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August 31, 2005
How Spam Affects Blogging
I haven't been the most active lately, on the blog. I know. I've been doing a lot of stuff, but that stuff just hasn't been here on the blog. One reason is spam. Every day, I've been logging in to the blog and deleting spam comments by the dozens. Overnight, over 80 spam comments have been posted to the blog. The filters catch it, and you never see it on the blog, but I'm tired of the daily spamcop routine, when I'd rather be blogging.
There is an answer. I can turn on TypeKey authorization requirements. This would require that anyone who posts on the blog have a TypeKey account, which would be used to authenticate that they are a real person before they can post. The good news is that TypeKey authorized users see their posts appear automatically, without my approval being needed. The bad news is that some people simply will not post if they have to do anything more than type their message. I already make use of this service for automatic approval of posts, so you can register already, and see your posts appear immediately. What I'm considering is blocking all non-Typekey approved comments, as a spam-prevention measure.
I welcome any thoughts on this from my readers. If the end result is more writing, would you be opposed to registering with Typekey (NOT registering with this blog, but with an outside service) in order to post? Let me know.
Posted by Lockjaw at August 31, 2005 5:48 AM
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It seems more and more that it is going to be required. The spammers are getting better and better and responding faster to attempts to block them. I imagine soon the majority of sites will end up having to require registration soon.
Posted by: Ogre at September 6, 2005 6:57 AM
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