Why do they try?

I’d been getting half a dozen new user registrations a day, from spammers hoping to automatically get a free-for-all blog page (some WordPress configurations allow for that), so I’ve hacked into the registration page two extra questions so their regular scripts won’t work without custom modification for my specific setup. Not like they’re going to, since I don’t allow you folks to automatically get blogs on this page anyway, and I’m the only one using my specific variable names and math setup. This is mostly just to break their scripts and keep from seeing all these user registration notifications every day.

Speaking of which, if it would spur readership, I’m willing to consider letting some of you write your own blog entries on here. What do you think?

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Why do they try?
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8 thoughts on “Why do they try?

  1. 1

    If not many people find you interesting, how boring would it be to have people who do you find you interesting add to it? 🙂

  2. 2

    I’m thinking part of my readership issues stem from the long stretches of nothing on here.  Some people show up, message a few times, then disappear when I don’t post for a while.  Like Miranda, or Caroline.

    That’s right, ladies, I’m calling you out by name.

  3. 4

    Even though I have a steady girlfriend now, yes — I’m perpetually problematic in the women department it would seem.

    The big problem isn’t readership, really, it’s lack of commenting. Those people that read regularly are a quiet bunch.  HEY YOU!  I can see you reading this!  Friggin comment will ya?  I know I’ve got readers, because I have logs that show all sorts of unique IPs every day.  So why won’t you talk to me?  Confront my tyrannical reign over this corner of the interwebs!  Rise up against your oppressor!  FIGHT THE POWAH

  4. 6

    Oh, but then I’d have to figure out some other reason to call myself a lousy Canuck.  You know, outside being a know-it-all know-nothing Canadian.

  5. 7

    The problem for me, as to the lack of comments mentioned, is that the topics are such heavy issues, that commenting/debating online as opposed to in person is a challenge.
    Plus I can be lazy.

  6. 8

    Hey, I’m just getting into Twitter now, like two years after it’s cutting edge.  And I’m a propeller-head.  Don’t talk to me about lazy.  Anyway, I’m totally okay with random snarky sniping which takes much less effort, even on “heavy” stuff.  I put up with Clifton don’t I?

    I have a tendency of going overboard with the heavy stuff.  I get so that I don’t feel like posting unless I can write something worth reading.  I’m going to take another stab at writing shorter stuff, and hopefully this time I’ll stick to my promise.  Plus, I’m going to… tweet, is it?… random stuff way more often than that.  The 140 character limit puts the kibosh on my needless verbosity.

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