Use a human test

The easiest way is to find one of those things that proves that you are a human and make any post require that you pass the "human test".  Eventually somebody will figure a way around that & then humans will post spam, but it is a beginning!

Tags

  1. security
  2. spam
  3. wish
  4. human test

Comments

spambotted says
Just pop up a human test when they push the say or edit or .... buttons.
Mark de LA says
this needs to go on the work list
Seth says
Mark 2005-10-27 14:37:16 1693
this needs to go on the work list
it goes beneath the fold ... ie have not made a work list for after the fold.

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