Hello all! I just wanted to write a quick post to say I think many of my comments on blogs are being marked as spam. Each time I comment on different blogs my comment disappears. I’ve contacted a few people via email and they have confirmed this. I comment on many blogs each day so I’m hoping many of you will get the message this way. I do apologize for the trouble. Not sure why all of a sudden I am a spammer, but hopefully the issue will be resolved quickly. Thanks for your time and patience.
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TB Markinson is an American who's recently returned to the US after a seven-year stint in the UK and Ireland. When she isn't writing, she's traveling the world, watching sports on the telly, visiting pubs in New England, or reading. Not necessarily in that order.
Her novels have hit Amazon bestseller lists for lesbian fiction and lesbian romance.
She cohosts the Lesbians Who Write Podcast (lesbianswhowrite.com) with Clare Lydon. TB also runs I Heart Lesfic (iheartlesfic.com), a place for authors and fans of lesfic to come together to celebrate lesbian fiction.
Checked my spam folder and you are not hiding there, so everything’s ok at my end :).
I just tested it and I think I’m in your spam.
That’s really strange because I am getting all your other comments this morning, but I guess they are responses to comments I made on your blog, and maybe that’s the difference. I took you out of spam!! That’s bad!!
I didn’t notice until halfway through yesterday that my comments weren’t showing up on blogs. Not sure what I did, but apparently I’ve been bad. Thanks for pulling me out. You’re a true friend!
🙂
Sorry to see that this is happening. Nonetheless, it’s a good reminder to all. I always check because it happened to me – and it was a pain!
I also check frequently since I’ve noticed some of buddies in there. Not sure who or why they decide to torture some of us. And yes, it’s a pain and I feel bad that bloggers may think I’m not visiting.
Oh boy, there you were, lumped in with the viagra, the designer bags and the dancing bear strippers. I bet you were having a hell of a good time 😉
dang! I don’t think I saw the dancing bear strippers. Shows me for not paying attention!
How could you have missed those?! Awrh, I wish I’d saved them now, they had me rolling on the floor!!!! …with laughter, I hasten to add!
I was distracted by the singing chipmunks.
Those weren’t chipmunks. They were pigmy strippers with tan lines.
Now you tell me!
I had that problem awhile back and had to contact WordPress to get them to fix it. It was SOOOO annoying while it was happening.
I wonder if I should contact them. It’s very frustrating. So you had to go through it, Carl.
I would. It got to the point that I had to just leave my email address only so that I wouldn’t have my blog flagged as spam on people’s sites.
That’s horrible. I sent an email so let’s see what happens. Thanks for the help, Carl
Yep–some of yours were in there!! Grrr. I have a couple people who have been flagged repeatedly as spam even though they comment often. Not sure why that happens and I am usually pretty good at checking my spam box but hadn’t done it yet this week so now all your comments are added! Thanks for alerting!!!
And thanks for looking. It’s so frustrating! I feel for the bloggers who end up there a lot!
I know! It is VERY frustrating. But all is well and I will keep a closer eye on it!
thanks for the help!
I saved you several times–but I do not know where you went!
Zambia maybe. I like Zambia.
ha ha
I seem to be having the same problem lately, hopefully it will be resolved soon.
I’m sorry to hear that. I’m not having fun at all.
I was just wondering if you know who I should contact about the problem?
I went to WordPress.com and sent an email via the help page. Haven’t heard back yet, but it hasn’t been that long.
Thanks, I’ll try that then.
Sorry to bother you, but where is the help page. I’ve never had to use it before.
No worries, I’m glad to help. If you go to your reader and place the mouse over your profile a menu will drop down. Let me know if this doesn’t make sense.
Thanks, I’m onto the help and support I’m just not sure how to e-mail from here.
In the question box, type in spam. It will give some ideas. at the bottom there’s a link to contact the support team
Thank you very much for the help.
I hope it works for the both of us. Good luck!
I think my comment on your blog just went into spam. Sorry.
If you don’t mind I might do a post like this, hope that’s ok with you.
Go for it. If you find any info let me know. And I hope the issue is solved soon for you.
I found some of them in my spam box, 🙂 But I didn’t let it go… Love you, Thanks and Love, nia
Thanks, Nia. I hope all is well!
I just checked and no spam. How annoying! I’ve had an ongoing issue for months now in which sometimes my posts are sent via email twice. I’ve tried on and on to get it fixed but WP doesn’t know how. Oh well…
I think my comment just now went into your spam folder. Sorry to hear about your problems–that is odd.
I have found a few of your comments in my spam box.. don’t know why either… the address all looks clear to me…
Who knows. I know this has happened to a few of my buddies so I try to check spam on a regular basis. Just a weird quirk I guess. Thanks for finding me.
You were in my spam box yesterday but I unspammed you – hope it didn’t hurt!
Thanks for rescuing me. Hopefully it won’t happen again.
That is so strange! I had one in my spam from you and another blogger who comments regularly. I wonder if they’re changing the algorithms or something?!
I have no idea. I know I comment on many blogs, but I don’t think I’m at spam level. Thanks for finding me.
Definitely not spam level. Especially with no links or anything remotely sketchy in the comments. Must be on the wordpress end.
