They used to arrive regularly, often daily, on posts that were always more than a year old. They seemed to be promoting an adult "dating site," except the author was always UNKNOWN with a protected profile. I added that extra "prove you aren't a bot" verification step, but that didn't really have any impact on the comments.
Then they just stopped.
I don't for a moment think it was personal, or anyone trying to harass me (although I did feel harassed). It was most certainly a bot, and a broken one at that, considering that it didn't link back to anything. I wonder if its disappearance isn't a "New Blogger" thing. Maybe there's some innovation or upgrade that now protects us from anonymous dirty comments.
PS By the way, if you're looking for a graphic like the one I used above, do yourself a favor and be absolutely certain you click Safe Search first. I mean, that was creepy there for a moment.
Fingers crossed it's over.
ReplyDeleteI was getting those as well, and they just stopped. But mine had a link back, which of course I never clicked. They were very invasive and upset me terribly (I felt totally violated) and I am glad they have stopped. I did get one that was not from a bot, it was from a local conservative who called me a foul name and told me what to do with myself. I traced the IP and I know who it was. But the others - no clue why they started or why they stopped.
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