Check Your Comments -

Thanks to Blogger/Google not catching ANOTHER $pam comment from Mr.Viagra/Jakarta yesterday -

This post is a gentle reminder to my readers to CHECK YOUR COMMENTS - ;))

I don't know what's going on with Blogger/Google -

And while missing it ONCE could be considered a "mistake" -

Missing it TWICE is simply NOT ACCEPTABLE -

At least not to me -

So - until they "fix" whatever it is that they need to "fix" -

ALL of my comments will be "Moderated" -

But - funny thing -

I don't think it will change anything -

And I'll tell you why - ;))

Monday AM I posted my post and left the first comment as usual -

Checking the box that I wanted "follow-up" emails sent to my inbox -

And got the rest of them sent to my inbox as "no-reply" - the "new normal" -

Including one from Mr. Viagra/Jakarta with a bunch of links to who knows what -

When I saw it - I flagged it as $pam - and went to change my blog SETTINGS -

Under Posts, Comments & Sharing - Comments -

Who can comment? -
Anyone - includes Anonymous - NOPE -
- - Sorry GDPR - I am NOT accepting Anonymous comments -
Users with Google Accounts - YES -
Only members of this blog - NOPE - the only member of this blog is me -

Comment Moderation -
Always - YES - thanks to Mr. Viagra/Jakarta
Sometimes - NO - used to be those 14 days or older - that didn't seem to work -
Never - NO - moderation IS necessary if Blogger can't catch the $pam - I can try -

Email moderation requests to - ME
The email address added in this field will be invited by email, and will have 14 days to accept the invitation in order to receive notifications.
GREAT - but NO invitation has been received yet -

Show word verification - NO
The robot thingy probably doesn't work now - I didn't see it -
And the word verification thingy was hard even for me -
So we'll see if I can keep it at NO - see if that works -

Then under Email -

Comment Notification to Email - ME
We all know that part hasn't worked for a while now -
Blogger is supposedly working on a fix - but I'm not holding my breath -
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Then I tested it -

I left another comment -

It asked me to Choose an identity - I chose my Google Account ID -
OpenID and Anonymous are no longer options -

Follow up comments will be sent to - ME -

Then it showed Publish Your Comment and Preview -

I didn't expect that -

I expected to see something along the lines of -

Your comment will be visible after moderation/approval -

So it published my comment automatically -

And sent my comment to my inbox as a "no-reply" -

So much for changing my settings - LOL - ;))

And another thing -

If "I" can check the box to have follow-up comments sent to my inbox -

So can Mr. Viagra/Jakarta -

When he leaves a comment saying - "Thanks for sharing" - or "Nice blog" -

And then attaches a bunch of "links" -

I think/hope we are all smart enough to NOT click on those "links" -

Because who knows what $cam is attached to that $pam - just sayin' -

I sure hope he's getting your comments in his "no-reply" inbox, too -

So he doesn't have your email address unless you put it in your comment -

Which I do NOT recommend -

Anyway -

Bottom line -

CHECK YOUR COMMENTS -

AND those of your bloggy buddies -

I caught one on another blog today and emailed my friend to let her know -

We may not catch them all -

But with a little help from our friends - we can try -

Blogger/Google doesn't seem to be helping much these days -

My opinion only - your results may vary - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -