An Updated Quick Note About Comments

Dear Readers:

As you know we have always provided in this Blog the space for uncensored and anonymous comments. In the last few weeks some form of Spam program has figured out how to get past the screening device that requires a real human being to enter some odd wavy letters in order to post a comment. I have ignored this up to now as a minor problem. However, I discovered this morning that the program has generated nearly 400 such posts in 24 hours.

Earlier today we switched the settings on our Blog to require commenters to register as a temporary fix. I haven't found one, other than to begin moderating comments, which we aren't willing to do -- especially if so many of them are spam. So, for now we would rather keep the space for comments open, even if it means the comment sections will get muddied up with spam posts. When our Web czar returns from his honeymoon in a week or so, hopefully we'll find a better solution.

Meanwhile, happy posting.

Jim Shultz