Back on December 5th, we listed Blogsvine as one of the Top Pligg Powered Websites, it was always one of our favourites and would visit it regularly.

The owner decided it was due for a new look, here’s how it looked back in December:

and here’s how it looks now:

I was always a fan of the old look as it was unique, the new look offers a fantastic layout even though it is a template from our friends over at CMS Theme.

The uniqueness is definitely gone as it now looks like our good friend Brian’s Pligg install at Blog Engage.

The layout isn’t the purpose of this post though, something else has changed at Blogsvine, and it isn’t for the better.  While perusing the front page and subsequent pages of “Popular” submissions I was blown away by the number of comments each submission had, 50+ comments.  Each comment gave you valuable information on acquiring any type of drug going, SPAM!

Spam in the comments isn’t the only place it is found, the “Upcoming” posts seem to be riddled with them as well, repeat posts also have been added.

It is a shame to see such a popular and valuable Pligg install like Blogsvine starting to lose it’s luster and become a new haven for spammers.

Hopefully this is temporary and the owners will get it cleaned up fast before it damages their reputation.

How are you combatting spam?

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