I’ve actually reached that (yes, very low) threshold of popularity that brings with it that scourge of open blogs, comment spam. Some huckster started posted dozens of comments on several different entries promoting a gambling site, another tried to hawk his virility wares, and a “fun-girl” invited me to her site to watch her perform theoretically-impossible (and illegal) acts on various barnyard animals. As such, I’ve started implementing measures to curb spam, including holding for approval the comments that include keywords like “poker” and “viagra”. I’m not having to look at black-holes yet (I’ve been inexplicably blocked by them in the past because of DNS glitches), but I do have my eye on the pertinent WordPress plugins for future reference.
In the meantime, if you do happen to comment on my assumed need for gambling, hangover cures, cialis, instant college degrees, a larger penis, Congoese lottery windfalls, a second mortgage, or some of that sweet-horse-luvin’, I’m sorry that you’ll have to wait for me to approve the comment before it goes live.
