I’ve mentioned that I don’t really know anything about running a website. Well, I’m starting to learn. Today I discovered the spam folder in my comments section.
First, let me apologize to anyone whose comments were dumped in the spam folder and shouldn’t have been. I now know that it’s there and that it has to be checked. I will be more conscientious. Thank you for your patience and your kind words.
Going through the spam was a treat. I had comments (all of which included glowing reviews of the site and my writing by the way) from advertisers pushing everything from Australian barbecue grills to a Shanghai massage parlor. There were video game cheat sites, sexual enhancement opportunities, ways to increase site traffic and even one written in Chinese… I think. Who knew there was so much random joy to be had in spam. I’m not sure what I wrote to draw some of them, but whatever it was, I’ll try to keep it up.
Here’s the downside: now that I know how much of my traffic is spammers, I have a pretty good idea of how many people are reading my posts; damned few. But… what the hell. I’m going to write all of this stuff anyway, I may as well have a place to put it. I hope you few loyal readers will continue to enjoy the work. If there’s anything you’d like to see please let me know. Either leave a comment or email me at jack@constantinconstant.com. And please, if I’m screwing up anything else, for heaven’s sake, clue me in… spam folder… so embarrassing.
Jack Bronn was born in Illinois, raised in Florida, misses his home in New Hampshire, dreams of living in New York, and resides with his wife and son in North Carolina. He writes.