I’ve got tired of people spamming my web log. So I’ve changed the name of the comments posting page. I’m going to see if it makes a difference. If it does then the people spamming are automated, if it doesn’t then the automatic system is either too smart or it’s figuring it out in some other way. I’ve got some more ideas so if this doesn’t work then I’ll move on. Either that or ban URLs in comments altogether.
Potential spammers should note that advertising or commercially orientated posting in the comments area is specifically prohibited. Under no circumstances is any such posting permitted. Posting any such comment counts as unauthorized and illegal use of this machine.
Comment spam is pretty widespread these days. There are a variety of plugins available to help with it. Do a search and you’ll find them. Their example strategies include whitelisting, blacklisting or simply shutting off comments on posts longer than a certain date. Using plugins may save you the hard work of finding ways of dealing with them yourself.