Last week I discovered the known jerk/spammer/curmudgeon wenalway hit my blog. After I got home I quickly blocked his IP and removed all the comments he left when I suddenly realized I’d made a huge mistake. I removed all my comments except two. Sorry.
It wasn’t intentional or anything, just an honest mistake I made in a flash of insane rage at the attack of He That Will Not Be Named. I’m not happy about it but I did learn from the experience:
First thing: I won’t lose my cool with stupid attacks. The problem with a HTWNBN-type attacker lies in the communication breakdown. I’m not afraid of the attacks, just the spam that interrupts any conversation in the comments. I see now that I have to exercise more control over what I do with this site because it sets the stage for the rest of my career(s).
Second thing: Internalize the blog routine. If I were more regimented with the process of blogging I would have handled the situation expeditiously instead of letting it fester all day. Moreover I’m joining/reviewing some journalism related projects and I need to be ready to discuss ideas, breakthroughs and problems right away.
Overall I’m glad I got hit with the bum. Now it’s over and he’s blocked. Back to the drawing board then, eh?
Beating the bum killed all my comments
Last week I discovered the known jerk/spammer/curmudgeon wenalway hit my blog. After I got home I quickly blocked his IP and removed all the comments he left when I suddenly realized I’d made a huge mistake. I removed all my comments except two. Sorry.
It wasn’t intentional or anything, just an honest mistake I made in a flash of insane rage at the attack of He That Will Not Be Named. I’m not happy about it but I did learn from the experience:
First thing: I won’t lose my cool with stupid attacks. The problem with a HTWNBN-type attacker lies in the communication breakdown. I’m not afraid of the attacks, just the spam that interrupts any conversation in the comments. I see now that I have to exercise more control over what I do with this site because it sets the stage for the rest of my career(s).
Second thing: Internalize the blog routine. If I were more regimented with the process of blogging I would have handled the situation expeditiously instead of letting it fester all day. Moreover I’m joining/reviewing some journalism related projects and I need to be ready to discuss ideas, breakthroughs and problems right away.
Overall I’m glad I got hit with the bum. Now it’s over and he’s blocked. Back to the drawing board then, eh?