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Fiesta Friday #289

Has anyone else noticed an increase in their comment spams recently? A huge increase, upwards of 100 per day? What is going on?!

They’re so noticeably spammy, too, in their long and rambling paragraphs. There’s no mistaking them for legitimate comments. The strange thing is that many of them are in Russian. Like this:

Аренда частного самолета помогает экономить самый важный ресурс – время. Арендовав частный самолет, именно Вы решаете, когда и куда полетите. Для выполнения чартерных рейсов мы предлагаем частные самолеты иностранного производства, гарантирующие высокий уровень комфорта и безопасности полета. Внимательные бортпроводники и высокопрофессиональные пилоты сделают Ваш полет максимально приятным и удобным.


Isn’t that weird?

I don’t read Russian, so they’re pretty much gibberish to me.

So, who generates these comment spams? Russian bots?

And what is it that they’re trying to accomplish? Don’t they know that Akismet will catch most of them? Actually, so far, Akismet has caught every single one of them, and all I need to do is delete them or empty my spam folder. A piece of cake, right?

But, is there something else to them that I need to know about? Like, should I be concerned? I do hate these aspects of blogging, where you have to be watchful for suspicious activities, hacking attempts, etc. Grrr…

Anybody else having a similar issue? Sigh…

I’d rather be looking at these:

Wild Rosehip Spice & Feta Cheese Roast New Potatoes from Petra @ Food Eat Love

“Oh, my… do these potatoes sound good or what?! My mouth is watering just looking at them. Wish I could get an invite to Petra’s party… sigh…” — Angie

S’mores Tart with Marshmallow Meringue from Erin @ Big Green House

“Did y’all know last Saturday was National S’mores Day? Yeah, me, neither! So, is it too late to make this tart, which I think sounds downright delectable?! Definitely not! Any day is a good day for S’mores, am I right?!” — Angie

Creamy Cajun Stuffed Shells from Mollie @ Frugal Hausfrau

“What a gorgeous dish! I adore the spice and creaminess! Amazing!” — Antonia

Nankhatai/Narayan Kataar (Indian Shortbread) from Vanitah @ Curry and Vanilla

“India celebrated her 73rd Independence Day yesterday, and in honor of the day Vanitha made these cookies in the colors of the Indian flag. I thought they look pretty cool. The recipe sounds very easy and straight-forward, too. I may adapt it for Thanksgiving or Christmas.” — Angie

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    • Well, since last night until this morning Akismet caught 46 spams. I guess that’s better than 100 ? So annoying, right?

  2. I am excited to be back and joining the party! I’ve taken a break and excited to announce the birth of our first son! I’m currently home with him enjoying month one and slowly getting back into the kitchen and writing. No spam noticed on my site, but I think my traffic is a bit slower than yours 😉

    Also, I might be able to co-host later in September if those are still open!

    • Oh, wow, congratulations Deb! I’m so thrilled for you. Enjoy this precious time; they grow so alarmingly fast, lol. Yes, most weeks in Sept are still open, so you can take your pick, just let me know. Congratulations again, so exciting!!

  4. hi Angie
    Thank you for the feature! There is always space at my table for you! Of all the things I think the potatoes went first! Isn’t that funny!
    I get lots of spams, usually they come in one language at the time, last week was French, lots of French spam, sometimes Russian in an abundance and of course the English ones! Even the English ones rarely makes any sense!
    What a party! I almost reached for a spoon to taste Mollies creamy, stuffed shells!
    Have a brilliant weekend 🙂 xx

    • You’re welcome! That potato dish looks very appealing, that’s why, with the roasted tomatoes peeking underneath the scallions, just beautiful. You’re right about those spams, none of them make any sense at all. I hate spams! ?

  6. Ah spam! Yes, so glad it all gets stopped – I’ve not had Russian ones for a while but obviously someone thinks you’re in the market for renting a private jet! If only! 😛 (we have Russian speaking guests staying)! Anyway, I’m bringing my quick and easy oaty digestive biscuits this week – great for breakfast too! 😛 I’m thinking I might have to veganise Erin’s featured S’mores tart – not something we really have over here but I know my son would eat it all in one sitting! 😛 I’ll sort a co-hosting date and let you know (We’re still on school summer hols for another few weeks yet). Thanks for hosting! Have a fab weekend.

    • We have about 2 more weeks or so before summer break ends. Can’t believe how quickly it’s going. I just hate the thought of going back to work! Unfortunately I really do need structure in my life, a daily routine that keeps my procrastinating in check. Did you say you make your own digestive biscuits? And you call it quick and easy? I’ll be the judge of that ? Yes, let me know when you can cohost. I really, really NEED cohosts!

  7. I don’t have lots of traffic so I don’t get a lot of traffic or comments but what is a little creepy right now is that some of the traffic sources are coming from very seedy sites. When it first happened a couple of months ago, I opened one up! Yikes!! I won’t do that again!!! Thanks for hosting this party every week!

    • Did it lead you to something that starts with “p” and ends with “orn” and it’s not popcorn? ? Seriously, I don’t get what these spams are trying to do. Maybe occasionally they get an accidental click, and maybe that’s enough for them, who knows. I just want them to leave me alone! ?

  8. I am also getting those SPAM comments! Mine are appearing in Russian and Chinese! It is so frustrating! Anyway, once again another GREAT party FULL of inspiring projects and recipes – thanks for hosting! I can’t wait to see what everyone shares this week.

    • I know, it’s VERY frustrating! Luckily Akismet seems effective in filtering them out. Though yesterday I found one that managed to sneak into pending comments. Thank goodness I saw it!

  9. I’m feeling left out…I only had 18 spam this month and most were in French. It seems the Russians don’t like me!!

    Thanks for featuring my Cajun Shells!! And Happy FF!

    Mollie.

  10. Now, you reminded me that I haven’t checked my spam folder. I used to have them, mostly non-kid friendly spam. I haven’t received anything like the one you had, though. I hope these things end – they make us suspicious all the time. I always have this feeling that my blog might be hacked or something.

    Anyway, thank you for hosting, Angie. Apologies, my comment is late. To make it up to you, I can co-host on Aug. 30. 😀

    • I think you should check your spam folder periodically, Jhuls. These spams don’t seem to affect the blog negatively so far, but who knows. I’d rather not have them lurking around, so I’m quick to delete them. Aug 30 is yours, Jhuls. Thanks so much ?? Your cohost is Diann @ Of Goats and Greens

  12. Thanks so much for the feature dear and thank you so, so much for hosting this event so religiously every week! I do want to cohost sometime (did it once a while back), but kinda overwhelmed now with lot of backlog, moving between 3 homes (mine and my two sons’) etc.! Will message when ready! Sorry I missed this week’s party!

    • You’re welcome! Moving 3 homes?! That sounds like an impossible feat, Vanitha ? Sounds like you’re all moving together at the same time. Good luck!

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