[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #17113: Core should warn when comment spam and caching plugins are not active

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#17113: Core should warn when comment spam and caching plugins are not active
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 Reporter:  nacin            |       Owner:
     Type:  feature request  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  low              |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Plugins          |     Version:
 Severity:  minor            |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                   |
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Comment (by markjaquith):

 > Spam protection is a different beast but we still should be encouraging
 not nagging whatever we do.

 That's a minor point about how it's worded. I think the core here is that
 we should tell people when they don't have an anti-spam solution enabled,
 and point them in the right direction. We can do it in a way that
 encourages them, and only appears when relevant.

 > Add a whole api like this just makes it look more like these things
 should be bundled in core.

 Comprehensive anti-spam can't be. And comprehensive caching probably
 shouldn't be. But they're still real problems that a non-trivial number of
 people will face. Just because something isn't right for core doesn't mean
 we shouldn't do what we can to put them on the right path.

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