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Monday, October 10, 2005

Word verification - back in place

The grand experiment is now over. After, oh, 16 hours, I have reimplemented word verfication on the blog. (Click here for the original entry.)

Almost from the moment I removed the feature, I have been getting slammed with comment spam. What's worse, it's been hitting older entries as well, making it even more difficult to hunt down and remove.

I know there are a number of things I should be doing, such as:
  1. Implementing Haloscan commenting.
  2. Moving the blog to an entirely new platform.
  3. Setting up my own domain.
Although all of these remain on my wish list, the thing I lack at this time is...time. Using the Blogger service is a relatively low-overhead means of maintaining this blog. I don't have the free time to move everything over - not now, anyway, but hopefully soon.

Until then, I'll apologize for forcing you all to type in wacked-out key combinations when leaving comments. Blame the scum among us who insist on ruining what should otherwise be an enlightening, inspirational experience.

Thank you for your understanding.
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7 comments:

  1. kenju12:45 PM, October 10, 2005

    I don't mind either, Carmi! You are always worth it!

    Michele sent me, and there's a new post to read!

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  2. Misti12:56 PM, October 10, 2005

    Hey, i make you do it on mine so we're even;-)
    its really no biggie.
    I also would love my own domain but i lack the talent.

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  3. Dean8:26 PM, October 10, 2005

    I hate comment spam. In fact, I hate spam of all stripes. So I don't mind typing in a few letters.

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  4. Kevin10:30 PM, October 10, 2005

    Here today from Michele's.

    There's no need to apologize. Word verification is a very minor annoyance when compared to the onslaught of spam that shows up without it.

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  5. Thumper12:40 AM, October 11, 2005

    As more and more blogs *have* to implement wod verification, even those who hate it will just get used to it and not think twice. It's not that big a deal.

    But yeah...haloscan is awesome. I don't think I've ever gotten spam in my comments...

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  6. Twisted Cinderella1:07 PM, October 15, 2005

    I don't mind having type out a few extra random nonsense letters to get the chance to chat back at ya, don't worry about it, I understand

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  7. Twisted Cinderella1:08 PM, October 15, 2005

    oh and michele sent me!

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Please note that Written Inc. has been set up so that all comments must first be moderated before they go live on the blog. I apologize for the inconvenience, but this is to ensure bots and trolls don't muck up the works. If you have any difficulty leaving a comment here as a result, please feel free to email it to carmilevy AT gmail DOT com. Thank you for your understanding.