UPDATE: the new GASP Anti-Spam WordPress plugin has been released and is available in the WordPress Plugin Repository.
THIS is the ALTERNATIVE TO AKISMET that provides the SOLUTION to being Flagged as a Spammer! Spread it throughout the blogosphere and your comments will work again.
Spammer of the Month Award
If you are currently flagged by Akismet as a spammer or have ever had a problem with being flagged please comment in this post. We will periodically move your links up into the body of this post so that bloggers can see how pervasive this issue already is.
We may as well make it worth you time so please include your preferred anchor text and a short description of your site.
If your blog is DoFollow using CommentLuv or KeywordLuv and you welcome new commentators who are link builders please so indicate to be added to our lists.
Contact Akismet Support to ask that you be unflagged as a spammer
These bloggers have commented in our test posts and been flagged as spammers:
- Gail from Support Bloggers June 18, 2010 at 7:14 pm Twitter: @GrowMap
- Lane Lester from website builder June 17, 2010 at 10:02 am Twitter: @coffeefandrl
- Roezer Guide to Internet Use Twitter: @roezer
There were so many more bloggers complaining about being flagged as spammers that we gave up listed them on this page and developed an Akismet alternative instead. I published it now so that when other posts are published tomorrow morning bloggers will be able to comment in this post too.
MORE ABOUT AKISMET on GROWMAP:
- Akismet is Deleting Comments Bloggers Never See
- Find Out if Akismet Has You Flagged as a Spammer
- Configuring Akismet: How to Turn Off Akismet Automatic Comment Deletion
- Business Friendly Akismet Free DoFollow Blog List
BLOGGERS POSTING THEY’VE BEEN FLAGGED BY AKISMET:
- Blog Template Designer ~ BlogsWithWings ~ My Comments are Not Showing Up Because Akismet is Blocking Me
- DragonBlogger ~ Get Off Akismet Spam List
- Zemalf ~ How to Stop Your Blog Comments From Being Blocked by Akismet
- AndyBeard ~ Akismet False Positives and SpamKarma Configuration (Published May 31, 2007 – this problem has been around a LONG time!)
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Twitter: allaboutmexican
June 29, 2011 at 5:57 am
Twitter: @allaboutmexican
Sucks for Akismet!!i used to use them for my WP but when they started blocking i immediately disabled them
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Besides Akismet, there is also GRAVATAR.com from the same Automattic company that provides Akismet
If you search for (gravatar privacy concern) keywords you would find a lot of interesting things. For ex., comment to
http://techthinker.com/gravatar-privacy-concern/
tells:
” I am far more concerned that Gravatar-enabled blogs send my e-mail address to Gravatar whenever I comment (even if I am not a registered Gravatar user). Gravatar can then track my internet usage associated with that e-mail address across multiple sites”
And the ToS of Gravatar is written in such evasive way, that do not impede to sell collected Emails. Then, we wonder where spammers get our Emails
Also, see
http://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/44717/is-gravatar-a-privacy-risk
Another, scam scheme is to collect Email through free funny captchas.
Once plugin with this captcha is installed, it collects and sends all emails from “protected” comments, registration forms, forum posts, etc.
There are some posts warning about it but in vain, for example, post by Nino in:
http://joomlaforum.ru/index.php/topic,138180.msg882437.html#msg882437
but the warning about such collections by keycaptcha.com antispam service are lost amogst ocean of positive viral publicity through social networks and forums posts
I have read on many blog about the complaints of Akismet.
I had outsourced blog commenting work and now when I try to post comments either they do not appear or I get white screen after posting my comment. Am I blocked by akismet?
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Twitter: GrowMap
March 18, 2011 at 12:43 am
Twitter: @GrowMap
Hi Raghu,
Yes, the white screen is a dead giveaway which means that comment just got deleted and the blogger will never even see it. You can ask Akismet to unflag you but if you comment frequently you will probably end up flagged again.
We offer an alternative to Akismet that is our solution to that problem.
growmap would love you to read ..GrowMap Anti-SpamBot Plugin Testimonials
Forget it. The askimet team ignores people complaining about being blocked.
Twitter: GrowMap
February 26, 2011 at 12:10 am
Twitter: @GrowMap
A few bloggers have managed to get unblocked for a while but if they comment regularly that won’t last.
