Unfortunately, there seems to be no way to control the ongoing spam assault other than to close comments to everyone. And there seems to be no efficient way to do this.
So I’m working my way forward in time, when I can take a break from other projects, closing down comments from the archived past posts one month at a time. Currently, comments are closed through June 30, 2005 back. This date will change as I make more progress doing it. I’d love to say I’m taking the time to read through them again to compile a “Best Of Not A Potted Plant” but I don’t have time to do that and the project is already tedious enough.
If you stumble across an old post that’s been closed down, and wish to comment on it, feel free to send Will or I an e-mail, and we’ll re-open the comments on that post for you. My intention is to leave posts that are a month old or newer open for comments and from time to time go back and close posts that are more than a month old as part of the administration of the blog.
If anyone knows of a way to do this in a more efficient way than me going in by hand and closing comments one post at a time, I would be in your debt — to the tune of being willing to write a post on the topic of your choice in exchange for your assistance. UPDATE: Turns out, Erik Kain knew how to do exactly that, and did it for us. Thanks, man! Got any requests?
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Jom Vam Dyjk May 14, 2012 at 2:32 am
Bart Liko your so rite about adolf Julianny and in many years they will see your rite. You are one fucking guy and you know its true. Your the best, yours truly, Jom
Jom Vam Dyjk is partially correct. I am one [fishing] guy. I’m also right about Giuliani: his background, personality, and skill set does not commend him to the Senate — although I think that Jom Van Dyjk doesn’t seem to realize that I was suggesting that the same background, personality, and skill set suggests that he would actually have been a pretty good, or at least effective, President.
… but you have the strength of ten fishing guys!