Spam and comment issues at Kiwiblog (Jan. 9, 2019)

JANUARY 9, 2019 2:57PM BY DAVID FARRAR

Spam and comment issues

The problem with commenting appears to have been because my anti-spam service Akismet stopped functioning because they are no longer free.

They hold comments while they check them if they are spam, which means every comment was being held until I could manually release them.

sI’ve disconnected Akismet but it is still holding up comments so delays in comments appearing will continue until I fix it.

Comments (6)

• thedavincimode

  Hopefully the antispam service will continue blocking the disgusting little perv and the real estate failure.

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  • JANUARY 9, 2019 3:10PM

• thedavincimode

  … errr … that fix appears to be a work in progress …

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  • JANUARY 9, 2019 3:11PM

• stoptheboats

  @3pm good speech by Trumpy , watch for the ugly witch Pelosi and devious Dems to be beside themselves as TDS consumes them!

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  • JANUARY 9, 2019 3:21PM

• srylands

  My comments are still going to moderation. 

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  • JANUARY 9, 2019 3:23PM

• GazzaW

  Well done David. For a while I thought I was back at Whaleoil.

  By the way, it still says ‘awaiting moderation’ but I guess that will eventually right itself.

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  • JANUARY 9, 2019 3:32PM

  • Morrissey

    Your comment is awaiting moderation.

    For a while I thought I was back at Whaleoil.

    No, Mr Farrar interacts with the punters in a civilized manner. Whale Oil, OTOH, is the polar opposite. The very first time he addressed this writer, i.e. moi, he told me to “fuck off.” I stayed there, for a good few years before flaming out with this post…..

    Morrissey Molon Labe 4 years ago
    Don’t want to pay your taxes and don’t believe in government? Go to Somalia, halfwit.
    [MOD this person is now blocked for trolling and personal insults. CAUTION: Do not reply. REMINDER: Anyone who responds to trolls is likely to be blocked as well as the response generally inflames the situation. Be glad all I did was delete your comment. Now, move on. ]

    https://disqus.com/home/discussion/wobh/whaleoil_general_debate_10/#comment-1491927869

    https://www.whaleoil.co.nz/2012/12/saturday-general-debate-21/

    Click to EditDelete (4 minutes and 56 seconds)

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    • JANUARY 9, 2019 4:27PM

• mikenmildagain

  I’m just enjoying links from the wonderful adverts on Kiwiblog. Today’s favourite is the one for the World of Asphalt 2019 show and conference (“Paving the future”).

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  • JANUARY 9, 2019 3:38PM