Being a vegetarian, the one thing I definately wanted to avoid while blogging was spam. I switched from my crappy old blogging system, CuteNews to something better and more professional, after realising I had inadvertantly had my blog kicked off Google, because of comment spam being subtly placed on my blog entry on Fake Steve Jobs.

So I set up this new blog without any hassle, enabling comment moderation, just like Fake Steve himself. Little did I know how much of a hassle comment moderation is once the spammers find you. I had wondered why YouTube celebrity, thewinekone’s brand new blog did not enable any commenting. I found out soon enough.

Days ago the flood began, I was getting metric tonnes of comments containing hundreds of links, this clogged my email and if it was to continue I would have been managing comments forever. So I was pleased to find that there are filters available from WordPress, I was tempted to add a CAPTCHA (the funny words you have to type in a box), but I’ve always found them incredibly irritating, so I added a filter.

These filters, (as the site above notes), can be inaccurate sometimes, but I’m pretty sure I’m not going to have as many comments as the people who are complaining. We will see. Peace out.

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Microsoft Paint fascinates me and it is one thing that lacks from a mac, it’s not something I will ever particularly need but it’s simplicity is intriguing. In this video by graphic artist Randis Albion we can see he’s obviously very proficient at the program, it’s simply astonishing.

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I have just uploaded the first major bit of content to the site! New in the media section, our first feature, is a 15 minute film about the Isle of Wight Soapbox Derby, that took place in early June 2007.

Check it out here. And please leave your comments on this post!

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Well I successfully got the grades I needed to get into university, which means I’m leaving home and enrolling in a 3 year full time course. I will be studying Advertising with Design, so I’ll be able to learn not only about design but also the business side of marketing and advertising, and in turn gain an insight into future possible careers.

Awesomeness!

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