Comments on: Viagra Keeps Me Up… http://www.sticksandcarrots.net/2007/10/26/viagra-keeps-me-up/ Not about wood or vegetables Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:33:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: dawn http://www.sticksandcarrots.net/2007/10/26/viagra-keeps-me-up/#comment-996 dawn Tue, 30 Oct 2007 04:10:02 +0000 http://www.sticksandcarrots.net/2007/10/26/viagra-keeps-me-up/#comment-996 Um, it may have something to do with you being a (ex-)hamster: <a href="http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/abstract/104/23/9834" rel="nofollow">Hamsters, jet lag and viagra</a> (sorry, subscription to full text required). Um, it may have something to do with you being a (ex-)hamster:
Hamsters, jet lag and viagra (sorry, subscription to full text required).

]]> By: Unity http://www.sticksandcarrots.net/2007/10/26/viagra-keeps-me-up/#comment-994 Unity Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:14:05 +0000 http://www.sticksandcarrots.net/2007/10/26/viagra-keeps-me-up/#comment-994 BB is pretty good on bots but needs to be watched at first as it can also block some feed aggregators unless their IP address is added manually to BB's whitelist. BB is pretty good on bots but needs to be watched at first as it can also block some feed aggregators unless their IP address is added manually to BB’s whitelist.

]]> By: Garry http://www.sticksandcarrots.net/2007/10/26/viagra-keeps-me-up/#comment-945 Garry Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:41:07 +0000 http://www.sticksandcarrots.net/2007/10/26/viagra-keeps-me-up/#comment-945 40,000? That's a fair old whack. I'm no expert but the volume might be because of the number of inbound links you get. I saw some passing references to BB last night and meant to look into what it does but it had completely slipped my mind. Thanks for the heads up. Hopefully it'll cut down on your problem too. 40,000? That’s a fair old whack. I’m no expert but the volume might be because of the number of inbound links you get.

I saw some passing references to BB last night and meant to look into what it does but it had completely slipped my mind. Thanks for the heads up. Hopefully it’ll cut down on your problem too.

]]> By: Beau Bo D'Or http://www.sticksandcarrots.net/2007/10/26/viagra-keeps-me-up/#comment-943 Beau Bo D'Or Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:15:35 +0000 http://www.sticksandcarrots.net/2007/10/26/viagra-keeps-me-up/#comment-943 I use Akismet but, due to the amount of spam comments I get, I can't really measure false positives. Being a bit naive when I installed it, I didn't think to check too frequently. However, after about a year since installing it, it claims it has caught over 40,000 ! spam comments or what it defines as spam. My blog is hardly a discussion blog, so I don't expect many comments but I didn't think it would attract so much spam. One thing you might want to install pretty quickly is the bad behavior plugin. I've only just installed it, so can't comment on its efficacy, but if it does work, it could block many spam robots which, in turn will reduce the amount of spam comments your site will attract. I use Akismet but, due to the amount of spam comments I get, I can’t really measure false positives.
Being a bit naive when I installed it, I didn’t think to check too frequently.
However, after about a year since installing it, it claims it has caught over 40,000 ! spam comments or what it defines as spam.
My blog is hardly a discussion blog, so I don’t expect many comments but I didn’t think it would attract so much spam.
One thing you might want to install pretty quickly is the bad behavior plugin.
I’ve only just installed it, so can’t comment on its efficacy, but if it does work, it could block many spam robots which, in turn will reduce the amount of spam comments your site will attract.

]]> By: Garry http://www.sticksandcarrots.net/2007/10/26/viagra-keeps-me-up/#comment-942 Garry Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:50:36 +0000 http://www.sticksandcarrots.net/2007/10/26/viagra-keeps-me-up/#comment-942 Akismet was the other option I considered and I might give it a try. I'll give SK a go by itself for a while to see how it works out. So far so good. Since install, the two spam attempts have been caught and the four legit comments went straight through. Good to know that you can run them together though if needs be. Akismet was the other option I considered and I might give it a try. I’ll give SK a go by itself for a while to see how it works out. So far so good. Since install, the two spam attempts have been caught and the four legit comments went straight through.

Good to know that you can run them together though if needs be.

]]> By: Unity http://www.sticksandcarrots.net/2007/10/26/viagra-keeps-me-up/#comment-938 Unity Fri, 26 Oct 2007 08:23:03 +0000 http://www.sticksandcarrots.net/2007/10/26/viagra-keeps-me-up/#comment-938 I started out running Akismet and Spam Karma side by side, to see which worked best, and found that not only are both very good but that they happily co-exist without causing conflicts. So I've left them both on, but tend to manage spam via Spam Karma because I prefer the additional detail and control it gives over Akismet. I started out running Akismet and Spam Karma side by side, to see which worked best, and found that not only are both very good but that they happily co-exist without causing conflicts.

So I’ve left them both on, but tend to manage spam via Spam Karma because I prefer the additional detail and control it gives over Akismet.

]]> By: Justin http://www.sticksandcarrots.net/2007/10/26/viagra-keeps-me-up/#comment-937 Justin Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:48:16 +0000 http://www.sticksandcarrots.net/2007/10/26/viagra-keeps-me-up/#comment-937 I use <a href="http://akismet.com/" rel="nofollow">Akismet</a> which is excellent and hardly ever gives me false positives - worth a look if you decide you don't like the other one. I use Akismet which is excellent and hardly ever gives me false positives - worth a look if you decide you don’t like the other one.

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