I took a three day weekend and returned to a ton of comment spam - 455 of them to be exact. Learned something new this morning. Just because you see a familiar, trusted name authoring comments doesn't mean they're not slimy, opportunistic sheep in wolf's clothing.

We're lucky enough to have a good relationship with DL Byron, of Clip-n-Seal and Textura Design fame. So when I got a comment from Byron, I left it in, deleting pretty much everything around it.

Curious, though, I read the comment at the end of the tedious process, and found this well written gem:

"You are absolutely right. They are always like that. Probably you are right."

Now, this could be a voice in my head any day of the week, but it's not something Byron would ever write on our blog. I deleted it in disgust.

So be careful when cleansing. Comments on your blog are not always from whom they appear.