In the past I have supported the No Nofollow movement. On occasions I may have been overly strong in my opinions when I saw other bloggers removing nofollow attributes for the sake of inviting more comments. The truth is that nothing invites more comments as the valuable content of your posts.
To me nofollow is a way of giving credit to the source. After all, we do that all the time when we cite articles from news website or even from other blogs.
Having said that, I have become increasingly frustrated in my battle against the comment spam. It appears that across the globe certain lists of “dofollow” blogs are circulating. I do not know how else to explain behavior of certain “spammers” jumping from one dofollow blog to another leaving the same messages while using “certified used car salesman” as their name commenting on our blogs.
Making my blog less attractive to these spammers yet rewarding my regular readers, I have decided to use Lucia’s Linky Love Plugin. There is one review of this plugin that comes to my mind. Andy Beard once wrote:
I was going to liken this plugin to a Ferrari, because it is built to be fast, but it is probably more like a Subaru, not just fast but designed for rugged terrain and can handle the twists and turns of comment spammers without slowing down.
Not being a programmer myself there are times I use plugins because they work. Lucia’s plugin not only works, it makes sense. I am excited to finally try it on one of my blogs.
Make sure to visit Andy’s list of nofollow and dofollow plugins. While you may want to reward your regulars readers, you may also want to have a little more control over the “link juice flow” around your blog. Andy’s list has them all plus links to the solutions on removing nofollow on other popular platforms- Blogger/Blogspot, Moveable Type and Typepad.
I've been using LLL for quite some time now, as you know, and I love it.
It restricts juice from flowing to one-time commentators and spammers, while giving some to those who regularly comment. I also like how it keeps track of the number of comments each user makes. That in itself make some people want to comment more, just so they have a higher number next to their name.
@Josh
I wish I have used Lucia's plugin in the past. By far it is the best dofollow plugin I have ever tried.
Still trying to see what is the bes configuration. I like the idea that not only certain amount of comments required, but also that you can keep comments nofollowed or certain period so you have time to moderate the borderline spammers.
I’ve been using LLL for quite some time now, as you know, and I love it.
It restricts juice from flowing to one-time commentators and spammers, while giving some to those who regularly comment. I also like how it keeps track of the number of comments each user makes. That in itself make some people want to comment more, just so they have a higher number next to their name.
@Josh
I wish I have used Lucia’s plugin in the past. By far it is the best dofollow plugin I have ever tried.
Still trying to see what is the bes configuration. I like the idea that not only certain amount of comments required, but also that you can keep comments nofollowed or certain period so you have time to moderate the borderline spammers.
Thanks for the link to andybeard. I've heard the name mentioned a few times but didn't find the plugins you are referring to. Found them thanks
Thanks for the link to andybeard. I’ve heard the name mentioned a few times but didn’t find the plugins you are referring to. Found them thanks
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Thanks for Andy's post link …Great article..I liked it.
Thanks for Andy’s post link …Great article..I liked it.