Seeing as how I’ve taken a renewed interest in my blog, I figured it was probably a good idea to start paying attention to my comment spam filter, Spam Karma. It’s been working well, deleting at least 20 spams a day, but I’m worried it might start eating legitimate posts. Unfortunately, seeing as how I’m the only one that reads this blog, I have no way of testing that just yet.
However, Michael Heilemann over at Binary Bonsai seems to spit on Spam Karma (and many other comment spam plugins), claiming they’re too aggressive. I respect what Michael has to say, and I too am worried, but I’m not yet ready to pull the plug. Instead, I decided to read everything I could find regarding Spam Karma, and tweak it to find that sweet spot of spam-eating goodness and comment-friendly environment. Here’s what I’ve found so far…
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