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I ahte aksimet. I can see the idea of their “service”, but banning people forever because of wrong filtering stinks.
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Twitter: Idea_Apps_Inc
February 12, 2011 at 12:18 pm
Twitter: @Idea_Apps_Inc
I am an app developer and I was recently flagged by Akismet. I have contacted Akismet and I am waiting for them to respond. Even if they fix the issue with my URL for now since I don’t really understand how I ended up on this list to begin with I feel I will be back in no time.
I have tested the issue by leaving comments from different IP addresses and different computers. Each comment has disappeared with out a trace each time I use my url with and with out the www. I then tried to post another comment from the same IP address and computer but added a different url from another one of my websites and still used the same key word as the name and the comment appeared!
I truly feel my URL has been banned not by IP address. Also, I noticed the problem when I began to link to my website with out the www prefix.
Twitter: GrowMap
February 25, 2011 at 11:10 pm
Twitter: @GrowMap
Hi App,
The way you end up being listed is that there is no consensus even among experienced bloggers on what spam is exactly. See my spam or not spam poll and read the comments.
Some bloggers mark any comment that links to a site they don’t like for any reason as spam and others will flag any comment from someone they don’t know as spam. With decisions like that it is a wonder ALL commentators are not already flagged as spammers.
If your URL is what the disappearing comments have in common then the URL is what is flagged for spamming. (URLs, IP addresses, email addresses and keywords can all be blocked by various methods bloggers use to control spam.)
I am not sure whether Akismet sees the www and non-www versions of domains as different or the same – especially now that we have not used Akismet in so long.
growmap would love you to read ..SEO- SERPS- Is There a Google Search Engine Fairy
Twitter: winningmyexback
February 4, 2011 at 4:03 am
Twitter: @winningmyexback
Akismet really sucks. I wish more people start using your plugin.
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Twitter: Aroma_Talk_Spa
February 1, 2011 at 8:55 pm
Twitter: @Aroma_Talk_Spa
Sorry for a newbie question, How to determine wheather you’re being blacklisted or not by akismet? Is that true if we put keyword as Name on comment form considered as Spam by akismet? Thanks in advance.
aroma would love you to read ..The Legend of Hamam
Twitter: GrowMap
February 1, 2011 at 11:02 pm
Twitter: @GrowMap
Hi Aroma,
We used to have test pages up to assist commentators in determining whether they have been blacklisted, but we no longer have Akismet installed in any of our blogs.
If you have a blog you can test to find out if your comments instantly end up in spam instead of pending. If you comment and see a white page instead of a message that your comment is being held for moderation it is very likely that it was deleted and Akismet has you flagged as a spammer.
There is no consensus among bloggers on what spam is so many commentators who only write high quality, original comments have been flagged.
The best solution for that issue is to encourage your favorite bloggers to use our GrowMap anti-spambot plugin instead of Akismet or at least in addition to Akismet. It blocks the spambots so even if your comments end up in spam they are more likely to be seen and approved.
growmap would love you to read ..Best of GrowMap – Our Most Important Posts All in One Place
GASP seems much better. It is sad SPAMMERS can weasel through but real people are getting sent to SPAMMER hell.
Twitter: thesockbuster
January 12, 2011 at 10:44 pm
Twitter: @thesockbuster
Akismet banned my email, I will try to use it here. It is not fair, I am registered in many blogs in which I comment often, my URL is not affected though. I do not know which factors are taken for banning emails only.
Daniel would love you to read ..Girls knee high socks reviews
Twitter: GrowMap
January 13, 2011 at 9:21 am
Twitter: @GrowMap
Hi Daniel,
We don’t have Akismet installed in any of our blogs any more. We have a new solution that replaces Akismet that is spreading across the blogosphere. Read about our new GrowMap anti-spambot WordPress plugin on the tab for G.A.S.P. in this blog.
growmap would love you to read ..Best of GrowMap – Our Most Important Posts All in One Place
Twitter: thesockbuster
January 13, 2011 at 11:34 am
Twitter: @thesockbuster
Yes I have noticed it. Nevertheless, most blogs have akismet installed so fortunately it banned my email, however I am thinking about all those blogs I like to comment at. I can use another email but I like that one.
I was thinking developing a anti-spam bot using neural networks and AI I have not time though. Thanks for following me in twitter I follow back.
