Dear Spammers . . .

We don't get a lot of spam here at the Inkwell, but I do on my personal blog.  So I thought I'd share this letter to all of you thoughtful spammers out there.




Dear Spammers:
First off, I would like to thank you all for your frequent visits to my blog. It encourages me, even flatters me, to think so many of you enjoy my entries as much as your effusive comments indicate. Sadly, as you may have noticed, I have been unable to allow any of them to show on my blog.
I know. I know. It's been a very difficult decision on my part. I mean, when my dear friends ###shoesforless, ###meds4u and play###free make such perceptive comments about my posts, it's hard to delete them. I can but admire your willingness to continue our oh-so-close and meaningful relationship by persisting with your comments despite the fact that, thanks to the miracle of the Wordpress spam filter, none of those comments ever sees the light of day.
I don't know how I've had the heart to delete such things as this literary gem:
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Or this one:
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And who could resist flattery like this:
hahahah, your views are rediculous. get a brain you MORAN!!
I mean, only a "moran" would refuse to post a comment that's obviously so complimentary and so deeply heartfelt. Especially when it comes from someone hawking timeshare vacations.
But despite the creative use of words along with a playful and unfettered view of spelling and punctuation, I simply find myself unable to allow your comments on my blog. Perhaps it's time we both realized that this relationship isn't working out and move on with our lives.
It's not you. It's me.
But for all those lovely things you've been saying about my blog, thanks significant share!
Oh, and to the one who claimed he would be killed by the Russian mob unless I posted his comment . . . oopsie! :D


 Is it just me, or does the spam keep getting worse?  Have you ever had a really interesting spam comment?  Have you ever had even the slightest interest in what your spammer was selling?

DeAnna Julie Dodson has always been an avid reader and a lover of storytelling, whether on the page, the screen or the stage. This, along with her keen interest in history and her Christian faith, shows in her tales of love, forgiveness and triumph over adversity. She is the author of In Honor Bound, By Love Redeemed and To Grace Surrendered, a trilogy of medieval romances, as well as Letters in the Attic, The Key in the Attic, The Diary in the Attic and, coming up, The Legacy in the Attic, contemporary mysteries. Her new series of Drew Farthering Mysteries will debut in the Summer of 2013 with Rules of Murder from Bethany House.  A fifth-generation Texan, she makes her home north of Dallas with three spoiled cats.