Speaking of Information Overload…

Another problem discovered. I posted about not being able to reply to comments. The culprit/savior, it seems, is Askismet. Akismet is a very valuable WordPress plug-in to catch spam. Unfortunately, it thinks I am a spammer! A confession is in order here – I’ve never spammed anyone in my entire life! Flamed? Maybe. But never spam.

I have found other ‘real’ people in my Akismet queue too so if you leave a comment and I haven’t posted it within 24 hours, please e-mail me. I am not ignoring you, I just can’t find you. For example – since yesterday evening, 1,439 comments went to Akismet. That would be wonderful if valid comments didn’t go there too. I just went through 29 pages of smutty comments, trying to find a valid one. Hmmm…can quickly scrolling through 29 pages of text cause seizures? Perhaps there should be a seizure warning at the top of each Akismet page!

I really do embrace new technology and Akismet is one thing I whole-heartedly support but, gosh darn it, I AM NOT A SPAMMER!

Here’s an example of how I embrace new technology. Back in the day, when my company decided to go from DOS to Windows I was worried. When the fateful day arrived and the tech came to my office to put Windows on my machine, I threw myself on it and wouldn’t let him touch it! Of course, he won and I had Windows whether I wanted it or not. After a few years, I ‘quickly’ embraced Windows and since then have ‘promptly’ forgotten most of what I knew about DOS.

So – that is my information overload. What’s yours?