Bin-Blog » lindesk http://www.bin-co.com/blog Learn about the latest in Web Development - as soon as I do. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:55:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Human Generated Spam http://www.bin-co.com/blog/2007/12/human-generated-spam/ http://www.bin-co.com/blog/2007/12/human-generated-spam/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:02:52 +0000 Binny V A http://www.bin-co.com/blog/2007/12/human-generated-spam/ Spam

I am looking at some spam I received at LinDesk. These are not your average spam – they are real good. I even let one through before I understood they were spam.

  • spartan300 | tcssey@aol.com | dolcemp3.com | IP: 64.12.116.138
    Hhmmm,, this sounds good. but I not yet into upgrading my Fedora7 to 8. i’m not that afraid of changes, but I might incur another error with my linux. I still have lot of work to do, maybe i’ll try this later next week. Thanks though for this blog. :)
    In article Sound Issue in Fedora 8
  • 2cool2sexy | tcssey@aol.com | dolcemp3.com | IP: 64.12.116.138
    Have you checked on its system requirements? You should try checking of their site. http://banshee-project.org/
    I believe there are helpdesk there that can support you.
    In article Banshee – Music Management and Playback for GNOME
  • audio-fanatic | tcssey@aol.com | dolcemp3.com | IP: 64.12.116.138
    another nice review here Lin. You really adore using Linux-based software? I think this mp3 software is the one fit for my notebook.
    In article Audacious Media Player

First of all, do you agree with me? Are these spam?

The reason why I think they are spam are the following…

  • Same URL and Email – but different names.
  • Zero content comments – they add no value to the post.
  • My previous experience has taught me that comments with @aol.com email addresses are often spam.
  • This guy has only commented on MP3 related posts – his URL leads to an MP3 site.

The reason why they may not be spam are just as valid.

  • These comments are written by humans – not bots.
  • The writer of the second comment(about banshee) has obviously read the post.
  • The commenter has at least a passing knowledge of Linux and Linux softwares.

So, have you received any spam like this – comments that you are unsure about? These three comments are still in my moderation queue. I need advice on how to deal with them.

I could let them through – if no one looks closely, they will think these are actual comments. That will give the articles an appearance of popularity. It is a good thing for me. But I have a zero tolerance policy towards spam. If the comment is a spam, I will not allow it on my site. Its a matter of principle.

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I have a new blog – LinDesk. LinDesk concentrates on the use of Linux on the Desktop. I am trying to keep it distro agnostic – but there is a slight leaning towards Fedora – as it is the distro I am using. Also, you might find a disproportionate amount of articles about KDE.

Actually this blog has been around for some time. The first article appeared on April 8. But I did not announce it so that there can be a build up of articles before it goes public.

Take a look at LinDesk – and if you are a fan of the Linux operating system, subscribe.

Some Popular Posts

So what do you guys think of the new blog? Is it a good move? Or am I moving towards an early burnout?

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