Comments on: Wordpress comment spam: my simple way to stop (most of) it before it happens http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/04/10/wordpress-comment-spam-my-simple-way-to-stop-most-of-it-before-it-happens/ Changing the world. One blog(ger) at a time. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:51:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Louis http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/04/10/wordpress-comment-spam-my-simple-way-to-stop-most-of-it-before-it-happens/#comment-17079 Louis Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:33:21 +0000 http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/04/10/wordpress-comment-spam-my-simple-way-to-stop-most-of-it-before-it-happens/#comment-17079 I appreciate the thought you've put into this...since your work is helping a large part of the world. I have a thought: With your original implementation couldn't you just add an additional same image (NOT IN A FORM Field) and with creative CSS position it so absolutely so it would be over the form field that should display it? Would that work? Then Safari would display the image where it doesn't honor the form field image and the browsers that do honor the form field image would simply have another absolutely positioned over it????? This sounds crazy the more I write, but wondering if that would be useful. Best of luck and thanks again for you great thinking! I appreciate the thought you've put into this…since your work is helping a large part of the world. I have a thought: With your original implementation couldn't you just add an additional same image (NOT IN A FORM Field) and with creative CSS position it so absolutely so it would be over the form field that should display it? Would that work? Then Safari would display the image where it doesn't honor the form field image and the browsers that do honor the form field image would simply have another absolutely positioned over it????? This sounds crazy the more I write, but wondering if that would be useful. Best of luck and thanks again for you great thinking!

]]> By: Katja http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/04/10/wordpress-comment-spam-my-simple-way-to-stop-most-of-it-before-it-happens/#comment-11968 Katja Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:46:59 +0000 http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/04/10/wordpress-comment-spam-my-simple-way-to-stop-most-of-it-before-it-happens/#comment-11968 <blockquote>That way, anything other than a human being can’t see the answer I’m looking for, and humans actually see the answer right there in front of them.</blockquote> What about humans who cannot see?

That way, anything other than a human being can’t see the answer I’m looking for, and humans actually see the answer right there in front of them.

What about humans who cannot see?

]]> By: Obfuscator http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/04/10/wordpress-comment-spam-my-simple-way-to-stop-most-of-it-before-it-happens/#comment-11860 Obfuscator Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:27:34 +0000 http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/04/10/wordpress-comment-spam-my-simple-way-to-stop-most-of-it-before-it-happens/#comment-11860 Hello >> I use this page to do the escaping. I create more progressive tool, working at once with several algorithms - http://iframe.in Hello

>> I use this page to do the escaping.
I create more progressive tool, working at once with several algorithms - http://iframe.in

]]> By: DocZayus http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/04/10/wordpress-comment-spam-my-simple-way-to-stop-most-of-it-before-it-happens/#comment-7249 DocZayus Sat, 14 Apr 2007 11:26:09 +0000 http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/04/10/wordpress-comment-spam-my-simple-way-to-stop-most-of-it-before-it-happens/#comment-7249 It probably would've been easier to just install a plugin that would do this, as I've seen it on many other Wordpress blogs... It probably would’ve been easier to just install a plugin that would do this, as I’ve seen it on many other Wordpress blogs…

]]> By: Scott Jangro http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/04/10/wordpress-comment-spam-my-simple-way-to-stop-most-of-it-before-it-happens/#comment-7151 Scott Jangro Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:24:07 +0000 http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/04/10/wordpress-comment-spam-my-simple-way-to-stop-most-of-it-before-it-happens/#comment-7151 Cool alternative to the math test plugin (which I use). Your method is fun and fancy, but you are alienating some users. I don't see any image in your text field. I'm using Safari. You should change the question text to, "Are you human? if so, what's my first name?" So at least I have a prayer of getting it correct if I cannot see the image. Otherwise, my answer to that question is, of course, "Yes". Even better, put an image next to it with your name in it to make it more foolproof instead of in the text field. Cool alternative to the math test plugin (which I use).

Your method is fun and fancy, but you are alienating some users. I don’t see any image in your text field. I’m using Safari.

You should change the question text to, “Are you human? if so, what’s my first name?” So at least I have a prayer of getting it correct if I cannot see the image. Otherwise, my answer to that question is, of course, “Yes”.

Even better, put an image next to it with your name in it to make it more foolproof instead of in the text field.

