These days, my blog gets a lots of comments everyday, and by lots, I mean hundreds of comments a day, mostly from users in India. Unfortunately, I end up deleting practically all of them.
They are all spam comments (of course, what else can I expect?). Akismet correctly recognizes them nearly all the time, but occasionally, it lets a few slip by. Maybe it knows how much I like readers’ comments (and how few of them I get). Here’s a sample of the spam love I get, and note the .in web addresses of the authors.
Sample of Spam Love
So I wasn’t too surprised to read this article in the Hindu about how India is the second top spam generating country in the world. This is based on a study by Sophos, and you can see the list on their website here.
Over at SpamHaus, they have a list of the top 10 worst spammers, and who do you think makes it all the way to #3? Someone called Herbal King from India.
Pic: Spamhaus
You cannot imagine how happy it makes me to see Indians succeeding in one more IT related area.
Has any of you also noticed a sudden increase in spam-comment love on your blogs from .in websites?
Sujatha
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Not from .in websites, but i get many of such spam comments from Indian locations.
“Great article”, they would say.
I mean, tell me something i don’t know!
Oh yes, those too. Or “I’ve bookmarked your blog” or “please tell me how to add your feed”. Unfortunately, Akismet doesn’t catch this kind of spam half the time.
A lot of my spam comments come from marketers of “generic viagra”!! Hmmmm……
Those are the majority, I agree, but Akismet effortlessly catches these, so I never notice them anymore. The spammers are now becoming more and more inventive, and increasingly I find Akismet dropping the ball every now and then.
A lot of my spam comments are from marketers of “generic viagra”!! Hmmmm…….
I left a comment here yesterday….no sign of it. Now am I being cast aside as spam?!
Thankfully, I was able to find it
The V-word obviously set it off, and sadly Akismet doesn’t seem to be able to distinguish between long-time commenters and spam 
Well, India lost to USA, so it’s all good
Oops, sorry about that! I guess it did not like my “dirty” word!
Long time no post….all okay?
Yes, I’m fine, thanks for asking
I wish I had a good reason for the long absence, or any reason for that matter!