Spam is extremely annoying
After 529 comments spam-free, it finally happened (3 comments worth). With this new release I changed the spam protection to use a different method, but alas, it has failed me. So the myth that you can stop spam via CSS is false. I should have known better than to fool with something that was working perfectly.
For the record, I just may hate spam more than anything else in my life—it’s so frustrating.
Leon Wednesday, 19 Sep, 2007 Posted at 05:10PM
I have the same problem with my homegrown blog app. I just switched to akismet. get the ror-akismet plugin, get a key and you will love life. haven’t had any spam since. HTH! :)
Ryan Wednesday, 19 Sep, 2007 Posted at 06:31PM
If those couple of comments are starting a trend, and if this image captcha doesn’t keep the site spam free, akismet will be my next move. I’ve heard very good things about akismet. Do you happen to know anything about defensio?
Leon Sunday, 23 Sep, 2007 Posted at 06:46AM
I don’t know defensio but will give it a spin. Akismet just has a strong following and a popular plugin for Rails… so I was sold then and there. :) Either way, good luck finding something that works, I know how much of a pain in 4$$ it is fighting spam.