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Revision as of 17:15, 11 March 2008

Lets put our discussion here.

Current Spam Prevention

Secret we cannot let the terrorists know


Methods We Might Use

If you have omethin


Method In use Brief Discussion Pro/Con Vote For with your user name
Shoot Them No
  • Pro: Last time they spam.
  • Con: Cost of amo
Edits from Registere Uer Only No
  • Pro: Might help
  • Con: Some may not want to have to reiter prior to editing. How can we be Open Circuits if we are closed?
Captcha for Non-Registered Users ?
  • Pro: Might help, lets unregistered users comment. Encourages registration
  • Con: Who wants to type in a Captcha
Captcha for All No
  • Pro: Might help
  • Con: Sucks
Register after Email Confirmation ?
  • Pro: Might Help
  • Con: Makes it even harder to register.
Block Users or IP addresses that Spam
  • Pro: Might help if spammers do not spoof thier ip addresses or have means of changing them.
  • Con: Lots of work for admin. Ther may be too many of them for the number of us.

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