Remember when I said I was getting all kinds of spam? Well I’m starting to think it wasn’t spam. I noticed on a couple other blogs that use WordPress that they have these comments that start with [...] and end with the same - I thought these were spam - but I think they’re comments to tell me that someone else is linking to my blog.
Are there any experts out there that can confirm my assumption?
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Trackbacks from other blogs will show up in your comments. The “from” part of the comment will likely have the name of a blog and a link to it. However, there is such a thing as trackback spam too. Usually it’s easy to tell. If it comes from “Library ____” or “The ____ Librarian” or some sort of information/web/library-related blog, it’s probably legit.
Trackbacks from other blogs will show up in your comments. The “from” part of the comment will likely have the name of a blog and a link to it. However, there is such a thing as trackback spam too. Usually it’s easy to tell. If it comes from “Library ____” or “The ____ Librarian” or some sort of information/web/library-related blog, it’s probably legit.
I wouldn’t worry about it. Most blog software sends those trackbacks automatically, so I doubt anyone will be terribly offended that you deleted them.
I wouldn’t worry about it. Most blog software sends those trackbacks automatically, so I doubt anyone will be terribly offended that you deleted them.