Comments on: Akismet review http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/04/17/akismet-review/ I was syncing my Facebook status here for a while, but now I'm boycotting them over the FriendConnect fiasco... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:04:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Spam at Dan Cameron 2.0 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/04/17/akismet-review/#comment-4270 Spam at Dan Cameron 2.0 Wed, 03 May 2006 16:21:16 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/04/17/akismet-review/#comment-4270 [...] I’m just stuck, I don’t like having to delete the few comments that stray by Akismet and it’s also annoying to approve comments from people that have been here plenty of times before. And before Jared says SK2, I can’t use it with my K2 base, something to do with the AJAX commenting. I wonder if there is another solution or somehow reset what WP2 looks up for approved authors so it fixes itself. [...] [...] I’m just stuck, I don’t like having to delete the few comments that stray by Akismet and it’s also annoying to approve comments from people that have been here plenty of times before. And before Jared says SK2, I can’t use it with my K2 base, something to do with the AJAX commenting. I wonder if there is another solution or somehow reset what WP2 looks up for approved authors so it fixes itself. [...]

]]> By: JB http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/04/17/akismet-review/#comment-4269 JB Wed, 19 Apr 2006 20:37:56 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/04/17/akismet-review/#comment-4269 I don't just "think" it, that's been my objective experience. I've been using Akismet through this day, and I'm still getting multiple spam comments slipping through every day, which is far more than I was ever getting with SK2. Adding an incorrectly formatted custom regular expression pattern is the only thing that ever caused SK2 to go wrong for me, and regular users would never even attempt that, so it's a non-issue. I don’t just “think” it, that’s been my objective experience.

I’ve been using Akismet through this day, and I’m still getting multiple spam comments slipping through every day, which is far more than I was ever getting with SK2.

Adding an incorrectly formatted custom regular expression pattern is the only thing that ever caused SK2 to go wrong for me, and regular users would never even attempt that, so it’s a non-issue.

]]> By: Dan http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/04/17/akismet-review/#comment-4268 Dan Wed, 19 Apr 2006 19:51:18 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/04/17/akismet-review/#comment-4268 you just think that to make yourself feel better. you just think that to make yourself feel better.

]]> By: JB http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/04/17/akismet-review/#comment-4267 JB Tue, 18 Apr 2006 23:43:57 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/04/17/akismet-review/#comment-4267 A "normal" user wouldn't even be trying to add their own custom regular expression patterns, so they wouldn't ever see that problem. They'd probably just leave it at the defaults that come "out of the box" and protect better than Akismet. A “normal” user wouldn’t even be trying to add their own custom regular expression patterns, so they wouldn’t ever see that problem.

They’d probably just leave it at the defaults that come “out of the box” and protect better than Akismet.

]]> By: Dan http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/04/17/akismet-review/#comment-4266 Dan Tue, 18 Apr 2006 21:33:37 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/04/17/akismet-review/#comment-4266 hmmm. Sounds like a reason against Apple but the "<em>too many</em> features" caused you *an advanced user* to mess it up so I wonder what a normal user would do. hmmm.

Sounds like a reason against Apple but the “too many features” caused you *an advanced user* to mess it up so I wonder what a normal user would do.

]]> By: Dan http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/04/17/akismet-review/#comment-4265 Dan Tue, 18 Apr 2006 21:32:02 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/04/17/akismet-review/#comment-4265 Sounds like a reason against Apple but the _too many_ features caused you --an advanced user-- to mess it up so I wonder what a normal user. Sounds like a reason against Apple but the _too many_ features caused you –an advanced user– to mess it up so I wonder what a normal user.

]]> By: JB http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/04/17/akismet-review/#comment-4264 JB Tue, 18 Apr 2006 18:30:44 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/04/17/akismet-review/#comment-4264 Uh, yeah, it was SK2's fault for having <em>too many</em> features. Not being able to modify any settings at all is always a feature I look for in products... not. Uh, yeah, it was SK2’s fault for having too many features. Not being able to modify any settings at all is always a feature I look for in products… not.

]]> By: Dan http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/04/17/akismet-review/#comment-4263 Dan Tue, 18 Apr 2006 17:42:44 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/04/17/akismet-review/#comment-4263 But it was SK2s fault for allowing you to do that. Even though all those incidents were associated with one problem it happened a lot until you fixed it, not just one comment. Anyways, do what you want. Akismet will only get better with more users and SK2 will get better with the user's use. So who cares? I've just had better experiences and aren't as picky. But it was SK2s fault for allowing you to do that. Even though all those incidents were associated with one problem it happened a lot until you fixed it, not just one comment.

Anyways, do what you want. Akismet will only get better with more users and SK2 will get better with the user’s use. So who cares? I’ve just had better experiences and aren’t as picky.

]]> By: JB http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/04/17/akismet-review/#comment-4262 JB Tue, 18 Apr 2006 16:37:31 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/04/17/akismet-review/#comment-4262 I don't think the SK2 that was on here ever blocked anyone from posting. The one time you got that error was because I incorrectly typed in a regular expression pattern into the filter, not because of SK2. I don’t think the SK2 that was on here ever blocked anyone from posting. The one time you got that error was because I incorrectly typed in a regular expression pattern into the filter, not because of SK2.

]]> By: Dan http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/04/17/akismet-review/#comment-4261 Dan Tue, 18 Apr 2006 15:46:44 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2006/04/17/akismet-review/#comment-4261 I prefer Akismet rather than SK2 because of the configuration and it seeming more logical to have a larger db of spam to compare to. I never said it was any better at not letting spam through, I occasionally get some spam through but it's rare and it seems like the fly by person not a bot. But if you want better control or better blocking use the built in WP filters as well. I'd also like to say I rather have a few comments through then having my 'real' commenter completely blocked or giving errors after a comment, like I've experienced with SK2 here. I prefer Akismet rather than SK2 because of the configuration and it seeming more logical to have a larger db of spam to compare to. I never said it was any better at not letting spam through, I occasionally get some spam through but it’s rare and it seems like the fly by person not a bot. But if you want better control or better blocking use the built in WP filters as well.

I’d also like to say I rather have a few comments through then having my ‘real’ commenter completely blocked or giving errors after a comment, like I’ve experienced with SK2 here.

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