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So frustrating!!

25 Wednesday Jul 2018

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in My Thoughts

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Hello friends!

WordPress has me so frustrated right now.  I am discovering, more and more, that bloggers I have been following forever, are disappearing on me.  Apparently, WP has decided, for me, to unfollow them.  Why?  I have no clue, but I just discovered another one.  This needs to stop.

Is anyone else experiencing this?

~ Dorinda ~

 

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This Spam is Out of Control!

21 Sunday Jan 2018

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in My Thoughts

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akismet, dorindaduclos.com, Night Owl Poetry, outlook, pain in the ass, spam, WordPress

I’m wondering if all of you are experiencing the same thing I am.  There were an abundance of new followers, each with an Outlook email address (red flag).  Well, don’t get your hopes up.  they’re mostly spammers.

I have been in touch with WordPress, who assures me their engineers are working on the problem.  Uh huh…meantime, I have already sent 6-7 comments to spam, and this is just today.  It’s been going on for 3 days.

Should you experience this yourself, might do some good to email WP with the info (email & IP show in your comment section).  Perhaps it might speed things up a bit.  All I know is I do not have the time to keep deleting or marking them as spam.

Sorry, rant over…

Hope everyone is having a wonderful Sunday   ❤

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The Joys of Spam ~ Amusing Comments

26 Thursday Oct 2017

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in creative writing, My Thoughts

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Ah, Spam, don’t waste your love on somebody, who doesn’t value it (sorry, Shakespeare).

No, I’m not talking about that disgusting canned stuff that campers (like my husband) keep in case of an emergency (no emergency could get me to eat that). I’m speaking of the delightful fun of checking our spam comments. You see, the need to do so arises because some of our followers wind up in there (tsk tsk Akismet). We can only hope they realize we are not ignoring them. So without further ado….

Apparently I have a great deal of knowledge pertaining to dreaming. This from someone who seldom sleeps, if dreams. I’m amused. I also use green seaweed in my salad. That could attribute to the fresh content, but no, appears I don’t have that either. Maybe purchasing generic Cialis or Viagra would perk up my blog. That should get a rise out of it, don’t ya think? And who knew? I totally missed the donation button option because so many people claim they would definitely donate to my blog. To think, I could be a millionaire without writing a word! And last but certainly not least, if I ever give up writing (not a chance) I can always become a porn star. 😉

And so ends this entry on the most ludicrous things you can find when sifting through spam. Hope this gave you a giggle as I certainly had a good time, especially wondering what these people do in real life!!

To all of you, thank you so very much for your wonderful comments.  I love them all, and you, too!!  ❤

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It’s My Blog-iversary! I’m 4 years old :)

19 Thursday Oct 2017

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in Blogging, My Thoughts, Poetry

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Good morning, everyone!!

First and foremost, thank you to everyone who has helped make this blog successful.  I can’t imagine what it would be like without the many friendships I have made (and more to come) these past four years.  I never dreamed it would be this cool   🙂

When I started this blog, I was actually reporting on current events, until I decided it was time to release some of my poetry.  Scared doesn’t even begin to describe how I felt.  But the WordPress community welcomed me with open arms.  It is truly an amazing feeling!  Because of your support, I was able to publish nine poetry books, with number 10 coming shortly.  I couldn’t have done it without you.

So, here’s to you, my friends, and to many years ahead.  Once again, I thank you, from the bottom of my heart   ❤

~ Dorinda

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A Quick Note (regarding WP spam filter)

23 Saturday Sep 2017

Posted by Dorinda Duclos in My Thoughts

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akismet, blog, blogging, comments, dorindaduclos.com, filters, Night Owl Poetry, spam, WordPress, writing


Just a quick note, to my friends, far and near

Please don’t think I ignore those I hold dear

Your comments always mean to the world to me

I try to reply back, as long as I can see

The black of your text, saying hi or whatever

But WordPress, again, is squashing my endeavor

I have found you scattered, in the spam, on my blog

Good thing I keep checking, that silly ole log

So forgive me, for taking so long to respond

I’ve finally saved you from drowning, in the WP pond

 

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