When I was a child, spam was a food product that I did not like, a moulded block of pink meat extricated from a tin with a key and a good chance of lacerating fingers. Our relationship with digital SPAM is probably very similar.
A folder was, for many centuries, a sturdy cardboard stationery item for keeping collecting endless sheets of paper and it still is Chez Tidalscribe.
Put together meat and cardboard and you have a Spam Folder. In my first forays into life on line I wondered what it was and why people were told to check them. It was a long time before I even knew we had spam folders on WordPress. Reading spam comments usually explains why WordPress has blocked them from arriving at our precious blogs, though sometimes the intelligent and welcome comments of real bloggers wash up there.
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Who are the strange beings that send these weird comments and why. AI creations that have escaped? But what if they are real human beings reaching out to engage with us? Should we respond? What would we say. Here are some I replied to…
‘Going shopping with my girlfriend, I feel very bored. I usually read this blog so I don’t get bored.’
A lot of people will sympathise with your shopping experience, I’m so glad my blog prevented boredom instead of causing it.
‘when me adn may friend go to bali me look so many things there are cute and i not forget to read your good blog everyday thankyo’
Thanks indeed, I expect all my followers to read my blogs every day, however fantastic their holiday.
‘I have a boyfriend who likes reading blogs, I see he often reads this blog, but he is no longer there, I was curious about what was on this blog, it turns out there is a lot of knowledge that I can get.’
Yes my blog is so good it can even make boyfriends disappear.
‘When I came home from watching the concert I couldn’t sleep, I read an article on this website, I fell asleep and woke up with meaningful inspiration thanks to reading this blog.’
Yes reading my website makes most readers fall asleep.
‘2 days ago I decided to go to Vietnam, I got drunk and met a girl from there, when we were both in the room, I suddenly got bored, I read this blog, I got a lot of inspiration‘
I hope you were inspired to avoid alcohol on holiday.
Yesterday I went to China, waiting for my plane to depart, I took the time to read this blog, this will be very useful for many people who read it.
My blog is especially useful for passengers who have long delays at airports.
My friends and I always visit museums with various classy monuments which are very beautiful. I see them all on your very good blog.
Thanks, I have endeavoured to fill my blogs with monuments from all round the world.
Every day I always have breakfast before going to school, but when I eat I feel like something is missing, that’s when I visit this blog to accompany me while eating so that I feel comfortable.
I am impressed that you start your school day in the perfect way.
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What are your favourite comments in your spam folder?
I am never bored reading your posts. I will try to concentrate more on the comments now.
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That’s good to hear and I shall look forward to future comments!
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I’ve had all of those, or variants. I also seem to attract a lot of people who read my blog while out fishing with a plethora of friends and relatives. It’s good to know we enrich their lives, isn’t it 🤣
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Yes Clive and all these spammers seem to get out a lot more than the rest of us!
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They do, but console yourself with the thought of their mobile data bills, as there won’t be WiFi in all those places 🤣
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I didn’t know I had a spam folder so I went to find it. & ‘people’ wanted to help me get rich quick! Wasn’t that nice of them? Unfortunately they all wanted me to invest more time or money than I have available! All now deleted. Thank you for the tip off Janet.
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Ah I am glad I’m not the only one who misses many mysteries on WordPress.
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I never remember to check my spam folder. There will be millions in there 😦 It always takes ages to empty. It’s very rare I find a genuine comment in there, but it has happened! One friend wondered why I never replied to her comments and thought me very rude, until she discovered they’d all been junked for some reason.
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Like searching for a needle in a haystack!
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I just checked my sapm folder. I had two legitimate comments from regular follows and this:
Popular courses to study in Canada
Computer science.
Business.
Engineering.
Health sciences.
Physiotherapy.
Information technology.
Animation and gaming courses in Canada.
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Well those courses should keep you busy Liz!
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Not really. I’ll get AI to do all my assignments for me. 😝
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Great idea Liz.
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Heh, heh . . .
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I haven’t gotten any good spam lately, but I used to get some great stuff. Here’s an old post on the subject:
https://bluebirdofbitterness.com/2015/12/08/awesome-post-for-read-i-hope-everyone-enjoy-part-4/
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Thanks, I’ll go and have a look.
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Ha! This is an excellent reminder that I should check my WordPress spam folder!
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Yes, for a while I did not get any and then they crept back in.
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Hi Janet, you are hilarious. I never remember to check my spam unless someone tells me their comments aren’t showing. Eeek! To many things to remember to do in life.
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Thanks Robbie, yes I’m sure you have many more important things to do than check spam.
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It should be a necessary evil, but I have a good forgetory.
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Thank you for the smiles..I check spam every day just in case someone unwittingly get thrown into it the rest I send them into the bottomless black hole where my spam goes…
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Hello Carol, yes I check mine every time I’m checking my real comments.
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I haven’t gotten much spam at all these days, but I can recall a time on WP when it was a daily ritual checking to see if legitimate comments were among the less than legitimate ones.🙂
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I went for ages with none and then it began to creep back in, I’ve just deleted another thirty odd…
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An old post of mine about blog Spammers, and an example of their nonsense.
https://beetleypete.com/2016/06/17/spammers-chatting-nonsense/
As for actual Spam, I am a fan, and still buy it! When I was a child, my mum made Spam Fritters at least once a week for dinner, and I loved them. Now I occasionally have it in a sandwich, with the addition of red onion chutney.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I quite like it now and red onion chutney is my favourite.
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2016 but could have been written yesterday!
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Hi, I just checked my spam folder and it was empty! I sometimes think I live on another planet. For instance, I have never been trolled by anyone, no matter what I say online.
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I have never been trolled either Craig, I think you have to be famous… and fellow bloggers insist on being unrelentingly nice!
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I allocate an hour or so usually on a Sunday to go through the spam folder (and the legit comments.) 😀 The number of emails is usually about 50/50 and I do use the report and block button. Does it do any good? I sometimes wonder if it’s worth the effort, but I do enjoy reading your blog, Janet.
I’m a bit confused with days as the dustmen turned up today when they weren’t due. I can understand them being late after bank holidays etc but never early, which explains why I’m responding and it’s not even Sunday! Does that count as spam or losing the plot?
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Just losing the plot! I haven’t even found the report and block button!
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