Apparently, the latest thing in internet shenanigans is to have a bot post complementary comments to random blogs. (Speculatively to raise the search engine score of the author or the author’s website.) I guess the theory is that anyone narcissistic enough to have their own blog is less likely to delete a positive comment no matter how random and unwarranted.

“I’m glad I chose to read this one. Nice work!”

While some of these are subtle, some are simply over the top.

“Superbly written material, if only all website owners offered the same quality information as you, the internet would be a far better place. Please keep it up! Cheers.”

/blush –Okay, not even I am that narcissistic…

Then there is the out of touch…

“I just thought I would drop by and see what's happening. I've read this blog before and wanted to come back to see what's going on. Looks great.“

I just started this blog three days ago… …not to mention the comment was on the very first post!

Here’s some more of the same combined with lazy grammar / English…

“What's happenin, I'am a long time reader but first time poster.Please keep up the good stuff.  Your avid reader, <name omitted>”

…and, finally, the just plain bizarre…

“By visiting your webpage, the first impression for me is strong. I can’t imagine when and why you share this great topic but don’t spread it with social bookmarking. This information can be published as reference in online journal, or even in press release site. An early improvement in your site is great, can give us more time in your website. Would you mind if I capture several screenshot as my collection, because I’ve joined several researches? General purpose for me is to tell you about this discussion. My critical question for us is the resource that you have used to manage this site. In order to make great discussion, you are great because you post new topic in several areas. But, I suggest in giving personal opinion, please refer to big or authority sites, I am sure you will be fine in giving past or future experiences. In my environment, I am sure your capability to enrich people can be strong advantage for your future.”

Okay, so maybe that last one isn’t complementary –or is it… I can’t really tell. In any case, I’ll be moderating heavily for a while to see if the automatic spam filter starts catching these. If not, I’ll probably have to restrict or pre-approve comments. If you post something and I over-moderate it, use the contact form and let me know!