I’ve had the comment security code in my comment field for a loooong time. At one point it served to keep spam generating programs from commenting on my posts. I think I can let other programs work behind the scenes to accomplish that now.
Why now?
Because I just had a brilliant piece of writing eaten by the exact same code on another blog. Something that have neither the time nor inclination to attempt to duplicate…
And it caused me to think that others who might like to comment on this blog might have had the same thing happen to them.
And since I want discussion on this blog, things that might inhibit discussion should go.
So it has, at least for now. We’ll see how it works.
I hope this will encourage more opinions in the future.
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Update
Ok. Less that 24 hours and three spam messages.
Security code is back in. Sorry.
For those who have had comments swallowed by a message that says you have an invalid security code, only to hit the back button and have your comment gone forever…
The only way around this that I have found is to make sure you highlight and copy your comment before submitting it. I know it is a hoop through which to jump and one easily forgotten, but I fear I have no other suggestions.
Sorry.
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art rogers
on Jun 10th, 2009
@ 7:51 pm:
I’ve already been hit by one spam bot.
I have a feeling the security code is going to go back up.
Quinn Hooks
on Jun 11th, 2009
@ 1:15 pm:
I had to do the same, Art. For some reason, I am getting spam from Russia and I can’t read Russian!
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