A particularly vicious spammer latched onto my blog this week. I'll call it an IT because this spammer isn't even selling anything. The URL attached to the myriad of names IT uses links to a Facebook verification page. So what the purpose of this attack is, I don't know. But according to the WordPress forum,… Continue reading Sorry about the spam
Tag: Wordpress
The commenting saga continues …
I know a bit more about why this login procedure was implemented for WordPress blogs. It doesn’t appear to be a solution to a problem that affected many WordPress bloggers, but nevertheless, we all have to deal with it. From reading the forums, this is likely to be a permanent decision—a feature, not a bug.… Continue reading The commenting saga continues …
Problem commenting on my blog?
Recently, WordPress decided to be "helpful". They made a change intended to reduce comment spamming—or something. Unfortunately, this change has now made it difficult, if not impossible, for some people to comment on WordPress blogs. The support team is being rather uncommunicative, so I don't know when this problem will be resolved. Apparently, if you… Continue reading Problem commenting on my blog?
The privilege of blogging
Three years ago, I never would have dreamed that I would publish 500 blog posts, but as of today, I have. Readers come and go. I doubt anyone, but me, has read all of those posts. If you have, you deserve a reward. (For being subjected to my attempts at humor and poetry, you deserve diamonds and gold.)
Versatile and irresistibly sweet?
My email inbox is an abyss. If I don’t respond immediately, I’m likely to either think that I did, or forget I ever received the email. Two months ago Kate Cardon Parish awarded this blog the Versatile Blogger Award. Her email arrived during the comment blitz after WordPress Freshly Pressed one of my posts and… Continue reading Versatile and irresistibly sweet?
Linda Cassidy Lewis 