Comments on: SixApart moves on rel=”nofollow”

By: Duncan

Duncan — Thu, 20 Jan 2005 06:53:52 +0000

I agree that this measure will not stop comment spam, and they’ll do it anyway, but if and when the tag is so widespread that their efforts are essentially futile, they’ll move on to finding another method of promoting their sites. There has to be a point where its not worth their while anymore (and yes I am an optimist)

By: miss-information.net

miss-information.net — Thu, 20 Jan 2005 00:01:15 +0000

La fausse bonne nouvelle du “no follow”
J’en ai parlé ce matin, j’ai eu le temps de lire les différents billets de Nanoblog, Blog Herald ici, ici et encore ici, The Peking Duck, etc…) pour me rendre compte que, au fond, tout le monde se félicitait de l’initiative. Ah! Enfin une bonne no…

By: Jim Elve

Jim Elve — Wed, 19 Jan 2005 15:09:24 +0000

My blogs do not allow comments to include HTML. That has not stopped spammers from posting lists of URLs. While the nofollow tag might help in thwarting incentive, my own experience suggests that the spammers will still do their stuff. I’ve posted a message to spammers next to my comments submit button telling them that their comment will be deleted withing 15 minutes. I do delete them that fast. They keep coming in. I have recently begun forwarding all of the email notifiactions I get to the hosting company for the spammers’ blogs. I supect that all that will happen is that the hosts will quit accepting my email.