Daniel would love you to read ..Girls knee high socks reviews
So does this mean that I’m not flagged?
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Twitter: GrowMap
November 13, 2010 at 5:50 pm
Twitter: @GrowMap
Hi,
No, it doesn’t because we don’t have Akismet installed any more. Read the update at the top of the post.
growmap would love you to read ..Twitter- Increase Your Influence with Twitter Lists
Hi
My blog is considered spam by askimet! This one : http://www.leblogdelamirabelle.net
Tell me if this is spam. It’s my personal blog and I always read articles before commenting.
Frankly I don’t understand why people use askimet. It sucks at filtering real spam.
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Twitter: GrowMap
November 13, 2010 at 5:52 pm
Twitter: @GrowMap
Hi Mirabelle,
Don’t take it personally. Akismet relies on bloggers who click the spam button on comments. Unfortunately, some bloggers click spam on any comment they don’t like which can mean any comment that links to a business, any comment from a site that is not in their native language or even any comment from someone they don’t know.
That does NOT mean you are a spammer and it is why we no longer use Akismet and we have an alternative to Akismet plugin now.
growmap would love you to read ..Twitter- Increase Your Influence with Twitter Lists
Thanks! Yes, some bloggers should blog in private.
I accept all comments that relate to my posts and if the business in a commentator’s link has some connection to my blog topic, no problem, I’ll accept it too.
I accept comments in all earthly and extra-terrestrial languages
How can something as badly working as Askimet be out there? They don’t even answer when you write.
mirabelle would love you to read ..Pirates des Caraïbes – Pirates of the Caribbean
Yes, my 1articledirectory.com domain is banned from the akismet network.
I don’t spam people, instead. to earn my spammer badge I have spent a couple of days leaving comments on marketing and traffic blogs on the topic on how to get traffic. . my messages where much like this one.
I have learned how to get a fair amount of easy traffic by running articlelogy.com and I like to share this with people.
If you see the logy site, the most viewed articles get to be on the front page.
I wrote one such article to show my authors and article submitters just how it is done… and the article is now at number 5 out of 60.000 articles.
it took me about 30 minutes to write it, maybe less and it has been getting a good amount of steady traffic from first day.
In the article I tell people how to write articles that attract traffic and the article itself is proof of what I am talking about: 5th out of 60.000!!!
But I am not English, this is not my language… I also speak out of my mind and don’t go back to tweak the message, hence someone, somewhere did’nt like my comment and hit the spam button an me.
But it’s the uniqueness of my style that distinguishes me from the heaps of rubbish out there, it might not be 100% correct English but I have advice to give and I do give it, and I do prove that it works.
But you might read this and think I am arrogant and then you hit the spam button on me and I am dead. And that’s what akismet really does, they give the power to the mob.
It’s the nightmare come trues: the mob rules.
Twitter: GrowMap
November 14, 2010 at 8:27 pm
Twitter: @GrowMap
Hi Mark,
If you leave a comment that has nothing to do with the post where you’re leaving it almost every blogger will consider that spam.
Comments must be related to the post and even then if you add a commercial for your site, product, or service it is likely to be considered spam and deleted.
This is the problem that we have – that those leaving comments don’t understand bloggers and bloggers don’t understand commentators. I encourage them to work together.
It would be a much better idea for you to write guest posts to raise visibility to your site instead of trying to share what you know in comments in unrelated posts.
growmap would love you to read ..Guest Post with My Blog Guest- for Networking and Exposure
Twitter: mediamacro
December 22, 2010 at 3:52 pm
Twitter: @mediamacro
Hahaha.Thats true.Now Im in dilemma,should I use GASP or should I still use Akismet.Bcoz there’s a lot of spammers there (I know,maybe they use ‘scrapebox’)
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I get a blank white page about 50% of the time I comment now. Any updates on the “blank page” (after commenting) that some get?
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Twitter: GrowMap
September 9, 2010 at 9:47 pm
Twitter: @GrowMap
Hi Foxy,
You might test to find out if you’re flagged by Akismet as a spammer.
A blank white page usually indicates your comment was immediately deleted and the blogger will never see it and can not ever approve it. Talk about a waste of time!
See the post about the Akismet blank white page for more details.
.-= growmap´s featured blog ..WordPress WhiteList BlackList Plugin Wanted =-.
