Comments on: Friday Links 07-10-12 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/12/friday-links-07-10-12/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:29:16 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Peter http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/12/friday-links-07-10-12/comment-page-1/#comment-64514 Peter Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:56:33 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/12/friday-links-07-10-12/#comment-64514 Hi Scott, I do the same as Jean and it works well (in combination with Akismet). Also the Public Speaking FAQ looking interesting. I actually went to my first Toastmasters meeting this week as a guest. It was surprisingly fun and I even got involved in the Table Topics. Hi Scott,

I do the same as Jean and it works well (in combination with Akismet).

Also the Public Speaking FAQ looking interesting. I actually went to my first Toastmasters meeting this week as a guest. It was surprisingly fun and I even got involved in the Table Topics.

]]> By: Ilja http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/12/friday-links-07-10-12/comment-page-1/#comment-62834 Ilja Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:20:09 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/12/friday-links-07-10-12/#comment-62834 Here's an article about CAPTCHAs and their accessibility gotchas: http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200709/provide_an_accessible_alternative_if_you_must_use_a_captcha/ Although its main focus is on accessibility, it (and the comments) also gives some anti-spam tricks. Adding a checkbox that has to be checked or unchecked by the commenter is quite simple to implement, but seems to be rather effective. Here’s an article about CAPTCHAs and their accessibility gotchas:

http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200709/provide_an_accessible_alternative_if_you_must_use_a_captcha/

Although its main focus is on accessibility, it (and the comments) also gives some anti-spam tricks. Adding a checkbox that has to be checked or unchecked by the commenter is quite simple to implement, but seems to be rather effective.

]]> By: Scott Young http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/12/friday-links-07-10-12/comment-page-1/#comment-62527 Scott Young Sun, 14 Oct 2007 17:13:26 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/12/friday-links-07-10-12/#comment-62527 Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I'll test some of these ideas over the next few weeks. Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I’ll test some of these ideas over the next few weeks.

]]> By: Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/12/friday-links-07-10-12/comment-page-1/#comment-62291 Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk Sun, 14 Oct 2007 00:49:35 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/12/friday-links-07-10-12/#comment-62291 On my site (using WordPress) I allow users to comment without moderation as long as they have a previously approved comment. That works great for me. The box to check is under Options/Discussion. On my site (using WordPress) I allow users to comment without moderation as long as they have a previously approved comment. That works great for me. The box to check is under Options/Discussion.

]]> By: Iair http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/12/friday-links-07-10-12/comment-page-1/#comment-62290 Iair Sun, 14 Oct 2007 00:47:21 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/12/friday-links-07-10-12/#comment-62290 Agree with Jay, aso would be an interesting experiment to have your own community. Also, Scott, captcha is not as irritating as you think, but if you think so yo can try the alternative "Math Comment" (a bit geeky) which validates a human user by asking a simple Math calculation (like: one plus one?) here is one link for a Wordpress Plugin... http://sw-guide.de/wordpress/plugins/math-comment-spam-protection/ Thanks Scott, Iair. Agree with Jay, aso would be an interesting experiment to have your own community.

Also, Scott, captcha is not as irritating as you think, but if you think so yo can try the alternative “Math Comment” (a bit geeky) which validates a human user by asking a simple Math calculation (like: one plus one?)

here is one link for a Wordpress Plugin…
http://sw-guide.de/wordpress/plugins/math-comment-spam-protection/

Thanks Scott,
Iair.

]]> By: Eric http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/12/friday-links-07-10-12/comment-page-1/#comment-61966 Eric Sat, 13 Oct 2007 05:34:30 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/12/friday-links-07-10-12/#comment-61966 Thanks Scott for the special mention! I'm happy to let you know that till today (that's 2 days), we have sold about 187 books! We are now in the midst of writing version 2.0 :) Thanks Scott for the special mention! I’m happy to let you know that till today (that’s 2 days), we have sold about 187 books! We are now in the midst of writing version 2.0 :)

]]> By: Jay Andrew Allen http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/12/friday-links-07-10-12/comment-page-1/#comment-61878 Jay Andrew Allen Fri, 12 Oct 2007 22:30:08 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/12/friday-links-07-10-12/#comment-61878 Great article on staying in the Now. Thanks for that blast from the past! As for comments, if you're on WordPress, you can allow frequent readers to sign up for accounts on your site, which you have to approve. Once someone has an approved account, you can allow their comments to go straight to the site without moderation. You should also be able to do this without user registration, allowing someone with a specific email address to have their comments appear straightaway if one of their comments has been approved in the past. Great article on staying in the Now. Thanks for that blast from the past!

As for comments, if you’re on WordPress, you can allow frequent readers to sign up for accounts on your site, which you have to approve. Once someone has an approved account, you can allow their comments to go straight to the site without moderation. You should also be able to do this without user registration, allowing someone with a specific email address to have their comments appear straightaway if one of their comments has been approved in the past.

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