[wp-hackers] Fwd: [kunjan.net] Comment: "The Ansari X Prize"

[Kunjan Shah]

tht sounds cool!!!! do u have the plugin or source? 


On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 01:47:07 -0500, Mark Jaquith
<mark.wordpress at txfx.net> wrote:
> Kunjan Shah wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> >thats cool too... Is 1.3 going to have something like that built in?
> >Some simple spam protection ???
> >
> >
> >On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 01:25:27 -0500, Mark Jaquith
> ><mark.wordpress at txfx.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>One solution would be to have a hidden value in the form that is checked
> >>by a plugin when the comment is submitted.  This value could be
> >>something like the hash of the raw entry text.  Sure, he could figure it
> >>out by looking at the form, but most spammers don't... they post
> >>comments directly.  This wouldn't penalize those who don't send referrers.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> It doesn't have that at the moment... but it'd be simple to add... I
> think I'm going to do it.
> 
> > I assume the original author, just like me, is getting fed up with
> > having to moderate dozens to hundreds of comments per day. I'd much
> > rather see them stopped at the door than having to wade through a
> > moderation queue.
> >
> > -John
> 
> The e-mail he posted was a notification that the comment had actually
> been posted.  But yeah, it can be a hassle having to wade through
> moderation.  Kitten's Spaminator is a good way to stop them "at the
> door," but it can be overzealous.
> 
> My latest trick was to have an optional CAPTCHA on moderation.  That is,
> if a comment goes to moderation, the user is redirected to a CAPTCHA
> form.  If they pass it, the comment is approved automatically.  If a
> disabled user gets caught in moderation, I can approve it manually, so
> there's no penalty for them like with a forced CAPTCHA.
> 
> Check it out here:  http://txfx.net/wp-cvs/2004/11/10/test/
> 
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