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The Problem With WordPress Likes and Robotic Blog Comments

Yes, yes, I’ve already spoken about the ‘like’ button, and so have many of you. However, there is still much more to discuss, but not all from me.

The ‘Like’ button is one of the most controversial topics I have encountered in the world of blogging. My recent post, ‘The Truth About WordPress Like Buttons: Support or Empty Gesture‘, sparked many bloggers’ discussions.

The Context of the Debate

If you didn’t have a chance to read the post, take a look at the comments section; it taught me a lot about one of WordPress’s simplest tools.

I’m glad I wrote and published the post because I thought it was a subject many bloggers shy away from for fear of upsetting others. It’s a mystery why they think they’ll upset other folk, so imagine my surprise when another blogger followed up on my post with one of his own on the same subject.

Shahbaz’s Perspective on the Issue

I’m sharing a link to Shahabaz’s post, titled ‘Do WordPress Likes Mean Anything?‘ One of the things that struck me most about his post was this line:

‘Just got bored with unintentional likes and robotic comments of praise,‘

This line is, sadly, from a blogger who has given up blogging because she’s disillusioned with people clicking ‘like’ without reading her posts and leaving what she calls ‘robotic comments of praise.‘ I see those types of comments all the time, usually from the same bloggers on the same blogs.

For copyright reasons, I stopped reblogging other bloggers’ posts years ago. It’s rare for a post to strike a chord with me so strongly that I feel I must share it.

Join the Conversation

Please read Shahbaz’s post and the comments it has already received, and contribute to the conversation if you have anything valuable to add. After all, discussion is what keeps the blogging world alive.

I’ve closed comments on this post, but you are welcome to leave a comment on my post, ‘The Truth About WordPress ‘Like’ Buttons: Support or Empty Gesture?’.

Thanks for listening to me talking about the ‘like’ button again.

The featured image in this post was created using the WordPress image generator. AI was used to check for grammar and spelling mistakes and to help with the layout of the post.

Copyright @ 2026 hughsviewsandnews.com – All rights reserved.

You can follow me at the following sites.

• WordPress
• Amazon
• Goodreads
• Mastodon
• Link
• Bluesky
• YouTube

Please feel free to share this post.

The Problem With WordPress Likes and Robotic Blog Comments

Yes, yes, I’ve already spoken about the ‘like’ button, and so have many of you. However, there is still much more to discuss, but not all from me.

The ‘Like’ button is one of the most controversial topics I have encountered in the world of blogging. My recent post, ‘The Truth About WordPress Like Buttons: Support or Empty Gesture‘, sparked many bloggers’ discussions.

The Context of the Debate

If you didn’t have a chance to read the post, take a look at the comments section; it taught me a lot about one of WordPress’s simplest tools.

I’m glad I wrote and published the post because I thought it was a subject many bloggers shy away from for fear of upsetting others. It’s a mystery why they think they’ll upset other folk, so imagine my surprise when another blogger followed up on my post with one of his own on the same subject.

Shahbaz’s Perspective on the Issue

I’m sharing a link to Shahabaz’s post, titled ‘Do WordPress Likes Mean Anything?‘ One of the things that struck me most about his post was this line:

‘Just got bored with unintentional likes and robotic comments of praise,‘

This line is, sadly, from a blogger who has given up blogging because she’s disillusioned with people clicking ‘like’ without reading her posts and leaving what she calls ‘robotic comments of praise.‘ I see those types of comments all the time, usually from the same bloggers on the same blogs.

For copyright reasons, I stopped reblogging other bloggers’ posts years ago. It’s rare for a post to strike a chord with me so strongly that I feel I must share it.

Join the Conversation

Please read Shahbaz’s post and the comments it has already received, and contribute to the conversation if you have anything valuable to add. After all, discussion is what keeps the blogging world alive.

I’ve closed comments on this post, but you are welcome to leave a comment on my post, ‘The Truth About WordPress ‘Like’ Buttons: Support or Empty Gesture?’.

Thanks for listening to me talking about the ‘like’ button again.

The featured image in this post was created using the WordPress image generator. AI was used to check for grammar and spelling mistakes and to help with the layout of the post.

Copyright @ 2026 hughsviewsandnews.com – All rights reserved.

You can follow me at the following sites.

• WordPress
• Amazon
• Goodreads
• Mastodon
• Link
• Bluesky
• YouTube

Please feel free to share this post.

Sleepy Sunday

I got a decent night’s sleep last night. Why am I super tired today? I haven’t done anything unusual. I did my daily exercise BS and I’ve done a few errands around the house, but that’s all. Why am I exhausted? Is it because I am just old? Could be.

Someone on Threads asked for musical people to share some music. 99.999% of the time I ignore engagement bait posts like that but today I shared a song… and I think I accidentally shared an album. Oh well. I guess being super tired puts me into a kind of musical glutton for punishment mode. I just don’t know if the punishment I expect is in the form of bad criticisms or just the chirping of crickets as the universe ignores my shitty songs. Probably the latter. Oh well.

Did I mention that it was snowing a few minutes ago? It was just a tiny flurry but it fits the mood of the day. The mood being, Blah.

I wonder if a few seconds after publishing this post I am going to get a long comment from a user whose name and photo imply that they are female while the long comment is something that is most probably written by some sort of AI program. It’s happened on the last few posts I’ve published that had more than just a sentence or two of text. You know, something that ChatGPT could sink its virtual teeth into. We’ll see in a minute. Maybe writing about it will let them know that I am on to them and they’ll lay off. Doubtful.

Oh look at that, I just got a text from bank of america saying that my account has been disabled due to suspicious activity. I had better call them and give them all of my personal information, even though I don’t have a fucking account with fucking bank of america. Oh well.

#aI_ #aiChatBots #aiWordpressUsers #blah #chatgpt #exhaustion #mood #phishingTexts #scamTexts #scams #Sleep #spam #spamComments #textScam #tired

Sleepy Sunday

I got a decent night’s sleep last night. Why am I super tired today? I haven’t done anything unusual. I did my daily exercise BS and I’ve done a few errands around the house, but that’s all. Why am I exhausted? Is it because I am just old? Could be.

Someone on Threads asked for musical people to share some music. 99.999% of the time I ignore engagement bait posts like that but today I shared a song… and I think I accidentally shared an album. Oh well. I guess being super tired puts me into a kind of musical glutton for punishment mode. I just don’t know if the punishment I expect is in the form of bad criticisms or just the chirping of crickets as the universe ignores my shitty songs. Probably the latter. Oh well.

Did I mention that it was snowing a few minutes ago? It was just a tiny flurry but it fits the mood of the day. The mood being, Blah.

I wonder if a few seconds after publishing this post I am going to get a long comment from a user whose name and photo imply that they are female while the long comment is something that is most probably written by some sort of AI program. It’s happened on the last few posts I’ve published that had more than just a sentence or two of text. You know, something that ChatGPT could sink its virtual teeth into. We’ll see in a minute. Maybe writing about it will let them know that I am on to them and they’ll lay off. Doubtful.

Oh look at that, I just got a text from bank of america saying that my account has been disabled due to suspicious activity. I had better call them and give them all of my personal information, even though I don’t have a fucking account with fucking bank of america. Oh well.

#aI_ #aiChatBots #aiWordpressUsers #blah #chatgpt #exhaustion #mood #phishingTexts #scamTexts #scams #Sleep #spam #spamComments #textScam #tired