So much for the purity of the LJ experience...

[slipjig3]

My journal comments just got spammed. How happy that makes me. *grumble*

Comments

nice journal

[(Anonymous)]

Re: nice journal

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

See? Gahh! (Okay, anonymous posting goes bye-bye, thank you...)

Re: nice journal

[odheirre.livejournal.com]

*snicker*. This has to be a joke.

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

I'd say so, except that this is the second post in a row this has happened to, and it happened in a matter of seconds. I am not, repeat, not a happy camper.

Eewww!

[scottishwitch.livejournal.com]

That is truly disgusting. Sometimes I hate the internet.

[irisira03.livejournal.com]

Nope, its been happening to everyone. God damned annoying.

[sibylla.livejournal.com]

LJ spamming?! How awful it that? Ye gods. I had no idea. *shakes head* We do not approve.

This is our disapproval icon. *nodnodnod*

blocking anonymous spam

[daev.livejournal.com]

If you go to your Info page (Manage > Info from the menu bar) you can set "Which comments are screened by default?" to "Anonymous".

This will let anon users post, but you have to "unscreen" their comments before everyone else can see them.

This is useful for winnowing the reasonable anonymous posts from the spam. It does mean that you have to do the screening, though. The e-mail you get when someone replies will indicate when you need to do this.