[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #49956: Spammers able to share unmoderated comments

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#49956: Spammers able to share unmoderated comments
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 Reporter:  jonkolbert                |       Owner:  peterwilsoncc
     Type:  defect (bug)              |      Status:  accepted
 Priority:  normal                    |   Milestone:  5.4.2
Component:  Comments                  |     Version:  5.1
 Severity:  major                     |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-dev-note  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by whyisjake):

 > Night brain come up with a solution: hide the reply button on unapproved
 comment if it's displayed due to the moderation hash.

 Do you think that spammers are submitting these comments manually, or
 perhaps programmatically? I'm wondering if it makes sense to remove the
 button at all.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/49956#comment:32>
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