Comment SPAM Strategies
I have been spending a lot of time considering community and blogging and, more specifically, what leverage is created, if any by an active user base. One of the main areas where I see potential is in fighing blog comment SPAM.
I'm working on a "grid" that summarizes some of the strategies I've unearthed and am interested in learning more from anyone that's been successful in keeping the bastards at bay. A recent post by Paul Scrivens at BusinessLogs.com states the dilemma nicely:
The thing is, this takes work. To everyone reading this entry let me inform you now that if you want a successful site it is going to take work. The problem isn't the comments, it's the people who don't take the time to read comments on their own sites and allow spammers to hit their sites.
How do you fight spam on your blog?