I just got an email from Robin asking where all of his comments were going. I checked my WordPress spam folder and I just found SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO many comments that I never saw. If you’ve left me a comment that I have never responded to or even liked, I am sorry.
Check your spam filters, people. Sometimes people can get put in spam and you don’t even know it.
That happened to me before.. you may also want to look under feedback, there may be some stuck in there as well π
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Good idea! Thank you.
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It’s not good for your SEO right? π. Lower engagement.
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In this case it will not make a big difference π
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I have had this randomly happen, too. No idea how these particular followers got filtered this way or how to undo it. π€·π½ββοΈ
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I feel less awful knowing I’m no the only one.
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Thank you for the Information. I will have to check into that
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Do it! You never know what you’ll find in that spam folder…
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Yup, I try to check every couple of weeks or so to make sure I didn’t miss anyone’s comment. Most of the time, it’s spam, but every once in a while, I get comments from followers. Have fun cleaning your inbox! π
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GAH! Such a rookie mistake on my part.
Now that you say this I’m never going to forget!
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Happens to me a lot. Check the spam folder every so often.
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You are far wiser than I, sir.
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Hate it when that happens. I try to check mine at least weekly now.
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SEE, your username just isn’t fitting. I strongly suggest changing it to smartestblogger. It’s more fitting for you.
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Lolz. I just couldn’t take myself seriously.
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There was a bug about two weeks ago but they might have fixed it now
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Good to know!
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That has happened to me a lot, and not just spam.
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I’m starting to think that I’m the only person who didn’t clue in to checking the spam folder. haha
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This happened to me a month ago – so annoying and it happens out of the blue!
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So weird.
I’m glad I’m not the only one it happens to, though.
Solidarity. lol
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Wow, good to know!! Now I will checkπ
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Be careful. I found some XXX rated stuff in my spam folder. lol
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Oh boy!! After I read your post I did check. There were 2 and the origins were a bitcoin website despite the comments being complimentary. Shows how manipulative these folks can truly be….or bots….who knows lol
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Yeah, there’s a lot of actual spam in there but there could possibly be something important. I found a lot of links to XXX sites in my spam folder…
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Yikesπ proceed with caution I guess lol
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I learned this the hard way a while back… actually, I was wondering why my comments weren’t showing up on other people’s pages, and I contacted tech support, and then I found a few that hadn’t gotten posted on my blogs, although most of the ones in my spam folder were actual spam. I don’t get a whole lot of comments generally. I wish I did. I’m not popular. π
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You are one that was in my spam section when I went and checked. I’m so sorry!
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I just read some of your writing because I hate to think of you feeling unpopular!
I enjoyed your style and could picture the poolside and that awkward meet up afterwards.
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Thank you! π I appreciate it. I always say I’m writing for myself, I’m not trying to be popular, but on the other hand, I do enjoy talking about the stories I tell with others. It has been interesting for myself reflecting on that pivotal time in my life, and I also hope someone else can get something out of hearing my stories, even if it’s just that people enjoy them for entertainment value.
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Absolutely.
That has happened to me several times.
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I am so glad I am not alone. Haha
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https://gt12official.wordpress.com/2020/06/02/the-brainstorms-award/
hi i nominated u for an award since u r one of my all time fave bloggers π
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Awe, thank you. I just briefly checked it and you said such nice things. β€
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But I thought that wordpress made sure you find them (?)..
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I think it was an oversight on my part to never check the folder…
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I don’t think so really. I only found out it was happening on my blog because the person whose comments were going to spam were able to tell me their comments were disappearing whilst I was commenting on their blog. Otherwise there’s no good reason anybody would think to check it.
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Oh okay, I hope it will not happen again
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Okay… I never look at my spam comments and just always assume the spam filter is working correctly. So this post inspired me to go take a look, just in case. I didn’t run across a single comment that I felt the spam filter got wrong. And the results, in a lot of cases, are hilarious. One was from a repeat commenter/web address that let me know she was “also an aspiring blog blogger” and asked for advice. I need to start checking my spam more often… if only for a good laugh.
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AWE! They probably thought you were ignoring them.
Those dreaded spam folders.
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I just figured you were a bitch sometimes ;).
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That I am.
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Said jokingly and with affection, btw.
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Hardy har har har.
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Yay I got a mention! π
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High five.
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π Akismet doesn’t always get it right, at least it’s a nice surprise that it’s not all just nonsense and penis enlargements! x
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Oh there were a few of those, too.
Thankfully those went to spam and didn’t make it to the blog.
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Your blog posts stopped showing up on my reader and idk why. This isnβt the first time WP has done this (with other bloggers). Super frustrating. π
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Maybe I’m the one who’s been flagged as spam?
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I never flagged you. This has been happening with various blogs I have been following, where one day they stop showing up in the reader. It’s strange.
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