To foil comment spammers, I added a "word verification" code to each comment page. Now, to post a comment on any steve's blog entry, you must enter the word verification security code in the box at the bottom of the comment page. Above is an example.What this does is to prevent automated systems from adding comments to the blog, since it takes a human being to read the word and pass this step. If you're a blogger and you've ever received a comment that looked like an advertisement or a random link to an unrelated site, then you've encountered comment spam. A lot of this is done automatically by software which can't pass the word verification, so enabling this technology is a good way to prevent many such unwanted comments.
I apologize for any inconvenience, but it's a step that had to be taken.
It's funny when they comment on entries that are like a year old.
ReplyDeleteAt least you can read your security code, on most sites I can't even read them
I figured I'd stop it before it becam a major problem here. The other day, I had to clear off at least three obvious ads.
ReplyDeleteI responded to a spam comment on Matthew Yglesias' blog some time ago when I was in the middle of a dialog with another poster. It downloaded three porn sights onto my hard drive. The guys at the shop can't even remove them. The best part is that nobody believes me when I credit their place of origin........
ReplyDeleteThat's seriously funny.
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