So I’ve been sorting many, many comments from what I’m assuming are spambots. But there have been more recently that I’ve been unable to tell if they are real “readers” of my blog or have another agenda for the comments they make. The beauty of having my own website is the control of what gets “approved” and what doesn’t in the comments section.
The downside to that is I have to judge each comment and decide if its real or something I don’t want on my site. Some are easy to judge, their broken English and the fact they’ve embedded a link to Cialis is a clear sign. Those I’ve been deleting on a daily basis. And the Russian (or whatever language it was in) that I, of course, couldn’t read… well, I had to delete that one just to be on the safe side! lol.
Others seem like real people.. but maybe fellow bloggers that are trying to generate readers to their site. Those I allow. Hell, if they’re fellow bloggers how can I NOT support them. (did you know there is a blogger convention! I swear there is a convention for EVERYTHING) But I try to be selective when I approve even a fellow blogger’s comment. If they’ve added a link to another page, I’ll delete it. Because I can edit a comment before I approve it. (Hee hee, I love being a dictator the control!)
Still the most thrilling baffling thing is that other people beyond those I’ve told about it are reading this blog. Even if their motives are only to drum up advertising or readership to their own site.. still, its sweet to think people other than my friends are enjoying this piece of entertaining fluff.
Although I wonder if good manners means I should leave a comment on their blogs. Kind of a “you looked at mine, I’ll look at yours” courtesy.
If only I had good manners!