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Akismet Sucks

When you are caught in their little web… 

 

Beware: Rant Ahead…

 

It’s no longer an inconvenience, it’s a problem. 

Most of you already know that Akismet is eating my comments.  Then again, how could you, Because My Comments Don’t Show Anywhere.  I left a comment on Successful Blog for Liz, and nothing.  I left a comment for Ben on Instigator Blog, again nothing.  The same thing happened to the comment I left on ProBlogger for Darren.

Since last week, I have had problems leaving comments on Any Blog that uses Akismet.  That means just about Everyone who has a WordPress Blog.  Another problem is that Trackbacks don’t work either since they are part of the comment section of a Blog.  I doubt the above links will be noticed by the respective Blogs through Trackbacks.  They’ll never know that I linked to them unless someone happens to click the link and it shows in their stats.

 

Even though I can comment on my Blogs by logging in, I can’t comment anywhere else.  That is a problem.

Trackbacks don’t show on other Blogs.  That is a problem.

I am considered Spam by Akismet.  That is a problem. 

 

I did a test on my Blog to see what is causing me to be banned.

I tried commenting (without logging in) with my WAH Email address and the Blog address.  No comment, is a problem.

Tried with the WAH Email and the old Blogger Blog address.  No comment, is a problem.

How about mcbs Email and this Blog address.  No comment, is a problem.

Last try mcbs Email and the Blogger address.  Hey I can comment.  Still a problem.

The same holds true on All of my WP Blogs.  Big problem.

 

I don’t want to use the old Blogger Blog address.  It’s not really active even though I didn’t delete the Blog, I never use it anymore.  I also don’t want to have to use the mcbs Email because that is not associated with this Blog.  I want to use the Email that goes with the Domain I bought.

 

I am not sure, but I think that this has something to do with the Email Spammers that have Hijacked my Email from the Domain.  But, my Email still works, so I don’t know.  It could be the Domain itself that is showing as Spam, so the Email doesn’t work in comments because it is associated with it.

 

I did as the FAQ on Akismet’s site suggests and De-Spammed my Comments.  I have done that for a solid week.  I also sent them 2 Emails asking for some help with this problem.  As of 5 seconds ago, no answer from them.  I am out of options, hence, this Post and Title, maybe I can attract their attention and get an answer on how to fix this that works.

 

Update:  Last night Carolyn asked if I commented on their Blog.  I did, and it took.  It was still there last night when I signed off for the night.

Today, the Comment Is Missing.  If it showed last night, it passed the Spam test.  They must have deleted it because it was not a favorable remark.  It seems that they don’t like criticism, they will edit it out if they don’t like your opinion.

 

Related posts:

Akismet Is Eating MY Comments 

Banning Comment Spam

7 Steps I’ve Tried to Stop E-Mail Address Hacking

Is Someone HiJacking My E-Mail?

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November 27th, 2006 at 01:15pm | Posted by Joe | Akismet, Attitude, Rants, Spam, WordPress | 28 reader remarks | Print This Post

This Weeks Helpful Reads… Week 32

                                                             

This is an ongoing series of interesting and helpful reads that I have come across on the Internet.

I try to include the most helpful articles and links each week to provide the widest range of information for the home business entrepreneur.

 

Small businesses and blogging by Ben McConnell… Ben gives 7 reasons Blogging should help any business build through customer evangelism.

How To Find Sponsorships For Your Blog by Ben Yoskovitz… Ben explains how sponsorship can help your blog as well as finding sponsors.

Things To Create a Great Website by Leah MacLean… Leah gives a good list of common sense ways to make your website (or Blog) more appealing to the reader.

 

I hope you find some of these articles informational and helpful. I think they will be enjoyable reading nonetheless.

~~~ All the above can be considered infected with the Link-Leak Virus ~~~

 

Access Links to Previous Helpful Reads

November 26th, 2006 at 07:00am | Posted by Joe | Weekly Helpful Reads | 7 reader remarks | Print This Post

Blogging Tip #3-Use Trackbacks

Trackbacks are a way of letting another Blogger know that you have written something related to an article of theirs and included a link to them as a reference. Trackbacks show up in the comments of the referenced article linking back to your site with a caption of what you have written.

  

Using Trackbacks is important for a few reasons:

~~ When you link to another site in an article, it will “ping” the other site in comments on the article that is being linked.  This will serve in letting the other Blogger know that you have linked to them.  They may even stop by to Thank You.

~~ It’s possible that when the other site owner checks out the trackback, if they like what they see, they may link to your Blog.  Maybe even put you in their favorites or BlogRoll.  And if they really like your site, they may become Blog Friends.

~~ People who read the article with the trackback will know that you have written something related to what they are reading, essentially becoming part of the conversation.  They may stop by to see what you have to say about the subject possibly leading to new subscribers.

~~ Search Engines will pick up your link when they crawl the other site.  They will also pick up your outbound link.  This could be an advantage if the other Blog has a higher page rank than your site which could enhance your visibility.

 

Most Blogging Platforms such as WordPress allow for Trackbacks in your settings.  From my experience with Blogger, they don’t have any way to allow for them, unless they changed something in the past few months.

 

In essence, Using Trackbacks can help expose your Blog to the readers of the sites you have referenced in your articles.  This could lead to more readers of your work.  The more people that see a link to your site, the more likely someone will visit to see what you have to say.

 

Do use Trackbacks on your Blog?  Can you add any reasons I might have missed?

 

I am going to continue adding new Blogging Tips every Saturday Morning.  If you would like to contribute something to the series you can either leave a comment or use my contact form.

November 25th, 2006 at 07:06am | Posted by Joe | Attitude, Basics, Blogging, Community, Tips | reader remarks | Print This Post