I think I know what the problem is. The common thread I've been able to find is...vacuuming! There is a trackback spammer that uses the term "vacuum cleaner" and I've been marking those as spam. So if you mention that, it's been throwing your comments in the spam box.

Now that doesn't mean you have to stop mentioning vacuums. The spam filter has Baynesian intelligence, which means it learns as it goes along. If I tell it enough times that when this person says "vacuum" it's spam but when that person says "vacuum" it's not, it will start figuring that into its decisions.

Short version: Hang tight and I'll check the spam filter more often while it learns.

Lynn Siprelle, Editor