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Is it possible that some legitimate commentors are getting nabbed as spam? Several friends have tried to comment, and/or subscribe, but I never receive notification. Is there advice I can give to friends who have been unsuccessful?
The blog I need help with is darlinblog.wordpress.com.
do you mean email notifications ? if yes then make sure you have the email notifications enabled. I have never came through such incident.
I have just checked my spam box and seen a good comment marked as spam. I don't always check my spam box, so this probably isn't the first time that someone replied with a good comment and it was marked as spam.
@gettingheatlthyingod: I'm curious, what's the "good comment"? Could you provide us with a link to it?
Huh. I can't usually access what's marked as Spam.
@darlinblog: If you wish to be able to check your spam, you need to go to Settings>Discussion, check the option "Don’t discard spam on old posts", scroll down and click Save Changes.
As for your original post:
a) In Settings>Discussion again, make sure the options next to "E-mail me whenever" are checked.
b) Akismet may mistake a legitimate comment for spam, but that's very rare; in my blog, for instance, it has happened 4 times in a total of more than 8000 spam comments so far.
I have the same question - a comment which appears legit was in spam box today, I un-spammed it, and it is in pending now. I looked at the author's blog - not my thing, but apparently inoffensive - no adverts, no hate-content or that kind of thing. Is there anywhere where we can see WHY akismet spammed it? That's what I was trying to learn here in the Forums (no luck in support or the Akismet site so far).. Any suggestions? If you can look at my dashboard - it's in pending coment queue (http://malvedos.wordpress.com). The blogger who commented is also on wordpress, as you'll see - I hesitate to post the link, in case it is toxic some how, but if you want me to, I will...
I have the same question - a comment which appears legit was in spam box today, I un-spammed it, and it is in pending now. I looked at the author's blog - not my thing, but apparently inoffensive - no adverts, no hate-content or that kind of thing. Is there anywhere where we can see WHY akismet spammed it? That's what I was trying to learn here in the Forums (no luck in support or the Akismet site so far).. Any suggestions? If you can look at my dashboard - it's in pending coment queue (http://malvedos.wordpress.com). The blogger who commented is also on wordpress, as you'll see - I hesitate to post the link, in case it is toxic some how, but if you want me to, I will...
Is there anywhere where we can see WHY akismet spammed it?
No I'm sorry there isn't. Please do not post the link. Instead I'd like to suggest that you use this contact link > http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact/
Ok, thanks Timethief! will do! take care.
Best wishes to you. :)
When I've said good comment, I've meant legit comment. I don't why it was put in my spam box. Maybe wordpress know something that I don't. I'm going to try and contact them and find out. This morning their contact was down.
@gettinghealthyingod: Be particularly cautious of particularly vague comments that simply say stuff "Fantastic" or "Great article". More often than not, they are spam. Details here:
http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/can-you-turn-off-the-spam-filter?replies=22#post-525880
Thanks airodyssey, I have so many of those in my spam box and that's where they stay, until they are deleted.
I've contacted the support team in regards to a comment that was marked as spam and the reasons I was given for the comment being spam, I can see why they have marked it spam. It didn't really have anything to do with my post, even though the person was talking about the same lady that I was exercising to. The person's link lead to a buyer's website.
I know that sometimes good things can be marked as spam, especially in email. I had some emails from people I know that were sent to my spam box by mistake.
Just be careful. I have my comment set to where if it's not spam, I have to approve the messages.
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