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Week of bliss at an end

Well, we had a week of unfettered bliss, but now the spammers have found the website and have started spamming the Wordpress comment feature on this site.  Looks like I’m in for some work now, moderating things.

Mon, 24 Apr 2006 14:45:46 -0500
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5 Responses to “Week of bliss at an end”

  1. Jordon Says:
    April 24th, 2006 at 6:12 pm

    I’ve managed to keep the comment spam away by adding an extra required field. It doesn’t keep the trackbacks away, but I get no (automated) comment spam.

  2. Joshua (Site Owner) Says:
    April 24th, 2006 at 7:21 pm

    Thanks Jordon.

    I’ve decided to go the CAPTCHA route.

    Everyone, let me know if it’s too annoying.

  3. Joshua (Site Owner) Says:
    April 24th, 2006 at 8:20 pm

    Actually, Jordon, upon reflection, your argument for compatibility with screen readers and Braille displays is a strong one, so I’ve implemented a prompt question.  Thanks for the idea!

  4. Richard Says:
    April 25th, 2006 at 3:22 pm

    Did you give the Akismet plugin a try?

  5. Joshua (Site Owner) Says:
    April 26th, 2006 at 2:31 am

    I did now.  It’s up and running.  Thanks, Richard.

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