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Comments now require login

posted by Zed on May 12 2006 08:20

I’ve been getting hammered by online blackjack comment spam — I’ve been deleting dozens a day. For now, I’ve turned on requiring a typekey login to comment.

I hate raising the barrier to comment. I’ll look into alternatives shortly.

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Comments

Bah, i think it's fair to require a login to comment. However, i think it's weak that TypeKey only keeps you logged in for two weeks.

Posted by rone [TypeKey Profile Page] on May 12 2006 21:58

I'm always annoyed by having to login to comment on a blog, including now, when I had to go get my Palm to look up my long-forgotten Typekey id and password.

Posted by Zed [TypeKey Profile Page] on May 13 2006 12:59

I've found that TypeKey doesn't actually keep you logged in for two weeks; I've signed in repeatedly for other blogs, and it wipes out my info within hours. A big ol' pain.

I've also been getting hammered over the past couple of weeks with comment/trackback spam; no games of chance for me, but rather pharmaceutical junk. And I've noticed plenty of other blogs commenting on the barrage. I guess the spammers are in their busy season...

Posted by ctsiokos [TypeKey Profile Page] on May 14 2006 18:56

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