Comments on: Is Akismet in WordPress Becoming Too Strict?

By: jps61974

jps61974 — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:36:23 +0000

@ elaine,

that’s correct… i’m not sure what algorithm Akismet uses but there is a bias against Filipino words at times.

By: elaine

elaine — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:11:27 +0000

What I notice with Akismet is that is identifies Filipino words as spam. So when some fellow Pinoy bloggesr comment it Tagalog, Akismet detects it as spam. The thing I don't like most about it is that you cannot undo what you deleted, what if it happened by mistake? elaine's last blog post..My Mushy Entrecard Contest

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My New Anti-Spam - Mathematics | What Have You — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 10:08:32 +0000

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By: jps61974

jps61974 — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:53:02 +0000

hi laling,

i’ve tried math also. it’s good really but i’m more comfortable with captcha since it’s more difficult to crack (with every code having 5 characters). the only disadvantage is, many commentators find it difficult to read some characters especially when i was using my former font. with the present font, i think the code is more readable. at any rate, any anti-spam will do for as long as it does what it’s supposed to do – filter spams. it’s better to have something than none at all.

By: laling

laling — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:30:57 +0000

Hi Jessie I agree with Binh using math is good to prevent spam..In my case I prefer to decide that comment is spam from the way it's publish.However akismet is good to me do filtering. laling's last blog post..prostitution in Indonesia

By: jps61974

jps61974 — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:45:35 +0000

@ Wan Kong Yew,

That’s exactly my point. Even friends of mine complain about this. However, maybe we can’t blame akismet for doing it’s job since it is purely automated and solely relies on keywords/phrases that it recognizes as spam in its database.

By: Wan Kong Yew

Wan Kong Yew — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:05:34 +0000

I've had problems with Akismet flagging legitimate comments as spam as well. One of the funniest example of that is that Akismet seems to fla g the word "gold", so a legit commenter on my site gets tagged as a spammer because his URL has the word gold in it. Wan Kong Yew's last blog post..Scientists Protest Over Pope’s Planned Speech

By: jps61974

jps61974 — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 03:24:23 +0000

@ Marlene, you’re the 10th person to complain about my captcha. hahaha! ok, i will change the font later.

By: Marlene

Marlene — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:11:44 +0000

I've had no problems with Akismet yet, and so far, it has spammed two legit comments only and some trackback links. I don't think it's a serious problem on my part. And yes, please check or change the fonts in your Captcha coz i always have a hard time posting my comments here, because of that...ha ha! Marlene's last blog post..I Love This And I Hate That

By: jps61974

jps61974 — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:38:20 +0000

@ Vienna

Yes that is correct. It labels a lot of legit comments as spams these days. I hope the company can do something about this. At a certain level, it’s annoying.

By: vienna

vienna — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:05:37 +0000

i guess you are right, lately akismet is recognising a lot of genuine comments as spam. in my case, i normally check my akismet bin all the time so i am still able to fliter non-spam comments. it doesnt bother me at all. vienna's last blog post..A Call for Novelty of Movies

By: jps61974

jps61974 — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:35:52 +0000

@ Binh,

Thanks for taking time to comment. I hope my captcha didn’t make your life more difficult today. lol!

I’ll try to fix this by changing the font when i have time to maintain this blog. Pls feel free to come back here everytime you have time. Again, thanks!