Dealing with Akismet
By The Parodist | August 14, 2006
Earlier, I discovered that I can’t post any comment on my own blog. It puzzled me. But I just decided to move on and continue with my usual blog-hopping. When I tried leaving a comment at Liz’s, nothing happened. I tried it again. Yea, you guessed it — nothing. Arrggh. So, I went back here to figure things out.
Rico was online at that time so I went ahead and bugged him. He told me to clear the cache, I thought of running the AV and AB, and, of course, he made me do the classic re-starting of the PC. Not much help, really. But he patiently looked — interlaced with hearty WTF exclamations — at every possible angle, save one. That one thing was the thing I figured it out on my own in the end.
I found all my comments in the Akismet spam box [note: this garnered a fresh wave of WTFs from Rico]. I felt so confused and helpless.
What the hell was going on?! How am I suppose to fix it? Pffft.
Later on, when I mentioned it to Matt, he also tried to help me out. But we all know that there’s nothing much we can do but to simply get in touch with the people behind Akismet so that they can fix it. Well, that’s where my channel editors step in because, sadly, even my b5media blogs are affected, too. [Thanks in advance, guys!]
Anyway, Liz and I had this very interesting — and really funny — email conversation about my Askimet experience.
Hi Sasha! Your comments went to Akismet. i only kept one. It’s there now.
— LIZ
Hi, Liz! I thought so. I’m currently having problems with it. Akismet likes my comments so much that it eats up even the ones I leave on my own blog. Sigh. I don’t know how to fix it. Grrr.
— ME
I was having that same problem… Akisment was eating my own comments too.
— LIZ
Hahaha. Imagine my frustration but Rico was with me every step of the way. However, it was me who figured things out in the end. Hahaha.
— ME
I can imagine your frustration. As you know it’s even more fun, when you can’t find your own comments on your own blog!
— LIZ
True. But I guess I have to deal with a bit of extra work for now. It’s a bit ironic, actually. Just after we talked about how to encourage more comments and this happens, eh? Hahaha. Ah, well.
— ME
Akismet, just asked if you would pass the condiments, please.
— LIZ
I’m a bit slow on the uptake. That’s a joke, right? Hahaha. I’m holding onto the salt, sorry.
— ME
Yeah, Akismet is still hungry.
— LIZ
Well, Akismet has to settle for the bland taste. Heh. For now, think of Askimet suffering from bulimia.
— ME
I’m still laughing at that one. Perhaps we should get Akismet a mirror.
— LIZ
Shweeet! Or perhaps we can call Dr. Phil?
— ME
Wonder whether Dr. Phil would interview Akismet on his radio show?
— LIZ
Nah. It’ll be hard to understand Akismet’s words if the mouth’s full, right?
— ME
That one got me. LOL. Akismet probably has some weird WordPress accent anyway. speaks in code I bet.
— LIZ
Totally hilarious!!!
Well, I’m cutting it short. I reckon you already know where the conversation was going.
Oh, Liz! Thanks for the comical relief to an otherwise irritating situation. It just proves just how nice you really are! First was my being one of the Successful Blog SOBs, now, making me laugh through this Akismet issue. Hahaha.
Right now, I’m just waiting for everything to be fixed.
/crosses her fingers
P.S. I dare you to continue the conversation. I had a hard time keeping up with Liz!
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