[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 knutsp):

 As mark-k points out, there is a downside to lying in the feedback. It may
 confuse or annoy spammers, because they see the feedback as ambiguous, but
 to the legitimate commenter the feedback will be regarded as a positive
 one.

 I know for myself that I usually just hit "Delete Spam" without going
 through them one by one. That is also the reason I use an anti-spam
 plugin.

 So the argument that a legitimate commenter may eventually detect that his
 comment is "awaiting moderation" for an unreasonably long time is moot.
 The comment will probably be deleted by then. There are also those plugins
 that let you automatically delete spam comments on certain conditions,
 like if the post is old.

 So, while I agree with the ticket author, and other commenters here, that
 the most ambiguous message to spammer is to lie, I say with Viper007Bond:
 "Plus the important thing is here is people not spammers."

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