new comments system – recaptcha
Until recently, commenting has been restricted to registered users due to the ridiculous torrent of spam which any website automatically attracts. Before registration was required, I was using Akismet, which was fairly effective, as in it caught 99.9%. Despite Akismet’s valiant attempts, the sheer volume of spam meant that a lot was making its way through to the site, or to the (irritating) moderation queue.
However, I am now going to give reCaptcha a go. This is one of those “write the word in the box” type system, with a twist: the words are actually from old books and the like, so by filling them in you’ll not only be proving that you’re not a disenfranchised Nigerian prince in search of a business partner, you’ll also be digitising something useful and, in time, saving today’s already overworked school children from having to walk to a library or similarly uncool and physical location in order to access classic texts.
In summary: fill out the two words in the box (with a space between them) to comment, and registration is no longer required. You may still register, and whether you do or not the site will try to remember your details (name, email etc) insofar as you’ve entered them.
Herman Melville says: “translate my new super-extra-extended edition of Moby Dick (now with even more minute details of whales) and stop spam all at the same time.
Is this why you can’t think of any work you need done?
Possibly… although I was only messing around with this during my lunch break, but I seem to have broken something good and proper.
WHat have you broken?
Not sure but the validation form seems to work sporadically at best for me.
The joy of technology.
PS I hope you’re not offended by the work comment.
No, although slightly disturbed at the thought anyone might actually read anything I write here and simulteneously actually know who I am…
You mean to tell me that you don’t have a loyal following?
What sort of researcher/ almost lawyer would I be if I didn’t immediately google everyone I am working for?
My office. NOW!
Who’s office?
You don’t have an office A-Train
Test
testestestestestestesticles (sorry…)