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Moderated comments is off again--let's see if the Eastern European spammers take more than a day or two to figure it out.
Posted by: editor | August 19, 2012 at 10:15 PM
They're baaaaack............
Posted by: pat giorni | September 03, 2012 at 10:19 AM
Yes, we had a Labor Day special on spam. Moderated comments are back on for awhile, but don't let that stop you all.
Posted by: editor | September 03, 2012 at 08:53 PM
We tried a couple days of unmoderated comments but they are back, so moderation is back on for awhile.
Posted by: editor | September 17, 2012 at 06:59 PM
They're back in force, so moderated comments are back on.
Posted by: Editor | October 09, 2012 at 09:36 PM
We have been having an issue with the TypePad spam filter catching (and holding) comments that are clearly not spam. The comments are not lost, they just need to be "released" by the editor. TypePad is aware of the situation and is working on it, so please be patient.
Posted by: Joe | August 31, 2013 at 07:33 PM
Spammers are back, so we will go to moderated comments for awhile until they go somewhere else.
Posted by: Editor | September 12, 2013 at 10:40 AM
A reminder that we are still on moderated comment status since the spam is coming in fast and furious. All real comments have and will be posted.
Posted by: editor | September 20, 2013 at 02:45 PM
The experiment with reopening comments failed. Sorry for the explicit spam. Usually it more about new vinyl windows, pest control, college essays and expensive shoes. Comments will be slightly delayed while TypePad figures it out.
Posted by: editor | September 22, 2013 at 01:49 PM
Here is another reminder that we are still fighting the spam to a draw. We did find a few older real comments in a secondary spam folder, so you may find them in the comments section of some recent posts.
Posted by: Editor | October 13, 2013 at 04:49 PM
We're enjoying trying to keep up with all of you while fighting the spam battle. Now we are getting Cryillic spam! For the recently-arrived commenters, there is no need to post again when you don't see your comment appear right away. The comments will appear after the spam has been cleansed from the queue.
Posted by: Editor | October 18, 2013 at 12:20 PM
Amazingly enough TypePad appears to have cracked the two month old spam problem, so we will give unmoderated comments a try again. Happy blogging.
Posted by: Editor | November 30, 2013 at 03:24 PM
Thanks, Joe, it was worth a try.........
Posted by: jennifer | December 01, 2013 at 04:39 PM
Yes, it was worth a shot. You all don't see it but it has gotten WAY better on the back end. Back to moderated comments for awhile.
Posted by: Joe | December 01, 2013 at 06:24 PM
Spam control has been EXCELLENT for the last couple of months. A couple of real comments got caught this week, but we found them and have published them. Don't know why but thanks for you patience.
Posted by: Joe | February 22, 2014 at 01:45 PM
After the various nefarious attacks on TypePad, the spam filter appears to have upped its game a bit. For those legit commenters caught in its net:
There is no need to repeatedly re-post the same thing. TypePad is good about keeping everything so we just end up with 5 copies of the same thing waiting for approval (yes, we mean you Bruce D and Pat G). We have no idea why, just be a bit patient that the comment will eventually get posted.
As always your comments are appreciated. Now, more cowbell, please.
Posted by: Editor | April 28, 2014 at 07:55 PM
The spam filter is still tighter than it has been in a while so you may see some comments appear later than usual. Thanks Bruce D for not reposting.
Posted by: Editor | April 30, 2014 at 03:36 PM
It appears that some spammers have figured out how to get around TypePad's protections. Please be patient as either they or we delete the pointless posts.
Posted by: Joe | June 30, 2017 at 03:50 PM
Joe, where is the spam?
Posted by: G'day | July 01, 2017 at 12:00 AM
These one-liner comments on month old or even older posts are spam probably from overseas.
Posted by: Joe | July 01, 2017 at 05:25 PM
We found a couple of legitimate comments in the spam folder so they have now been published (by KRN and Sign me Up). Apologies for the tight filters.
Posted by: Editor | July 29, 2019 at 05:00 PM
Just found a couple more comments from the same folks in the spam folder--a year has passed and no technical fix. No need to hit Post more than once.
Posted by: Editor | October 13, 2020 at 02:07 PM
Several comments landed in the spam folder. It's a TypePad thing that we can't really control very well.
Posted by: Sorry about the Spam filter, several comments are now up | November 15, 2020 at 04:56 PM
The spam filter got a bit over anxious again. Some older comments that were held have now been published. Sorry about that.
Posted by: Editor | January 28, 2021 at 01:17 PM
I had not checked the spam folder in a while. There are a few comments that got "caught" and have now been "freed" for publication. There is still one of mine that is not displaying properly!!!
Posted by: Joe | February 04, 2023 at 03:28 PM