Paranoia no more
2006.03.28As of this posting, I have decided to not moderate comments manually anymore. I have thought about it and in the span of time that I have been blogging, I have never needed to delete a spam comment. Maybe perhaps these freakin’ spammers realize that spamming comments in a blog makes the blog’s rating in some Technorati-like site(s) go higher — well, at least my handicapped thinking tells me that it does.
So you can now comment at will. No censorship and bias. Don’t be shy! Comment to your heart’s content.
Later.
Update: 04.01.2006 - 11:05
I don’t quite understand the comment moderation of WP. Even though I have turned off comment moderation, some comments are still held for approval. Weird!
Update: 04.01.2006 - 13:26
Now I know why comments are still held for moderation. In the condition Hold comments in queue if it contains n number of links, I set n to blank meaning 0 (zero). So if the comment body contains 0 (zero) number of links (which is always the case), it is automatically held for moderation. Hah, I ain’t as dumb as I thought to be.
Testing the “no comment moderation” policy of this blog.
Comment by ric — 2006.03.28 @ 20:21
hehe i still get spam comments in my blog but wordpress automatically moderates it and sends me an email whether i will approve or deny it. :)
wanna try rent-a-blog?
Comment by shane — 2006.03.29 @ 10:06
haha, no wonder my other comment turned up quick last tym :D
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Comment by Spammer — 2006.03.30 @ 15:10
You can always moderate your comments on WP. Just zap away those spam in the moderation box.
Comment by snglguy — 2006.03.30 @ 15:21
Si Gio ra akong nabaw-an lain nga ga-moderate ug comment. Kasabot pud ko kay ga-away ang mga tao didto sa comments sections sa iyang blog. Gihimong arena…
Comment by carlmans — 2006.03.30 @ 17:18
riclags,
in the discussion options under before a comment appears, is “comment author must have previously approved comment” checked? turn it off, then maybe wordpress wont be sending you emails anymore.
Comment by shane — 2006.04.01 @ 12:43
shane,
i have already unchecked “An administrator must approve the comment (regardless of any matches below)” and “Comment author must have a previously approved comment” under the “Before a comment appears:” options and still most comments end up needing moderation.
Comment by ric — 2006.04.01 @ 13:11