If you blog, you need to read Fred Wilson's post and the massive accumulation of comments on his blog about moderating comments there. (Note: Photo is of Fred at the Phoenician on Sunday.)
His problem arises, in part, because he uses a platform that doesn't feature an automatic spam comment filter. Know More Media uses Movable Type for its blogs and it does have an automatic spam filter.
When I started blogging, I couldn't even imagine what spam comments would be, but if your blog accepts comments without moderation or filters, they'll show up.
The range of views on this topic surprised me. One thing is clear, readers like to post comments. So, what do you think?
Fred Wilson is a venture capitalist with Union Square Ventures in New York City; Fred focuses on web 2.0 opportunities.
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