*TEARS OUT HAIR*

[bk_forever]

DAMNIT! I've had 12 anonymous spam comments trying to seel me cheap knockoff sports jerseys on the same post in one day!

I have better things to do with my time than marking comments as spam.

GRRRRRRR!

I wish they weren't anonymous so I could ban the sender. =[

Comments

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

You can change your settings so that anonymous comments are no longer allowed. I was forced to do that as I also got all those Louis Vitton things, like 80 in one post. So now only people with an LJ account can write a comment.

[bk_forever]

*headdesk* Why didn't I think of that? Thanks, I think I left my brain somewhere, lol! I've been seething all day and the solution is so simple. Ianto must be so ashamed of me, I can see him rolling his eyes.

[aviv-b.livejournal.com]

What dieastra said. Mind you, I still get an occasional spam comment, but very few.

[bk_forever]

I am an idiot, obviously. It never occurred to me! I will change my settings. *hangs head in shame* I though I was getting reasonably competent at this computer stuff...

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

Yeah, only rarely. It's sad that I had to turn it off though, as I wanted to give everyone a chance to comment. I tried at first to have the CAPTCHA but this did not help at all.
But at least I got a comment from Carole Barrowman before I had to close it down ;)

[milady-dragon.livejournal.com]

Thirding this. I was getting at least two dozen a day spam comments and, after I turned off anonymous commenting, they went away.

I was about ready to tear my hair out over it so I know how you feel. *hugs*




EDIT: Cause I can't spell worth nothing today. *laughs*

[bk_forever]

I've been getting spam comments on and off for months, sometimes several a day but scattered among various posts, but every one of these has been attached to the same drabble and 12 in one day really is overkill!

And in all this time, it never once occurred to me to disable anonymous comments. Well, they do say as you get older the brain starts to go... Maybe I put it down somewhere and forgot to pick it up again o.O

Thanks!

[milady-dragon.livejournal.com]

They say the mind is the second thing to go...I don't remember what the first thing is. *laughs*

[bk_forever]

ROFL! That sounds like me on a good day!

[neverminetohold.livejournal.com]

Look at it from the bright side - that you get so many means that many people visit your blog; others get far less spam because it wouldn't pay off ^_^"

[bk_forever]

LOL! That's a novel way of looking at it! Of course, the spammers totally wated their time since I never bother to read any obvious spam, I just delete it!

I've adjusted my settings to block anonymous comments - sad but for the moment necessary. Maybe I'll switch back in a few months and see if the spammers have given up!

[neverminetohold.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a good idea :)

[bk_forever]

We'll see. I think I only ever got two anonymous comments that weren't spam, so I guess most genuine people have an account, even if they don't post in it, just so they can comment. That's why I originally set up my own account. Of course, it then took me two weeks to figure out how to get back into it, lol! I've come a long way since then - I've even mastered LJ cuts and links, posting photos, adding links to my sidebars and a whole lot of other nifty little tricks!

[neverminetohold.livejournal.com]

So far, I never got an anonymous comment on any of my public entries (mostly my FFs), but since I sometimes am too lazy to log-in (or LJ won't let me for whatever reason), I have used anon comments myself, so I hesitate to turn them off...

I had to struggle with all those things too. It took me ages to figure out how to embed a YT vid XD

[bk_forever]

Hmmm, that's something I haven't had reason to try yet! Bet I wouldn't be able to do it, lol! I watch YouTube a lot though.

I'm the only one who uses this computer and it never leaves the house, so I stay signed in - I just click the Remember Me box and it keeps me signed in for varying lengths of time depending on which of my five accounts it is. I used to accidentally send anonymous comments all the time, but not any more!

[neverminetohold.livejournal.com]

I sometimes like to share my fav YT vid's with others or to add them to my rec - lists :)

Although I'm the only one who has access to the PC I'm using, I prefer to not stay logged in. Maybe I'm paranoid, but I always think that using the 'Remember Me' function will make it even more easy for hackers to get my data ^_^"

[bk_forever]

There is that, but I only use it on my fic accounts where personal data is minimal, nothing that can't be discovered through other, simpler means, so I figure it's safe enough. I also don't keep sensitive info on my computer, it's all fic, games, icons and useful bits of crafting information, lol.

