I've banned IP address 62.213.67.122 from posting to discourse.net after deleting a handful of Dadaist-seeming comments (e.g. “'Of course' is the cyanide of the mind”) none of which were objectionable in themselves, but all of which linked the plausible author names to sex sites. If this banning action causes any legit users pain, I hope they send me email so I can reconsider. I don't think the ban applies to email, just posting.
Recent Bluessky Posts- Keeping in mind official costs usually understate long term effects on wounded veterans and many other things, this still equals over $325 per US household. And counting. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u... Cf Edwin Starr, youtu.be/3Y3y5BSBtQA?... September 20, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- And local can be country then city so really 4 sometimes. September 19, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- Not clear storks are or ever were native birds in England. More likely introduction will make them an invasive species. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/c... September 19, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- I'm sorry but I'm not feeling strong enough to listen to this. jasongarcia.substack.com/p/the-sickne... September 19, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- Won't happen until leading Democrats push the issue. Media is purely reactive on this sort of thing due to fear of being accused of partisanship. September 19, 2026 Michael Froomkin
That guy is spamming my blog from exactly the same IP address. I was too lazy to ban that address until now, since I assumed that he would change his IP address frequently and banning one IP number would not achieve anything. Maybe I’ll reconsider when I find his next series of spam comments with still the same address.
You can get rid of comment spam forever by installing MT-Blacklist. Here’s a link:
http://rhetorica.net/blogspam.htm
Been there, done that. Installed it a long time ago. These either pre-dated it, or got through it…