As the person tasked to manage the blog from behind the scenes, while setting up Mr. Brooke with rights to post his entry on the Irish pub, I was horrified to see that there were over 2,900 comments to be checked for publication.
99.8233% recurring, were from spammers not content simply to fill the mail boxes of innocent members of staff with rubbish, they wanted to hi-jack our blog as well. Some of the more repeatable offers still boggle the mind; female viagra, Sony turntables, lubricants, horse blankets (!) and of course lashings of porn catering to every possible niche perversion.
Gentle reader, we have spared you from this torrent of filth, as comments have to be approved before they appear. So if you are a real person and wish to pass comment, please bear with us as it takes us a short while to sift the gems from the dross.