tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24069595.post115083035635947263..comments2024-03-16T02:09:35.628-07:00Comments on The Real Blogger Status: Report SpammersNitecruzrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08069634565746003311noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24069595.post-1160951454001664542006-10-15T15:30:00.000-07:002006-10-15T15:30:00.000-07:00If I get a spam comment on my blog from a blogger ...If I get a spam comment on my blog from a blogger profile ( ie not an anonymous comment) where should I report this profile?<BR/> <BR/>and on a second point why does word<BR/>verification have to use such long words?<BR/>surely 3 or 4 characters would be enough?Jon Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15589729363368420598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24069595.post-1153590765685922142006-07-22T10:52:00.000-07:002006-07-22T10:52:00.000-07:00(newbie) reading your blog I came across the "spam...(newbie) reading your blog I came across the "spammers", "sploggers" et al. Good old Al!<BR/><BR/>Yesterday I received my first burst of what I think is "comment spam".<BR/>I found the "Settings, Comments, Word verfication" and turned it ON to thwart automated comments.<BR/><BR/>I'd love to see your comments on why this option doesn't default to "on", since Blog Comments are meant to be entered by humans anyway.<BR/><BR/>If someone wants to make a comment (as I do), the blog must be wothwhile (as yours is!), and that extra step is a very small price the commenter must pay compared to the resources expended by the blogger.<BR/><BR/>www period chrisgreaves period comUnder The Hoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17001191718502429626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24069595.post-1151430813776763892006-06-27T10:53:00.000-07:002006-06-27T10:53:00.000-07:00If Chuck got on the payroll, he'd just be another ...If Chuck got on the payroll, he'd just be another Company Man. It's hard to win, you know?Ron Southernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604305014713612990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24069595.post-1150972619788827702006-06-22T03:36:00.000-07:002006-06-22T03:36:00.000-07:00Here's a question/comment: Does Blogger have a way...Here's a question/comment: Does Blogger have a way to ban commenters by IP address? <BR/><BR/>If not, they should implement this.<BR/><BR/>If so, we, the unpaid staff, should take it upon ourselves to compile a database of spam commenting IP addresses. I've just started getting the same one over and over again despite having word verification on. I hate to have to start moderating comments because of one guy in Bombay, but if I can't ban by IP address I guess I'll have to.<BR/><BR/>By the way, you're a saint for running this site. They should put you on the payroll.Andy Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649596550114879014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24069595.post-1150915345979537412006-06-21T11:42:00.000-07:002006-06-21T11:42:00.000-07:00Gia,If you're still reading here, PLEASE sign my g...Gia,<BR/><BR/>If you're still reading here, PLEASE sign my guestbook and include a valid email address (which only I will be able to see).<BR/><A HREF="http://www.ultraguest.com/?id=1138394596&sign=1" REL="nofollow">GuestBook</A><BR/><BR/>Or post in Google Blogger Help - Troubleshooting<BR/><A HREF="http://groups.google.com/group/blogger-help-troubleshoot" REL="nofollow">Blogger Help</A><BR/><BR/>I really would like to talk to you about this!!Nitecruzrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08069634565746003311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24069595.post-1150908207518270842006-06-21T09:43:00.000-07:002006-06-21T09:43:00.000-07:00Thank you so much for taking the time do inform pe...Thank you so much for taking the time do inform people of what's going on.<BR/><BR/>I've had a blog on Blogger for 4 years. I recently moved to Wordpress on my own server, but as quite a lot of people read my blog, I left the Blogger one up (NEVER delete your blog!). I signed in regularly and tinkered around so that Blogger wouldn't see my blog as inactive.<BR/><BR/>Today in my Techorati referrals I saw something strange. I clicked... and yes, someone has *somehow* taken over my blog. They took down my last "come to my new blog" post.<BR/><BR/>I complained immediately to Blogger (actually I've complained about 6 times now).<BR/><BR/>The blog still had images I was hosting on my own server, so I changed them to read 'This Blog Has Been Hijacked' and included my new blog's url.<BR/><BR/>I then removed the style sheets I was hosting so it looked a mess.<BR/><BR/>They changed the template to a Blogger one and got rid of the images in the sidebar that I had changed. <BR/><BR/>There's still one image I'm hosting on the main page. I've replaced it with one which is 1000x3000 pixels saying that the blog has been taken over by a @£&$- except less polite.<BR/><BR/>I won't stop battling the spammer nor will I stop complaining to Blogger.<BR/><BR/>Luckily I have a backup of the blog...<BR/><BR/>Anyway, thanks again for all your hard work without you we'd have no one, as Blogger doesn't seem to care.Giahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09608362041143165434noreply@blogger.com