2008/04/23 at 8:03 am | Posted in Commentary, Thoughts, weight loss | 4 Comments
Although this blog has yet to receive one legitimate comment (and I’m beginning to wonder if it’s having any impact on anybody at all), I’d like to throw out a few words about them. Here’s why.
First, anybody can comment. Feel free to do so, but…
Up to now, I’ve been getting nothing but spam for comments and some of them try the I’ve-been-reading-your-blog approach by adding a few keywords that are germane to this blog’s content or that specific post (“I see you use Traineo, too!”).
All those attempting to have their say should know that I moderate all potential comments and I am alerted via e-mail when one arrives. From there I determine if it’s spam or not.
If you would like to leave a comment, by all means do so. But I’d appreciate it if your comment meets the following criteria:
- Links must be to a legitimate blog, not one trying to sell stuff
- If you don’t have a blog or Web site, have a legitimate e-mail (I won’t sell it–promise) or make one up if you don’t feel safe about it
- Content must be relevant to the post or blog in general, and should not contain advertising on how I can “drop the pounds overnight” by taking some “miracle” drug
That’s pretty much it. If they do not meet either of those specifics then you can bet they will be discarded immediately, especially the diet supplement ads. I refuse to be a shill for somebody trying to push their so-called “miracle pills” as I am not taking any supplements on this journey. (It’s 100% will power and determination for this guy.) I don’t believe in them and unless you’re willing to cut me a nice check and send me a ton of free samples to try them out, you shouldn’t bother trying to disguise your comment as being real and expect it to be posted. I do realize that most of those “comments” are automated but if they aren’t, please don’t waste your time.
As far as advertising goes, the products on the right were purchased with my own money and I get nothing in return from the manufacturers, which means I can criticize them if need be.
Hope this clears things up. And today’s weight was 237.8 
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2008/04/23 at 8:03 am | Posted in Commentary, Thoughts, weight loss | 4 CommentsAlthough this blog has yet to receive one legitimate comment (and I’m beginning to wonder if it’s having any impact on anybody at all), I’d like to throw out a few words about them. Here’s why.
First, anybody can comment. Feel free to do so, but…
Up to now, I’ve been getting nothing but spam for comments and some of them try the I’ve-been-reading-your-blog approach by adding a few keywords that are germane to this blog’s content or that specific post (“I see you use Traineo, too!”).
All those attempting to have their say should know that I moderate all potential comments and I am alerted via e-mail when one arrives. From there I determine if it’s spam or not.
If you would like to leave a comment, by all means do so. But I’d appreciate it if your comment meets the following criteria:
That’s pretty much it. If they do not meet either of those specifics then you can bet they will be discarded immediately, especially the diet supplement ads. I refuse to be a shill for somebody trying to push their so-called “miracle pills” as I am not taking any supplements on this journey. (It’s 100% will power and determination for this guy.) I don’t believe in them and unless you’re willing to cut me a nice check and send me a ton of free samples to try them out, you shouldn’t bother trying to disguise your comment as being real and expect it to be posted. I do realize that most of those “comments” are automated but if they aren’t, please don’t waste your time.
As far as advertising goes, the products on the right were purchased with my own money and I get nothing in return from the manufacturers, which means I can criticize them if need be.
Hope this clears things up. And today’s weight was 237.8
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