Spammers killed the comment star

Comment spam is a vile practise where some person decides they need to use a blog like mine to use the comment feature to create a link to their wooden blinds or popup killer business – or even worse. I’ve noticed over the last month or so that it’s becoming an escalating problem for bloggers. Well, now it’s my turn. The comment spam has started filtering in, so I’m filtering it out. No more comments, sorry.

However, I will keep the trackback system live going. This is the most positive course of action I can take. Essentially it means if you want to participate in a conversation, you either need to comment on your own blog and link to mine (go on, I promise to reciprocate.. or you can email me directly. Until Typepad can produce a service where I get to approve the comments before they go live, I’ll have to suspend the service indefinitely.

Did I mention how much I hate spammers?