What to do with comments like this?

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Hi everyone! My site has just turned 10 months old and I am happy that it's getting organic traffic and comments. However, I recently received a comment with URL links and I'm just wondering if I should approve it. Would you approve comments like this? What do you do with this?

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Hi Alysanna. That sounds like spam to me, and I woudn't allow it on my site. I would mark it as spam. Carol

I would just mark it as spam and enough of that gets around then they may quit doing it. No website wants people to know they are spammers.

I did Fred, and I hope to not get anymore comments like this.

Glad you are getting comments on your work. I agree with others that it might be scam, but if it doesn't add value to your work I wouldn't allow it.

Thanks.

Looks like a trackback. I delete the ones I get as spam. They want your readers to switch to their sites.
Grant

Yeah it does Grant, and I already deleted it. Thanks.

It definitely doesn't add value to my post so I took care of it by deleting it. Next time I get another one like this, I know what to do. Thanks Frank.

I just delete these kind of comments.

I just did, thank you Glen.

I got one like this a week or so ago. Found out it was spam. I wouldn't trust it. http://scamanalyze.com/check/btcqatar.info.html

Yeah, they do look the same Brad.

Yeah I would have to disapprove that comment. If it doesn’t give your article substance it shouldn’t be there.

Just my opinion

You're right Shannon.

I usually disapprove comments promoting their sites but did not say anything about my post.

Exactly my thoughts Jimmy, thanks.

You are welcome.

From the little that I can see of this comment, I would delete it without giving it another thought, Alice looks like spam to me.

When it comes to comments, two of the questions that could be forefront in your decision-making process, does the comment bring value to your website and secondly is the comment congruent with the theme of the post that they are commenting on.

You're right Alex, thanks.

Great that your site is getting organic traffic and comments.

I would mark this comment as spam and delete it - clearly someone just trying to advertise their own site.

Yeah, I thought so too. Thanks Mikael.

You are welcome

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