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I've decided to experiment with alternative forms of comment spam moderation, filtering, etc. It used to be that MT-Blacklist would handle blocking spam for me and moderating comments on old entries. And my "type Jeremy here" challenge keeps most of the bots away (there are literally thousands of attempts per day). But it didn't do quite as good a job protecting newer entries where a human spammer was at the keyboard.

As of now, all new comments hit the moderation queue. However, you can bypass the need for me to approve your comment. When you submit a comment, my system will send you a small email to the email address you supplied. If you click the link in that email message, it'll approve the comment right away.

Simple.

Now, I may still approve or remove comments on my own, but this may prove to be a useful balance. We'll see.

It's worth noting that your email address is never made public on the site, so you shouldn't worry about it appearing. If you're not comfortable telling me your email address, I may not be comfortable approving your comment. It's that simple.

So if you've been a regular but anonymous commenter, you have a decision to make.

We'll see how it all works out. I'm interested in feedback on the system--including bug reports! I wrote a bunch of this myself.

BTW, I've known who the famous grumpY! is for a while now. :-)

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