Comments on: Preparing For Spam http://snipplr.com/blog/2006/06/29/preparing-for-spam/ s nipple r <em>dot com!</em> Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:45:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: 1man http://snipplr.com/blog/2006/06/29/preparing-for-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-29 1man Sat, 08 Jul 2006 20:17:58 +0000 http://blog.snipplr.com/2006/06/29/preparing-for-spam/#comment-29 Ah excellent, site only went up a month or so ago and have been so busy I haven't been able to update it. Idealy i think there should be a dropdown which shows all of your posted snippets, then you select the one(s) you want to link to. I'm not sure if the dropdown idea is a bit clunky, if i come up with any other ideas i'll post them. Ah excellent, site only went up a month or so ago and have been so busy I haven’t been able to update it.

Idealy i think there should be a dropdown which shows all of your posted snippets, then you select the one(s) you want to link to. I’m not sure if the dropdown idea is a bit clunky, if i come up with any other ideas i’ll post them.

]]> By: Tyler http://snipplr.com/blog/2006/06/29/preparing-for-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Tyler Fri, 07 Jul 2006 13:45:38 +0000 http://blog.snipplr.com/2006/06/29/preparing-for-spam/#comment-27 Wow. That's crazy. I was just now visiting your website (after looking at your new block quote snippet) when I got pinged about a new blog comment. After seeing your two related snippets I definitely see how linking between snippets is needed. I'll have to think about how to implement it. Suggestions? Wow. That’s crazy. I was just now visiting your website (after looking at your new block quote snippet) when I got pinged about a new blog comment.

After seeing your two related snippets I definitely see how linking between snippets is needed. I’ll have to think about how to implement it. Suggestions?

]]> By: 1man http://snipplr.com/blog/2006/06/29/preparing-for-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-26 1man Fri, 07 Jul 2006 13:41:37 +0000 http://blog.snipplr.com/2006/06/29/preparing-for-spam/#comment-26 Hiya, great site, love the concept, i had a blog setup to do exactly the same thing but this idea is much better. One thing i think it does need at the moment is the ability to link to other bits of code. For example i have posted some HTML and would love to link to the coresponding CSS that is required withing the snippet. Keep up the good work! Hiya,
great site, love the concept, i had a blog setup to do exactly the same thing but this idea is much better.

One thing i think it does need at the moment is the ability to link to other bits of code. For example i have posted some HTML and would love to link to the coresponding CSS that is required withing the snippet.

Keep up the good work!

]]> By: Tyler http://snipplr.com/blog/2006/06/29/preparing-for-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Tyler Fri, 30 Jun 2006 20:04:44 +0000 http://blog.snipplr.com/2006/06/29/preparing-for-spam/#comment-11 "will there be a user profile page at some point?" Yep. “will there be a user profile page at some point?”

Yep.

]]> By: Neo Geek http://snipplr.com/blog/2006/06/29/preparing-for-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Neo Geek Fri, 30 Jun 2006 18:03:03 +0000 http://blog.snipplr.com/2006/06/29/preparing-for-spam/#comment-10 First off let me say that this is an amazing web application that I am sure to use time and time again. I do however have one suggestion/question; will there be a user profile page at some point? I feel that this would be a useful addition to this site as it would allow people to be able to contact a certain user about the script they wrote. Keep up the great work! First off let me say that this is an amazing web application that I am sure to use time and time again. I do however have one suggestion/question; will there be a user profile page at some point? I feel that this would be a useful addition to this site as it would allow people to be able to contact a certain user about the script they wrote.

Keep up the great work!

]]> By: Tyler http://snipplr.com/blog/2006/06/29/preparing-for-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Tyler Fri, 30 Jun 2006 16:54:18 +0000 http://blog.snipplr.com/2006/06/29/preparing-for-spam/#comment-8 That's a good idea, Alvaro. I like asking simple math questions a lot better than using a captcha. Chris: For the time being I'd like to hold off on keeping snippets private (even ones by members who aren't validated yet) to help build up the critical mass you mention. Once things really start rolling, I do plan on allowing people to keep snippets private. I hope that entering a simple math answer will be enough to keep the (automated) spammers at bay for now. That’s a good idea, Alvaro. I like asking simple math questions a lot better than using a captcha.

Chris: For the time being I’d like to hold off on keeping snippets private (even ones by members who aren’t validated yet) to help build up the critical mass you mention. Once things really start rolling, I do plan on allowing people to keep snippets private. I hope that entering a simple math answer will be enough to keep the (automated) spammers at bay for now.

]]> By: CB http://snipplr.com/blog/2006/06/29/preparing-for-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-7 CB Fri, 30 Jun 2006 16:02:02 +0000 http://blog.snipplr.com/2006/06/29/preparing-for-spam/#comment-7 HI, great concept and the potential benefits of this network when you hit critical mass are very exciting. My suggestion would be that you don't even ask for an email address if you're not going to validate at the first step. anyone can start posting on the basis of username and password, however, those snippets are not shared (or available for others to view) unless they validate an email address (ie send a validation code to their email address). The logic being that your site is only useful to spammers if their fake snippets are viewable by the community. Whether the legit guys will want to share their code enough to go through the validation step is an unknown, however you may be able to come up with some interesting incentives for those that do, possible some community features that aren't available to the non-registered. Keep up the good work. Regards, Chris HI, great concept and the potential benefits of this network when you hit critical mass are very exciting. My suggestion would be that you don’t even ask for an email address if you’re not going to validate at the first step. anyone can start posting on the basis of username and password, however, those snippets are not shared (or available for others to view) unless they validate an email address (ie send a validation code to their email address). The logic being that your site is only useful to spammers if their fake snippets are viewable by the community. Whether the legit guys will want to share their code enough to go through the validation step is an unknown, however you may be able to come up with some interesting incentives for those that do, possible some community features that aren’t available to the non-registered.

Keep up the good work.

Regards,

Chris

]]> By: álvaro isorna http://snipplr.com/blog/2006/06/29/preparing-for-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-5 álvaro isorna Fri, 30 Jun 2006 08:47:04 +0000 http://blog.snipplr.com/2006/06/29/preparing-for-spam/#comment-5 hi there, I'd like to thank you for such a wonderful work, I love Snipplr.com!! I'd recommend you to use some kind of user verification, like the one in Alzado.org comments ("please answer to this question: 5 + 7 = [input text]"), it's not as harsh as captcha, and people will understand that it's done to improve the site and prevent spamming. cheers, Alvaro hi there,

I’d like to thank you for such a wonderful work, I love Snipplr.com!!

I’d recommend you to use some kind of user verification, like the one in Alzado.org comments (“please answer to this question: 5 + 7 = [input text]“), it’s not as harsh as captcha, and people will understand that it’s done to improve the site and prevent spamming.

cheers,

Alvaro

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