Comments on: Remodeling http://www.daylightatheism.org/2006/05/remodeling.html NIGHTTIME IS FOR DREAMING. DAYLIGHT IS FOR ACTION. Tue, 6 Jan 2009 14:00:26 +0000 By: Ebonmuse http://www.daylightatheism.org/2006/05/remodeling.html#comment-1791 Ebonmuse Sun, 14 May 2006 22:19:42 +0000 http://www.daylightatheism.org/2006/05/remodeling.html#comment-1791 <blockquote>Now we just have to work on this whole liberalism thing. ;)</blockquote> Don't hold your breath there. ;)

Now we just have to work on this whole liberalism thing. ;)

Don't hold your breath there. ;)

]]> By: Oz http://www.daylightatheism.org/2006/05/remodeling.html#comment-1788 Oz Sun, 14 May 2006 13:17:06 +0000 http://www.daylightatheism.org/2006/05/remodeling.html#comment-1788 Adam, you're so smart Now we just have to work on this whole liberalism thing. ;) Adam, you're so smart Now we just have to work on this whole liberalism thing. ;)

]]> By: Dominic Self http://www.daylightatheism.org/2006/05/remodeling.html#comment-1780 Dominic Self Sun, 14 May 2006 01:41:40 +0000 http://www.daylightatheism.org/2006/05/remodeling.html#comment-1780 Ah, didn't know about that, sounds good! My own blog used the sadly defunct MT-Blacklist of known URLs to deter spam, and since that died I've had to resort to security images. A Bayesian filter sounds worthy of investigation though. Ah, didn't know about that, sounds good! My own blog used the sadly defunct MT-Blacklist of known URLs to deter spam, and since that died I've had to resort to security images. A Bayesian filter sounds worthy of investigation though.

]]> By: Ebonmuse http://www.daylightatheism.org/2006/05/remodeling.html#comment-1778 Ebonmuse Sun, 14 May 2006 00:24:42 +0000 http://www.daylightatheism.org/2006/05/remodeling.html#comment-1778 Actually, I'm not expecting the spam volume to change noticeably. WordPress comes with a built-in Bayesian spam filter called Akismet, which checks all comments regardless of how they're submitted. When I set up this blog, I added SecureImage as an extra layer of protection. However, I found out recently that spambots can ignore the normal comment posting procedure and directly invoke the PHP script that posts comments, bypassing SecureImage entirely. Really, the only thing it was doing was inconveniencing legitimate users; Akismet was doing all the hard work from the beginning, and it's generally quite accurate. If it starts making more mistakes, I'll consider alternative ways to block spam. I did make an under-the-hood change that will also deter spammers, by renaming the comment-posting script. This will cause automated attacks aimed at standard WordPress blogs to fail, and I doubt most spammers will want to put in the effort of manually parsing my site to figure out the new name. Actually, I'm not expecting the spam volume to change noticeably. WordPress comes with a built-in Bayesian spam filter called Akismet, which checks all comments regardless of how they're submitted. When I set up this blog, I added SecureImage as an extra layer of protection. However, I found out recently that spambots can ignore the normal comment posting procedure and directly invoke the PHP script that posts comments, bypassing SecureImage entirely. Really, the only thing it was doing was inconveniencing legitimate users; Akismet was doing all the hard work from the beginning, and it's generally quite accurate. If it starts making more mistakes, I'll consider alternative ways to block spam.

I did make an under-the-hood change that will also deter spammers, by renaming the comment-posting script. This will cause automated attacks aimed at standard WordPress blogs to fail, and I doubt most spammers will want to put in the effort of manually parsing my site to figure out the new name.

]]> By: Dominic Self http://www.daylightatheism.org/2006/05/remodeling.html#comment-1776 Dominic Self Sat, 13 May 2006 23:36:16 +0000 http://www.daylightatheism.org/2006/05/remodeling.html#comment-1776 I suspect you might find yourself getting quite a bit of comment spam this way, unfortunately... it's normally slightly more intelligently written than fundementalist rants, at least ;-) I suspect you might find yourself getting quite a bit of comment spam this way, unfortunately... it's normally slightly more intelligently written than fundementalist rants, at least ;-)

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