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Saturday, February 20, 2010

Commenting

I've had to add a word verification to comments to stop spam, which was picking up in recent weeks. It started with vaguely spammy comments by anonymous authors saying nondescript things, almost as if they were testing me for the offers of prescription drugs and nude photographs that started showing up in the past 24 hours. Let me know if you encounter any problems!
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2 comments:

  1. Amy Coffin, MLISFebruary 21, 2010 at 9:16 PM

    I recently added word verification to my blog, too. I don't like it but what can I do?

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  2. Kathleen O'HaraFebruary 21, 2010 at 11:32 PM

    Amy - I know, I mostly worry that it will be an impediment to some less tech-savvy potential readers and commenters who might not be entirely comfortable with the medium anyway. Maybe I can just tell myself spammers are a sign of success, though!

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I look forward to your comments, and regret having to implement word verification. I've enjoyed keeping the commenting system as simple as possible, but a recent barrage of spam requires additional safeguards at the moment.