\nA few months back I installed a WordPress plugin that allowed readers to tick a box when leaving a comment to be notified via email when more comments on that post came in.\n<\/p>\n
\nThe idea behind the plugin is a great one – it extends the conversation on posts beyond their normal period of time (usually as long as the post appears on the front page of the blog).\n<\/p>\n
\nThe only problem with the plugin is that it reports to anyone who subscribes to the comment thread not only legitimate comments but any comment spam that you might get.\n<\/p>\n
\nI have pretty good comment spam filters that pick up the vast majority of spam at ProBlogger, but I have an ongoing problem with Penis Enlargement comment spam. It is not a large problem (no pun intended) as only the occasional comment gets through – but every time they do get through I find myself wondering how many readers who might have subscribed to that thread are getting notified that my blog is being spammed (complete with a title that doesn’t really help my blog’s reputation).\n<\/p>\n
\nI’m unsure what to do at this stage – I’ve only had a couple of readers mention it so far in passing (in fact I’m unsure how many are using the subscription plugin at all) but it’s not really too good for business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"