[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #14742: Moderate All Trackbacks/Pingbacks

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#14742: Moderate All Trackbacks/Pingbacks
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 Reporter:  X-Maj           |       Owner:                             
     Type:  enhancement     |      Status:  new                        
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review            
Component:  Administration  |     Version:  3.0.1                      
 Severity:  normal          |    Keywords:  trackbacks, pingbacks, spam
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 Please allow trackbacks and pingbacks to be moderated separately from
 comments.

 I don't want my website visitors to see trackbacks/pingbacks before i do.
 The notion that viewing my website could cause them to waste time even
 looking at spam irritates me.

 I don't understand why this isn't a standard feature.  Maybe nobody has
 made the argument that it's essential?  If that's the case, i'll give it a
 shot.

 1) Nobody likes it when trackbacks/pingbacks show up in the Recent
 Comments widget.  Not even legitimate pings.  In some cases, this makes
 the widget utterly useless.

 2) Trackbacks/pingbacks don't require user registration, so they can't be
 controlled by the "previously approved comment" option.  That makes them
 more vulnerable to spammer abuse.

 3) Some administrators would benefit from enabling trackback/pingback
 moderation and leaving them in the queue instead of disabling them
 entirely.  For instance, trackbacks/pingbacks can be a useful for
 monitoring inbound link activity.

 The bottom line is this:

 Moderating all trackbacks/pingbacks improves the blog visitor experience
 by reducing the spam they're likely to see.

 Moderating all comments degrades the blog visitor experience by slowing
 down their discussions and making them less likely to continue posting
 comments.

 Please don't lump them together.  Thanks for taking the time to read this.

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