I just finished a long day of work on top of a long week of work, more hours than I've worked in months, and I came home to spam. And I'm not talking about the mystery meat, produced in a town just down the road (really), which comes in a can! I'm talking about the stupid comments stupid people attempt to post on this blog. You never see these comments because I moderate them out of existence, but unfortunately I do. They aren't pretty. They are, in fact, stupid.
Maybe I'm overly cranky today. Maybe I worked one hour too many this week. But after reading the comments today, I guess I snapped. I know some of you don't like having to jump through hoops in order to leave a comment, but if you had to read the crap I have to read, you'd understand why I require you to jump. Those hoops at least keep some of the spam from reaching me, but despite the hurdles, some self-serving commentators persist.
These people almost always leave a comment which has little or nothing to do with my post. Their comments are almost always boastful diatribes about what I need to do to cure my depression. If only I'd do this or that I'd feel better, and oh, by the way, here's a link to my website where you may purchase my product or my YouTube channel where you can hear me preach my happiness gospel. It's maddening and stupid.
Apparently there's no cure for stupid. If any of these people actually read just a few paragraphs of this blog, they'd realize they were wasting their time. If they read the introduction to my comments section, they'd know there was no chance of me posting their link. They don't really think I'll actually look into their magical cures or listen to their self-promoting, stupid thoughts, do they?
I'm sorry. I know I'm not solving the problem by posting this, but sometimes this blog is just my selfish venting platform. And today is one of those days. I know I will continue to get stupid comments from stupid people who have only their own interest in mind. They will continue to contribute nothing to any meaningful conversation. And I will continue to delete them.
Depression Marathon Blog
- etta
- Diagnosed with depression 18 years ago, I lost the life I once knew, but in the process re-created a better me. I am alive and functional today because of my dog, my treatment team, my sobriety, and my willingness to re-create myself within the confines of this illness. I hate the illness, but I'm grateful for the person I've become and the opportunities I've seized because of it. I hope writing a depression blog will reduce stigma and improve the understanding and treatment of people with mental illness. All original content copyright to me: etta. Enjoy your visit!
Saturday, May 18, 2019
Spam
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3 comments:
So, spam comments. I get them on my blog too, though the Wordpress filters seem to be pretty good about culling them, and my (humble) blog doesn't have enuf profile to attract many spammers.
But here's the motivation of spammers: You're right. They do have a product to sell, whether it's true snake oil or heartfelt, generally religious revelations. But the point of spam is to get their product name or web address to appear online as much as possible. That's why there is so much scattershot with spam. If they send out 10,000 comments, and 5,000 of them survive, then they succeed because their goal is to increase the occurrence of their link online so it shows up higher in the Google search rankings. It's literally a numbers game to them. Basically they're using our blogs as a way to advertise in the new internet order: search rankings.
You're right to cull the spam. Not only do you not want to be a tool for these people, but your blog has some serious integrity in this community, and by filtering out this commercial crap, you're holding the high ground. Keep the faith, sister!
@ Paul: Thanks, brother! I will.
Sorry you have to deal with spammers. That is so annoying. It’s too bad they aren’t getting anything out of your blog. They are missing out. I hate the fact that you have to use up any of your emotional energy on reading through them.
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