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Re: How to Defeat Comment Spam Interesting that he suggested not using CAPTCHA. I don’t mind it myself personally, but I could see users getting annoyed by it. Reply
@Eric Ellis: Personally, I’m not opposed to them unless they are barely legible GIF-text. I’ve seen basic logic tests like “what’s 2+2” or “is ice cold or hot” that I believe are easier to implement and as productive. Reply
Re: How to Defeat Comment Spam
Interesting that he suggested not using CAPTCHA. I don’t mind it myself personally, but I could see users getting annoyed by it.
@Eric Ellis: Personally, I’m not opposed to them unless they are barely legible GIF-text.
I’ve seen basic logic tests like “what’s 2+2” or “is ice cold or hot” that I believe are easier to implement and as productive.