Re: Akismet doesn't catch spam
If you’re not getting spam, then you don’t have to worry too much if it’s working or not!
What I usually do on a new install is set it up with Akismet and then wait a week or so… for it to catch its first piece of spam! 
Definitely do not try and “test” Akismet, as you don’t want to get blacklisted from all sites that use Akismet!
