Akismet has caught 5,072 spam comments since I first installed it. And in that entire time, I’ve only had to moderate 5 messages (which all turned out to be spam… ) So yeah, I’m pretty pleased.
Found this while reading “100 Bullshit Jobs…And How to Get Them”: The trouble with the Internet is that it’s replacing masturbation as a leisure activity – Patrick Murray Ain’t it the truth!