Comments on: Blog Engage Combats Pligg Spam Issues and Wins Hands Down

By: Gerardine

Gerardine — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:03:29 +0000

I wonder if the spammers get any sort of seo benefit from this. Isn’t Google smart enough to see the spam nature of their linkbuilding efforts?
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By: Nick Ramsay

Nick Ramsay — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 09:24:30 +0000

Here you go, a Pligg Importer, and if you check out the demo, you can see I’ve used it to import an old JapanSoc database.

Great, would love to be included in that article. You have the right link.
Nick Ramsay´s last blog ..Hotaru CMS 0.5 Alpha Released

By: bbrian017

bbrian017 — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 09:05:59 +0000

Nick your module has saved me so much time. I was amazed the length pligg was going to ensure I didn’t get the module and then how ironic I found it made from you for free over at social web cms, I swear things happen for a reason and life and this is one of those examples.

This HotaruCMS project you’re working will it also be coming with a pligg converter? If so I should be adding you to this topic,

http://www.seomkt.com/replacement-of-pligg-software-pligg-converters-software-like-pligg/

I’m ranking really well for keyword your site would be interesting in.

If I add you to that topic would your link be as follows?

http://hotarucms.org/

Let me know Because right now that topic is ranking for the following, pligg converters, leave pligg, change from pligg, replace pligg, software like pligg so I think it’s valuable to have your link in that article with social web cms and drigg.

let me know ok.

Thanks so much that module has saved my website. You’re right my e-mail has filled up but it’s so worth my users not having to see that crap!

By: Nick Ramsay

Nick Ramsay — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 06:44:42 +0000

I think you’re talking about my Submission Approval module. I made that out of necessity as I was getting hit with spam just as bad on JapanSoc. Unfortunately, while the module keeps your site spam free, it just moves the spam into your email box instead. I ended up taking it to the next level by replacing site registration with RPX, forcing new users to use either Twitter, Google, Facebook or other provider, therefore requiring them to have a legitimate account on one of those sites. That cut spam down to around 5 posts a day, usually all from the same person so easily “killspammed”.

It was too awkward for me to put RPX in a SWCMS module, but I’ll definitely make a HotaruCMS plugin for it before I port JapanSoc across. Maybe BlogEngage will follow, eh?
Nick Ramsay´s last blog ..Hotaru CMS 0.5 Alpha Released

By: bbrian017

bbrian017 — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:07:49 +0000

Yeah I can imagine they are upset but only because they hate me not because of the module.

By: bbrian017

bbrian017 — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:07:12 +0000

It doesn’t surprise me that they didn’t help much. I learned my lesson when I got banned! I’ve managed without them for the last 1.5 years I can continue from here on out.

By: bbrian017

bbrian017 — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:01:55 +0000

Yeah Askismet does a great job. I don’t see legit comments often only a few times.

By: bbrian017

bbrian017 — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:00:43 +0000

Perhaps this means I did a good job keeping the website clean but FYI I had about 50 spam submissions per day.

By: Friday Blog Traffic Report 5- SEO Marketing Promotion

Friday Blog Traffic Report 5- SEO Marketing Promotion — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:56:48 +0000

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By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:42:24 +0000

So this is the module you’ve said you got it for free. Pretty sure Pligg staff are jealous right now
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