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gotlucky
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Trouble with commenting Dec 28, 2012 12:10:55 GMT -5

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Post by gotlucky on Dec 28, 2012 12:10:55 GMT -5

JFCatalan is having trouble commenting on blog posts. He's tried both filling out the form and logging in with an account. I wasn't sure if someone more familiar with WordPress might be able to help him.

austrianforum.com/index.php?/topic/2250-the-voluntaryist-reader/?p=23059

"The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools." - Herbert Spencer

Andris Birkmanis
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Trouble with commenting Dec 29, 2012 2:35:26 GMT -5

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Post by Andris Birkmanis on Dec 29, 2012 2:35:26 GMT -5

I've found a couple of his comments in spam (don't ask).
I restored one of them, as the other seems to be a duplicate.

Not sure what triggered this reaction - maybe JFC is listed in some WP-wide blacklist

At any rate, if this happens again, let him contact me directly - e.g., via Mises PM or via Participate form on the VR.
I really hope that marking one of his comments should be enough to prevent future troubles.

For the reference:
I restored this one: voluntaryistreader.wordpress.com/2012/12/23/nuclear-weapons-in-libertarianism/comment-page-1/#comment-500
This one is still in spam: voluntaryistreader.wordpress.com/2012/12/23/nuclear-weapons-in-libertarianism/comment-page-1/#comment-499

Last Edit: Dec 29, 2012 2:38:52 GMT -5 by Andris Birkmanis

Andris Birkmanis
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Trouble with commenting Dec 29, 2012 3:20:56 GMT -5

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Post by Andris Birkmanis on Dec 29, 2012 3:20:56 GMT -5

I found a third comment by Jon. My theory is he commented once, didn't see his comment, then commented two more times. We have our anti-spam set to put comments from new users to approval queue, that's why he didn't see the first comment. My guess is, if the anti-spam sees multiple similar comments in a row, it puts all of them into spam - including the original one in the approval queue.

Will have to watch the spam box for legitimate comments... Oy vey...

EDIT: hmm, there were 2 and a half days between the first comment and the second. I am sure I never saw the first one. Very strange.

Last Edit: Dec 29, 2012 3:31:22 GMT -5 by Andris Birkmanis

Post by gotlucky on Dec 28, 2012 12:10:55 GMT -5

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