enlarge the penis of your readers…
Akismet
Akismet (Automattic Kismet) comes pre-installed with every copy of WordPress. It’s the default tool against Spam Evil, it works pretty good.
Defensio
Defensio is a spam filtering plugin that supports Open ID and RSS feed. A natural opponent to Akismet. Defensio Plugin for Wordpress.
Simple Trackback Validation
Trackback spam is a new form of spam that afflicts Blogs. This plugin attempts to validate the trackbacks you receive, only allowing the seemingly legit ones.
Simple CAPTCHA
Simple CAPTCHA adds a CAPTCHA to your comment area to fool the automated comment bots.
I am a spam bot. I am a spam b..
Ok, enough.
I specially enjoy those mailboxes, looks a lot like my own
On a more serious perspective, spam is actually responsible for big part of the internet traffic, unfortunately.
It is a serious threat and has the risk of growing exponentially… which would naturally cause a infrastructure colapse. And nowadays, almost everything relies on the existence of the internet, ranging from tiny businesses to critical infrastructures like the power grid or gas control.
So, it is actually a truly serious threat. One that can cause huge prejudice if not controlled.
By prejudice I meant harm.
English and Portuguese sometimes don’t mix well
@souto - You are right, souto. Spam only exists because people are interested in its products. If no one bought that products, they wouldn’t advertise them.
Anyway… some advertisement is really insane…
Just log your lvl70 shammie, pop a fire nova totem near the spammers and logout. Your totem will become neutral thus attacking everyone around it, enough to kill lvl1 spammers. Job done!
@greven - I can only imagine someone like Homer Simpson buying anything from spam advertising
“uuuuu, viagra”
There ary many of them, we can suppose.
LOL. That would be a nice Ability! :p