Don't get me wrong; I love it when people comment on my blog. More often than not, I reply to them (well, 'working from home' as I do, any opportunity to have communication with the outside world is welcome), and it's good to build up a dialogue with people in this way.
But I take exception to spammers using the comment box of The Potty Diaries to scatter their website address all over the internet. Sure, there's a link automatically included on your name when you comment, and that's fine - more than fine, it's part of the fun of blogging, checking out where people write themselves and what they have to say - but for those people who appear out of the blue and say something like 'Great post. Here's a link to mine' with no justification or aim other than to drive traffic to a completely irrelevant and unrelated site, I have a message.
I can always hit delete - and I will. So please don't waste your time, or mine.
But I take exception to spammers using the comment box of The Potty Diaries to scatter their website address all over the internet. Sure, there's a link automatically included on your name when you comment, and that's fine - more than fine, it's part of the fun of blogging, checking out where people write themselves and what they have to say - but for those people who appear out of the blue and say something like 'Great post. Here's a link to mine' with no justification or aim other than to drive traffic to a completely irrelevant and unrelated site, I have a message.
I can always hit delete - and I will. So please don't waste your time, or mine.
