After struggling with a veritable tornado of comment spam, I’ve decided to blacklist the word “Texas” in my comments, due to a certain type of online card game. In all honesty, there are dozens, maybe even hundreds (and quite possibly thousands), of cool Texans, as well as one or two I’m not fond of, but if someone wants to comment on my weblog, and they work for Texas Monthly, for instance, they’re going to have some trouble. It’s a small price to pay, I think.
P.S. I’m sure I’ve forgotten a few more beloved Texans. Sorry!
I also live in that state that I can’t talk about thanks to that game that causes all the comment spam. Meanwhile, Matt has moved out west to California. We miss him down here in the state without a name.
How exactly do you blacklist words specifically? I use blacklist and I keep banning certain URLS but those “p o k e r” ones keep getting through!
i’m happy you included both me and spoon on the same list.