After reading Christopher @ Plucked from the Stacks’s post this morning, where he mentioned that his comments on other blog sites were inexplicably going to the spam folder, I immediately checked out mine. Unfortunately, I found several of my friends and followers languishing there.
My apologies if you wondered why I didn’t reply or reflect your comments on my site. I could only look back the previous eight days.
I’ve also noticed that my comments aren’t showing up on some blogs that I follow. I fear the same may be happening to me.
Just an FYI to periodically check your comments spam folder. The system isn’t perfect.
I must thank you for this, Jonetta, because until I read it, I didn’t even realize that I had a spam folder for junk comments. I searched a bit, found it, and did find a legitimate reader comment in the pile. Very helpful!
That’s great, Angela! I’d never thought to check it either.
I check once a day.. Sometimes twice
Smart woman! I’ll be doing the same.
I try to check periodically as I have found some from followers as well. Always a good reminder.
Good on you, Carla!
I’ve had issues with my comments going into spam before too. I try to check my spam folder, but it has been a while. I should check it again. Thanks for the reminder.
Melanie @ Hot Listens & Books of My Heart
Melanie, for some reason, I have to moderate every one of your comments. I included that in my report to Askimet.
So, so frustrating, Jonetta. I just assumed no one was interested in my replies for a hot minute! If you think your comments are being targeted and you haven’t already, use the contact form on Akismet’s site and explain what’s going on. They ended up fixing it for me within a day.
Oh, I definitely followed your advice and have already reported the situation to Askimet. Thanks again for taking the time to inform your avid followers💜
Heard back from them and they’ve fixed!
So glad to hear that! Hopefully they’ve tinkered around enough so that we don’t have to deal with this again anytime soon.
Interesting. I checked the 37 pages of comments and I only found 4 of anyone I knew and it was you. The others were all huge ramblings often in a foreign language.
I found quite a few of yours this morning, for the past week! I’ve reported it but you should follow up with Askimet, too.
Excellent tip! I don’t check mine often enough.
I did when I first started blogging but it’s been months!
Great reminder to check, thanks!
I’ve gotten several messages from bloggers letting me know they found some of my comments in their spam folders.
Oh, you too, Jonetta? It’s been happening to me, seemingly random followers have turned up in the spam, and I only noticed a couple of weeks ago as I wondered what had happened to a couple of people. I just assumed Gmail was up to its usual being an ass. It’s really annoying. I now check daily but we shouldn’t have too.
It’s a WordPress thing in conjunction (I think) with Gmail. I reported it to Askimet and they fixed it.
Funny how it was just odd and random comments though. Anyway, I haven’t noticed anything since, but then, I haven’t been posting much as we’re still on holidays! 😉
This is good to know!
I thought so, too!
It happens once in a while. I check my spam folder every week and let bloggers know when they appear in it x
That’s a good practice that I’ll now adopt.
That has happened to me a few times so now I try to make a point to regularly check my spam folder. I felt so bad for missing the comments that had gone into that folder.
I’m learning that this happens to many of us. Lesson learned.
This is a great reminder. I find comments from approved commenters not just in my spam folder, but also in my unapproved folder sometimes. It’s rather frustrating. Need to remember to look more regularly. Thanks!
You’re welcome! I keep up with my pending comments as I get notifications for those. These authentic commenters showing up as spam really took me by surprise.
I think I get too many emails and the notifications sometimes get lost in the shuffle. :/