Sketchy comments, I love that. I might be cheeky at times, but I hope not sketchy.
I’m having the same problem with comments I am making today so this probably won’t appear either 🙂
I have sent questions to the fora but to no avail. I saw your question in ‘Staff questions’ but when I tried to do the same it said only bloggers who have paid for upgrades can use that facility 😦
I just found this in my spam folder. That’s weird it won’t let you comment on the forum. I just commented on your gorgeous daisies photo and I think I went straight into your spam folder.
I’m highly suspicious. I just checked my spam folder which said 2 spam in the queue but when I checked it – your comment was in there along with the 2 identifiable spam comments.
I’ve tried commenting on the fora about this a few times and the latest response was that it was all fixed. I therefore tried to comment on someone’s blog and it didn’t appear. I’ve explained just now on the fora what happened but have had no response as yet.
It’s all very disconcerting for us regular – long-time – bloggers. I guess you get what you pay for 😉
Many thanks for the comment, TBM; much appreciated 🙂
Will be in touch with regards to the comments issue.
I really hope the issue is resolved for you soon. I know how frustrating it is. Not only is it a pain, but I feel bad that some bloggers will think I’m not popping in to say hi. I have a feeling this will take days to resolve. I hope it isn’t longer. I wish you the best of luck. This reminds me to check my spam every day. Please keep me informed.
I checked my spam box but you are not there. Of course this is assuming you commented on my blog lately. If not, disregard my reply. 🙂
I just popped over and I’m really sorry to hear about Hunter. That is awful and my thoughts are with you, Jackie.
Thanks TBM – I really appreciate your kind words. It has not been easy and I will miss him terribly but it really was the best thing for him. He was suffering so much to do anything else would have been cruel.
He’s at peace now and you were with him during his final moments. It’s not easy, I know and I’m really sorry about your loss.
Thanks again. Best of luck with your comments issue.
I was sure there wouldn’t be any in my spam folder, but there was just one. That shouldn’t be happening, because you’re already an “approved” commenter. Sorry you’re going through this and hope it’s resolved soon.
Thanks for looking. I commented a few minutes ago and it seems to be working on your blog again. But each blogger has to pull me out of their spam folder. Such a pain. Time for a beer and to read a book on the couch.
Sorry to know that, TBM. Thanks for telling us about it. I saw a ‘like’ from you yesterday, but didn’t find a comment and so was surprised 🙂 Now after reading your post, I went to my spam folder and found your comment and have published it. I don’t know why this happens – I remember it happened a few months back with someone else too. Hope WordPress doesn’t behave strangely again.
Thanks for looking Vishy. I hope once the issue is resolved, I won’t have any more problems. I love visiting so many blogs and having conversations with people and this does make it difficult.
One of your recent ones showed up in the spam folder. I found it before I got this post. I go through the spam folder every day, because sometimes there’s a treasure buried in there.
Thanks for looking. I find some of my buddies in there as well. I need to be better to look every day.
I have been finding some odd people in there…you…Gilly…then real spam [though not approved] not going in there.
That’s weird that both Gilly and I ended up there. Thanks for saving me.
Yup…one of yours was in my spam 😦
It also happened on my turtle’s blog. Not only one but two and three at one time. I wonder why this happens now. Just now, I retrieved 2 comments on my turtle’s blog #sigh
I’m so sorry. I don’t understand it myself and hopefully it gets worked out. Now I know on my end to always check the spam folder for my friends.
in one your reply it went to my spam folder , I have no idea why too.
Thanks for looking!
Hey TBM – I just found your comment in my spam folder! It was NOT there just a couple of hours ago – wtf? Was it roaming around cyberspace before it decided to land. What a mess.
I have no idea, but thanks for looking again. And yes, it is a mess!
Well thanks, at least I know where your were. I fixed it by just clicking on not spam for every follower . They are all back again!
I’m sorry for the trouble!
🙂
All Ok on my site but feel free to test again
I just tried and I think it went into spam. And I found your comment in my spam folder. I really don’t know what’s going on.
yep you went to spam, sorry
I know it’s not your fault. I’ll test again and see if it’s fixed on your blog.
This keeps happening to me too lately! I comment and then it just vanishes. Another blogger was kind enough to inform me I had somehow ended up in her spam, it’s so frustrating. I’ve noticed quite a few times it’s in instances where I have used a Caps Lock word (I get too overenthusiastic, lol).
Yep, I found this in my spam. And I just commented on your blog and I think it went into your spam. Grrrr
Agh, what is going on with WordPress?! Do you know who I can contact TBM? This is so frustrating because I leave so many other comments on blogs.
I was told to do this: go to:
https://akismet.com/contact
And fill out the form there. If you can, let them know the URLs of any specific blog posts on which you could not comment and they will be able to review the issue for you.
I haven’t heard back and the issue is still happening, but thought I’d pass it along.
Thank you! I will contact them right away.
I wish you luck! And if you find out anything else, please let me know.
Thanks, you too. 🙂 I will do!
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Folder checked and adjusted!
Thanks, Hook!
I hope it is resolved soon. I haven’t posted for a few days, and I know your comment showed up on my most recent posting.
I left a test comment this morning and I think it went into your spam folder. Sorry.