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How can I approve MySpace comments before they're published?

I get all sorts of idiotic comments on my MySpace account and am wondering if there's a way to tweak things so that comments have to be approved before they show up on my account?


Dave's Answer:

You're in luck, because there is indeed a way to do that and I changed my MySpace account to have this configuration so long ago that I need to do a bit of homework to figure out just how to do it with the new design!

I will say in advance that it's a life-saver and that I feel like I have one of the least spammy, least overrun profiles in the entire MySpace universe. Not from lack of trying by the spammers, I'll note, but just by dint of the fact that if a comment isn't either plain text or from someone I know, I simply delete it without it every showing up for public viewing.

Let me show you how to configure your MySpace account to require comments be approved, then how to actually approve or reject them.

To get to the configuration setting, click on My Account on the top right, then on the Spam tab on the main account option set. You'll end up looking at this:

myspace settings spam presets

but you need to scroll down just a bit further...

myspace settings spam comments

As you can see, I have checked "Require approval before comments are posted", but you might want to experiment with some of the other settings too. If not, no worries, check this one then click on "Save All Changes" and you're done.

Now, when someone submits a comment, it goes into a queue for you to approve. Comments left for approval look like this:

myspace approve comment text

or, if it's a comment that includes HTML (which is 99% of the spam you're likely to get in my experience):

myspace comments html comment

For each comment, you can click on "Approve", "Deny" or "Spam". Depending on which you do, you'll get one of these:

myspace approve comment approved


myspace approve comment denied


myspace approve comment spam

That's all there is to it. You have successfully wrested control of your MySpace comments area. Congratulations!

Tip: Looking for free myspace help? You've found it. Oh, and check out my own myspace profile too.


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Reader Comments To Date: 2

G-Money said, on January 6, 2009 1:16 AM:

Sweet!

Brianna said, on August 7, 2009 9:06 AM:

thi helped me the best looked al ove and google braught me to the genious!!

Starbucks coffee cup I do have a lot to say, and questions of my own for that matter, but first I'd like to say thank you, Dave, for all your helpful information by buying you a cup of coffee!

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