One of the best things about using Textpattern was the complete lack of spam. Although, Akismet blocks or quarantines all of the spam I receive, it just shows what a magnet WordPress is to spam comments.

I believe the preview button associated with posting a comment on a TXP had a lot to do with it. I may try to implement that same method here soon.

I also discovered this morning that TypePad offers a service similar to Akismet, TypePad AntiSpam that works with WordPress blogs and is compatible with the Akismet API. Although I haven’t tried it, I would be interested in hearing anyone’s experience with the plugin/service.