]]> By: Daniel R. Sweet http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/04/10/wordpress-comment-spam-my-simple-way-to-stop-most-of-it-before-it-happens/#comment-7149 Daniel R. Sweet Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:45:43 +0000 http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/04/10/wordpress-comment-spam-my-simple-way-to-stop-most-of-it-before-it-happens/#comment-7149 The best I can tell, the comment spam I'm getting now is all now hand-entered from Romania. A lot less of it, though. This is a great way to reduce it! Dan The best I can tell, the comment spam I’m getting now is all now hand-entered from Romania. A lot less of it, though.

This is a great way to reduce it!

Dan

]]> By: Andrew Flusche http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/04/10/wordpress-comment-spam-my-simple-way-to-stop-most-of-it-before-it-happens/#comment-7148 Andrew Flusche Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:28:12 +0000 http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/04/10/wordpress-comment-spam-my-simple-way-to-stop-most-of-it-before-it-happens/#comment-7148 This is a really cool idea. I'd rather see something like this than a crazy captcha that I can't read. Personally, Akismet has been doing a good job on my blog. I just installed Bad Behavior to help cut down on spam in the first place. It's only been 2-3 days, and it already claims to have blocked 1200+ access attempts. In that time, only ~250 spams have gotten through to Akismet. Take care, Andrew This is a really cool idea. I’d rather see something like this than a crazy captcha that I can’t read.

Personally, Akismet has been doing a good job on my blog. I just installed Bad Behavior to help cut down on spam in the first place. It’s only been 2-3 days, and it already claims to have blocked 1200+ access attempts. In that time, only ~250 spams have gotten through to Akismet.

Take care,
Andrew

]]> By: Alpesh Nakar http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/04/10/wordpress-comment-spam-my-simple-way-to-stop-most-of-it-before-it-happens/#comment-7140 Alpesh Nakar Tue, 10 Apr 2007 05:37:17 +0000 http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/04/10/wordpress-comment-spam-my-simple-way-to-stop-most-of-it-before-it-happens/#comment-7140 Good idea. This is how I got rid of spam - 100% http://alpesh.nakars.com/blog/2007/01/30/how-to-control-spam-on-wordpress-blog/ Rid, means I don't have to moderate :-) Cheers! Alpesh Nakar Good idea.
This is how I got rid of spam - 100%
http://alpesh.nakars.com/blog/2007/01/30/how-to-control-spam-on-wordpress-blog/

Rid, means I don’t have to moderate
:-)
Cheers!
Alpesh Nakar

]]> By: Eric F. http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/04/10/wordpress-comment-spam-my-simple-way-to-stop-most-of-it-before-it-happens/#comment-7138 Eric F. Tue, 10 Apr 2007 04:47:08 +0000 http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/04/10/wordpress-comment-spam-my-simple-way-to-stop-most-of-it-before-it-happens/#comment-7138 I will likely try something like this. Or exactly this. Thanks for the tutorial. I thought Akismet had caught a lot of spam for me back in November when I had about 800 comments blocked. Now I'm up to 11,000 plus. I usually just click "delete all" because I don't like to read the crap that gets caught. Who gets fooled by this garbage to make it worthwhile for the spammers? I will likely try something like this. Or exactly this. Thanks for the tutorial. I thought Akismet had caught a lot of spam for me back in November when I had about 800 comments blocked. Now I’m up to 11,000 plus. I usually just click “delete all” because I don’t like to read the crap that gets caught. Who gets fooled by this garbage to make it worthwhile for the spammers?

]]> By: Todd http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/04/10/wordpress-comment-spam-my-simple-way-to-stop-most-of-it-before-it-happens/#comment-7135 Todd Tue, 10 Apr 2007 04:17:14 +0000 http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/04/10/wordpress-comment-spam-my-simple-way-to-stop-most-of-it-before-it-happens/#comment-7135 Excellent idea! Akismet is catching about 40 a day for me - so I know what you mean about not wanting that list to get too big. After combing my way through 800 comments about Insurance I want to just go out and shoot myself. Todd www.scrapscene.com Excellent idea! Akismet is catching about 40 a day for me - so I know what you mean about not wanting that list to get too big. After combing my way through 800 comments about Insurance I want to just go out and shoot myself.

Todd
http://www.scrapscene.com

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