How about you? Do you do the same way?
I’ve been blogging since 2008 and there are instances that I do accept spam comments on a blog post if in case they are related to my topic. Others which seem to be off go to the spam folder or will just be deleted forever.
Why do I accept spam comments on my blog post? Simply because they add engagement to my posts. I am not that much in concern of how they can affect my blog negatively because as far as I know, as long as they are not pornography or something else that is illegal, they are okay. If I feel like they won’t do any harm to my readers and to the status of my blog, they are good.
Some advertising company sometimes asks for the engagement count of a blog so they can accept an application. If your blog seems to have spam comments but you are sure that they are actually helping you reach a certain engagement, you are probably to accept them.