After reading this article at Blogging Pro I have decided to remove the Spam Karma plugin and go with the approach Tom Raftery here and here. I have already implemented his .htaccess file as well as his blacklist in the WordPress auto-delete configuration. I will install Referer Karma when I get a chance as well as the Referer Karma stats plugin.
I’m still slacking on getting my photo gallery installed, but it will come eventually.