Trackback Spam

SEO Training.

Not sure if anyone noticed other than rcjordan but we've been trackback spammed about 4/5 times today already - as a result, im going to have to shut off trackback while i sleep and take the dogs out etc...

Hate to do it, but as im a pretty deep beleiver in publisher responsibility, meaning that it's no use whining about it, you just have to deal with it, that's the best option available to me.

The Trackbacks on this system come up as comments, i may find time to jig the module, maybe even create a patch for it so that you can choose to have them come up unpublished and awaiting approval, but untill (and if) i manage to do that if you want your trackback to be added, ping me in the morning :)

PS - if you've trackbaced here before and had it deleted, it's nothing personal, TB's are judged on a simple basis - do they add value to the thread? If you're just pointing at us, or pointing at the same thing we are linking to, it generally gets binned, if you're discussing the issues and have linked to TW then for the most part you're part of the distributed conversation and it stays...

- Y! MyWeb

Hehe

I've wondered for quite a while about all the backtracks appearing in the threads, certainly raises the noise level. Good decision Nick.


Well,

It'll still be on during the day, i really like the TB's - the ones i keep anyway. The add to the discussion, the discussion may be continuing elsewhere, but a trackback that is allowed to stay in the comments is usually worth visiting..

It's the whole "blog thing" dontyaknow.. heh!


That Explains Everything

I was somewhat confused by the temporary lack of trackback functionality, but now that I know why it's not a problem, nor will it be a problem in the future, especially if temporarily disabling trackback functionality helps you combat trackback spam.