Spam be Gone?
September 25th, 2005 Posted in Blog Services, Main Page
With some trepidation, I've decided to reactivate this blog's comments
and trackback features. It looks as though the spam onslaught, which
saw more than 1,500 comments, has been resolved by Blogware. (If you're interested in why blog spam occurs, here's a Wired Magazine
article that explains it). If Blogware was smart, they would pore
over the criticism that emerged about the shortcomings of a
platform that needs a major overhaul. I have a long list of feature
improvements that, if asked, I'd be pleased to fork over. Back to you,
Blogware.
September 25th, 2005 at 2:35 pm
We'll see Mark … I'm not quite ready to turn trackbacks and anonymous comments back on yet.
I'm going to wait for the improvements to the system due this week.
September 25th, 2005 at 2:43 pm
tris,
if blogware can't stop another major spam attack, it would not be a very good competitive message. personally, blogware would be wise to put together a user panel for feedback on how to improve its platform.
September 26th, 2005 at 9:58 am
Hi Mark, we are taking immediate steps to prevent the situation that happened last week and are always looking for feedback on how we can better improve the service.
Feel free to email me with the feature improvements you would like to see and I will make sure they get funneled around internally.