Because of a rise in spam attacks, I have been forced to make two changes to the comments section: 1) Commenters will have to enter a code to post their work, and 2) Posts will be closed to comments after one month. You can always comment on a previous post in a live post. Or, if the comment has historical value (e.g. Phoenix 101), email it to me and I will try to post it on the relevant column. Sorry to do this, but the trolls have been extra busy lately.
What kind of spam, Jon? I never saw any of it; is that b/c your webmaster deleted it prior to publishing? Do what ya gotta do. Your fans love this site.
Posted by: ChrisInDenver | March 10, 2013 at 04:23 PM
Like I said to ashley, I couldn't believe it when I saw Jennifer's mother's fiancee's check for ten billion dollars that she got for working from home for just one month, so I checked it out for myself at Inbred Rube with a tax return.dot com, and sure enough, it's true!
Posted by: Pat | March 10, 2013 at 05:35 PM
Heh. I tried a fake spam and the spam filter got it!
Posted by: Petro | March 10, 2013 at 06:14 PM
Dearest Sir:
It is with great pleasure that I contact you regarding a large sum of money that i hold for you. I am Nigeria Minister of Oil Charles Johnson, and we await your response concerning $10 million U.S. Kindly forward me your bank account information so that I may expedite wire transfer of said funds.
Kindest regards.
Posted by: ChrisInDenver | March 10, 2013 at 11:05 PM
I dunno, Petro. Mine got through. And I wrote that one all by myself!
Posted by: ChrisInDenver | March 10, 2013 at 11:06 PM
Chris,
I am the Webmaster and have blocked the IP address of scores of spammers. Usually the system won't stop your post unless you put in a URL selling something, e.g. www.cheapnikes.com. Also, much spam is automatically generated; the code words you type in are meant to stop that.
Posted by: Rogue Columnist | March 11, 2013 at 10:35 AM
That makes sense. Thanks for the explanation!
Posted by: ChrisInDenver | March 11, 2013 at 01:12 PM
Facts about Obama and the sequester:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/five-myths-about-the-sequester/2013/02/28/6e670260-804a-11e2-a350-49866afab584_story.html?wpisrc=emailtoafriend
Posted by: Rogue Columnist | March 11, 2013 at 01:20 PM