I really hate the blank white page. I have written some very long comments that I felt actually added to the conversation, and then I end up on the blank page. If you put a lot of thought into it, then end up there, it can be very annoying.
Yeah that’s annoying. Sometiles you can revocer the message by clicking the back button.
Otherwise just test first. Write a onliner. If it works, add your comment.
mirabelle would love you to read ..Eureka! – Venice Beach & Honolulu
Yes, I have had a few issues with Akismet. While the idea is good and for the most part blocks spam, it seems to still create large troubles for legitimate blog posters.
Twitter: GrowMap
September 9, 2010 at 9:01 pm
Twitter: @GrowMap
Yes, Koral, and the latest version has more issues than the earlier ones.
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I have been using it for over a week now, and it’s brilliant.It stopped 14 spam comments in the past 4 days alone. I went from having several SPAMs a day to having none. I haven’t seen a single one since I installed it.
Twitter: GrowMap
August 16, 2010 at 1:47 am
Twitter: @GrowMap
The problem is not that it stops spam – it is the number of false positives. If you end up on the spammer list your comments will either be instantly deleted or go directly into spam in every Akismet-using WordPress blog you try to comment in.
You may want to check out the post about Local Search Directory Listings. They are a way to get free links from major sites and valuable listings for your business.
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Twitter: guzie
July 21, 2011 at 7:37 am
Twitter: @guzie
My comment gets instantly deleted…no white page, or any type of notice. I believe it goes straight to their akismet spam box. I’ve contacted askismet support numerous times and have asked them to remove me from their blacklist. But the answer is always the same. You are not on any blacklist. They go on to say – each blog automatically blocks my comments and they have no control over the matter.
Has anyone else had this type of email?
Paul
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Twitter: mrdanielrose
July 17, 2010 at 6:29 am
Twitter: @mrdanielrose
I haven’t noticed Akismet deleting posts immediately, is it something I would see on my blog?
It seems to just put things into the “Spam” folder, though a lot of the ones it puts in don’t particularly seem like spam…
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Twitter: GrowMap
July 18, 2010 at 3:18 am
Twitter: @GrowMap
Hi Daniel,
When it deletes comments immediately you never knew they existed and most of the people leaving the comments that disappear will not know they were deleted.
There is a growing increase in the number of quality comments ending up in spam and those commentators do not see the message that their comment is being moderated. They are simply left on the post with no indication what happened to their comment.
Akismet could easily notify them that their comment went to spam but does not. There are numerous other posts about how Akismet works in this blog.
.-= growmap´s featured blog ..Akismet Configuration- How to Turn Off Akismet Automatic Comment Deletion =-.
Twitter: TechPatio
July 14, 2010 at 2:35 am
Twitter: @TechPatio
I don’t have a problem with Akismet but I feel for those who do, it must suck!
I’m a do follow blog with CommentLuv (dofollow as well), though I don’t allow keywords to be used as name. It gets way too spammy so I prefer people just leave their real name (or a fake name) and let CommentLuv work its magic instead.
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Twitter: GrowMap
July 14, 2010 at 6:39 pm
Twitter: @GrowMap
Hi Klaus,
How do you feel about businessses who like to read and comment in blogs that use keywords as their CommentLuv Default Links?
The default links have two potential uses:
1) To write a compelling title for your best content
2) To feature a keyword phrase related to the landing page
If someone’s featured blog post “title” was something like mahogany moldings or Business Card Holders would that bother you?
.-= growmap´s featured blog ..Building Traffic Using Anchor Text =-.
Hi,
I have had problems with Akismet several times. My comment does not appear after pressing the submit button. Usually this happens when I have a ‘bad’ IP address. I have to restart my modem until I Akismet accepts my legitimate comment.
Kindest,
Nabeel
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Twitter: GrowMap
July 14, 2010 at 6:35 pm
Twitter: @GrowMap
Hi Nabeel,
If I had that particular issue I would use WhatisMyIP to find out which IP addresses are blacklisted and use the contact Akismet function to explain the situation. Since they are obviously dynamically assigned maybe they would unblock them.
If you make a note of which IP addresses work and which don’t you could speed up the process of finding one that will work.
.-= growmap´s featured blog ..DoFollow CommentLuv KeywordLuv Community =-.
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