I've never seen anything on YouTube thay's made me think 'Ooh, everyone should see this.'. My friends find all the good stuff so I just watch what they link to! I really must watch the Ferret Dance again...

[neverminetohold.livejournal.com]

I'm sure you know this one already, but this is my fav Janto vid so far: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fF2a-Q5z1qQ

I have made an extra icon journal, but truth be told, somehow EVERYTHING ends up in my initial LJ account and I'm busy enough with that one as it is, so I think I'll keep it that way ^_^"

[bk_forever]

I don't make icons but I have an awful lot saved!

I have an LJ, dreamwidth, ff.net, Teaspoon and AO3 accounts, just to make sure my fics can't be missed, lol!

[bk_forever]

I forgot to watch the link yesterday, so I just watched it. So beautiful, but utterly heartbreaking =(

[neverminetohold.livejournal.com]

Glad you liked it :) I really love the radio plays - the writers must be all Janto shippers XD

[bk_forever]

Much more so than the authors of the tie-in books!

[neverminetohold.livejournal.com]

Are any of those books worth reading, from a Janto fan POV?

[bk_forever]

Almost Perfect isn't bad - a lot of people think it's the best but honestly, if Ianto got turned into a woman he wouldn't need to ask Gwen to help him pick out clothes. *rolls eyes*

The one I like best is Twilight Streets, and I quite liked Pack Animals too. I think the rest are missable except the collection of short stories (can't remember the title) which has one very good story in it.

A lot of the authors, especially in the first trilogy, didn't seem to have even seen the show. On the whole, Torchwood tie-in novels are the worst I've read, they're mostly very disappointing.

I'll reply to your email later as I need to get some work done outside while the weather holds.

[neverminetohold.livejournal.com]

I don't like genderbender too much, but I will give all those books at least a try. Thanks!

[bk_forever]

With Almost Perfect, I think it turned out more a case of Ianto's consciousness being stuck in somebody else's body, it wasn't a female version of Ianto but he had to make the best of things anyway, because he had no idea where his own body was. It was complicated. But then, it's Torchwood and things always seem to get complicated when they're involved!

[debmommy22.livejournal.com]

Butting in here...but I would really love a link to the Ferret Dance. Sounds hysterical! lol!

BTW. sorry about all the SPAM. I hate that crap too. They have really been hitting my yahoo mail account lately. Thank goodness I have a spam filter so it deletes it from my inbox and stops it if they try to send the same thing again. Makes me so mad!

I rarely get anonymous comments, no spam yet, on LJ, I feel dumb, but are they sending in replies to your fic? Do they pick on certain people more? I would be mad too.

[bk_forever]

I get (or rather, I GOT, before turning off anonymous comments) spam on everything. The last lot were trying to sell me cheap knock-off sports jerseys and all were left on the same drasbble entry. So weird. No spam now! =D

Have a very silly ferret dance - I love it, it's mindless fun!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3xAeTmsJfg

[analineblue.livejournal.com]

I HATE that. :/ I used to like leaving the anon comments on, just in case, but... Yeah, it's just much more pleasant to be able to avoid the spam!

[bk_forever]

Yesterday was blissfully spam-free!

The spammers are wasting their time with me anyway, I never respond to spam comments or click any links in them, I just mark as spam and delete. I must admit it's slightly satisfying, but it's better not to get spam in the first place. I just can't believe it never occurred to me to just change my settings o.O

[analineblue.livejournal.com]

Yay!! :D And yeah, I can never figure out the point of those spam messages anyway. O_o At least the ones I've gotten have just been random links and I always wonder if anyone clicks on them? Ever? :P But I'm glad you found a solution~ <3

[bk_forever]

Well, I've only ever had two anonymous messages that weren't spam, so banning anonymous comments isn't going to cause problems as far as I can see. It won't stop people without accounts from reading, they just won't be able to comment *shrugs* They probably wouldn't anyway, lol!

Anyone who goes clicking on random, suspect links is just asking for trouble.