Blogspam and false flattery

What is up with blog spamming all of a sudden? Is nothing sacred anymore? The last couple of entries that I have made here on Melissa's Blog have been debauched by yucky spam. To add insult to injury, it comes with a sugary coating of false praise and validation. You have to admit that it is a little exciting to hear the "ding" of your mail program alerting you to the fact that you have new mail. Better still, to see that someone has responded to a blog you have written. You get excited thinking that a friend or unknown passer by has found something interesting in your words and has decided to leave a comment or validate your experience with an interesting story of their own. So, you approach the blog comment filled with anticipation. You preen a little as you begin to read "This is a excellent blog. Keep it going." Well, hey you think, I'm something special, bloggings gift to blogdom. But, then the delusion and disgust set in as you continue to read: "And don't miss visiting this site about how to buy & sell everything, like music on interest free credit; pay whenever you want." You realize that this is not a potential friend or kindred spirit leaving a message, but someone just using your blog to sell something or to further pander a stupid product on-line. I say no more! Go hawk your product somewhere else and leave my journal alone! But, if you want to leave a comment, full of flattery and niceties, those are more than welcome. All I ask is that they be sincere.