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Hooray for comment spam!
I’ve been inundated with comment spam over the past few days and my spam filter isn’t picking them up. So, until I can get a handle on this stuff, I’ll be moderating all comments on The Biking Hub.
What does that mean to you? Comments will no longer appear immediately after you submit them. Sorry, but since I don’t really feel like pimping sex aids or porn sites, this is the way it has to be for the short term.
Any rock solid solutions out there? Other than eliminating comments, of course…
1. Posted by Adam Cooper | 3:01 pm, 3 May 2006
I guess there’s a few solutions out there; but whether or not they’re practical…
* Have registered users, and have them log in before commenting;
* Have server-generated images where you have to type the text that appears in the image into a field;
* Log and block the IP of the offending spammers.
I really don’t like the server-generated images option for accessibility reasons; However, I guess with you’d need to way up the decreased spam vs the number of readers that have accessibility issues.