{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Teresa Walls","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/twalls\/","title":"I heart comments and, sometimes, spam","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"skwMBJ2RZt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2008\/05\/i-heart-comments-and-sometimes-spam\/\">I heart comments and, sometimes, spam<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2008\/05\/i-heart-comments-and-sometimes-spam\/embed\/#?secret=skwMBJ2RZt\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;I heart comments and, sometimes, spam&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"skwMBJ2RZt\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"As the current manager of the ALSC Blog, I attempt to check the comment queue at least three times a day. I am always delighted when a real comment is among the spam. Just moments ago, I went through 180 spam comments, mostly referencing fashion. (At least, for the time being, Paris Hilton seems to have moved by the wayside.) There was one comment, from Houston, the reference address screams &#8220;Spam!&#8221; but the text itself is thought-provoking. It is: &#8220;Listen. Do not have an opinion while you listen because frankly, your opinion doesn?t hold much water outside of Your Universe. Just listen. Listen until their brain has been twisted like a dripping towel and what they have to say is all over the floor.&#8221; While there is no source cited in the message, according to QuotationsPage, the phrase was penned by Hugh Elliott on the 2\/14\/03 post of his blog,..."}