How about a "Text Only" option on comments?
Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 1:26 pm
Like many others, I too am now being hit by dozens of spam comments per day so I've now changed to "Option C". It still means that I'll have to delete the junk but, at least, the spammers won't benefit.
I do have a suggestion for Slug. Could you add an option that automatically rejects comments if they contain a URL link? Most legitimate comments are simply nice words about one's photos - I see little need for a comment to contain a link. Another possibility is an option that converts URLs to text? That way spammers don't benefit but if someone really was interested in the URL they could go there by typing it in manually.
Peter
I do have a suggestion for Slug. Could you add an option that automatically rejects comments if they contain a URL link? Most legitimate comments are simply nice words about one's photos - I see little need for a comment to contain a link. Another possibility is an option that converts URLs to text? That way spammers don't benefit but if someone really was interested in the URL they could go there by typing it in manually.
Peter