Apologies for the extra step in commenting here, but since the “close old posts” and Akismet plugins are starting to fail miserably (87 spam comments to be moderated in 2 hours), there’s one more simple step required to leave your mark on la watercooler.
I’ve installed the “Did You Pass Math” plugin, which requires you to answer a simple math question before your comment will be accepted.
Hey, at least you don’t have to try reading a blurry captcha.
Hopefully that will slow the spammers for a little while.
I hope that works for you–it sure didn’t help me for long.
I win I win! What do I win?
The problem with that is that I DIDN’T pass math! *stress*
That’s way cooler than trying to type in a fuzzy word. 🙂 Hope it cuts down on your spam.
i’d rather type in those fuzzy words. math and i are like oil and water! 🙂
Hey, if that doesn’t work for long… I have my blacklist words which has worked perfectly now for six months. Well, almost perfectly… I just added another word recently which took care of the problem of 3 spam messages. Happy to share it with ya!