[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #8968: Spam comments should produce 'awaiting moderation' feedback

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#8968: Spam comments should produce 'awaiting moderation' feedback
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 Reporter:  tellyworth               |       Owner:
     Type:  feature request          |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  low                      |   Milestone:  3.7
Component:  Comments                 |     Version:  2.7
 Severity:  minor                    |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-refresh  |
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Comment (by nacin):

 Replying to [comment:20 knutsp]:
 > Spammers should not be given any feedback, even if they are manually
 entered. Giving feedback could encourage spammers to become more clever at
 crafting a comment that will not be regarded as spam.

 Well, at the moment, the comment disappears, at which point they
 immediately know it got caught as spam. If anything, current functionality
 is giving them exactly the feedback they need. Yes, I am saying: This
 would help annoy spammers.

 A better solution would be to be ambigious: if the comment is awaiting
 moderation, or if it is awaiting moderation in the spam queue, they get
 the same result: "Your comment is awaiting moderation."

 If a comment is stuck in moderation long enough, a user might contact the
 site author letting them know their comment is stuck in moderation, at
 which point they can check both Pending and Spam. Right now, the user (or
 a spammer) is literally presented with an error condition. That can't
 possibly be desired. This change does nothing to help spammers, while at
 the same time helping legitimate commenters ensure their comment is seen
 and that they don't post the thing multiple times, fearing the browser ate
 their comment.

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