We used to manage a large piece of property right down the street from a McDonald’s and Taco Bell. On the other side of us was a large theater complex. Multitasker that I am, each morning I would walk our dog and pick-up the trash left behind. Litter happens offline.
Maybe your blog is getting the online version of litter – spam comments. In some ways, that’s a sign that you’ve arrived. it happens to everyone eventually. So multitask. When you check your stats or write a new post, pick up the trash (spam). Spam happens online.
Maybe you’re looking for a way to stop – or at least slow down – spam. Make sure the fence you build doesn’t also keep out comments.
Ed Kohler shares How to Combat Blog Spam with some good suggestions in the post and in the comments, including information on CAPTCHA.
I’ve heard great things about the Akismet plug-in, though I don’t use it myself. Akismet is available for WordPress (here) or MovableType 3.2 or higher (here under "Other…").
What techniques do you have to battle the online litterbugs?
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