While reading this post about comment SPAM at Lorelle on WordPress I had an enlightment. An analogy. SPAM comments are like a bad hygiene for your blog. It’s like someone who doesn’t take a shower – noone dies, but a lot of people suffer. And the chances of getting a nasty desease rise significantly too.
I write a lot here about how your blog should speak well of you and your ability to communicate, so what does a comment spam covered blog say about you? Here’s a few of my judgment calls on spam covered blogs:
- Lazy
- Careless
- Procrastinating
- No self respect
- Lack of self confidence
- Inability to research
- Inability to problem solve
- Lack of follow through
- Lack of commitment
- Doesn’t care about others
- Just doesn’t care
While on the topic of hygiene, you might like checking SPAM Karma 2 plugin for WordPress, Wikipedia page for Hygiene, and these bad hygiene cartoons.