Comments on: Back to Basics http://www.lostaddress.org/2007/03/30/back-to-basics making our stupidity help you Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:16:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ray http://www.lostaddress.org/2007/03/30/back-to-basics/comment-page-1#comment-5658 Ray Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:52:30 +0000 http://www.lostaddress.org/index.php/2007/03/30/back-to-basics/#comment-5658 MrCorey - it occurs to me that, while an excellent method, I would need access to the backend databases which I don't have. Bugger. MrCorey – it occurs to me that, while an excellent method, I would need access to the backend databases which I don’t have. Bugger.

]]> By: J_K9 http://www.lostaddress.org/2007/03/30/back-to-basics/comment-page-1#comment-5640 J_K9 Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:06:43 +0000 http://www.lostaddress.org/index.php/2007/03/30/back-to-basics/#comment-5640 Thank you, McCorey, for that link - I had never heard of that method. It's simple and effective! The only problem I see is for users of text-based browsers or those who have disabled CSS, because they probably will fill in that field and thus be marked as spam. Nevertheless, these people are the minority and with some minor tweaks this problem could probably be avoided :) Best of luck to both of you with the theming, by the way ;) Thank you, McCorey, for that link – I had never heard of that method. It’s simple and effective! The only problem I see is for users of text-based browsers or those who have disabled CSS, because they probably will fill in that field and thus be marked as spam. Nevertheless, these people are the minority and with some minor tweaks this problem could probably be avoided :)

Best of luck to both of you with the theming, by the way ;)

]]> By: Ray http://www.lostaddress.org/2007/03/30/back-to-basics/comment-page-1#comment-5633 Ray Tue, 03 Apr 2007 10:06:08 +0000 http://www.lostaddress.org/index.php/2007/03/30/back-to-basics/#comment-5633 That looks interesting - if it can be better than akismet I'll try it out. Thanks for the tip. That looks interesting – if it can be better than akismet I’ll try it out. Thanks for the tip.

]]> By: MrCorey http://www.lostaddress.org/2007/03/30/back-to-basics/comment-page-1#comment-5632 MrCorey Tue, 03 Apr 2007 09:53:07 +0000 http://www.lostaddress.org/index.php/2007/03/30/back-to-basics/#comment-5632 Ray, you might want to hack your comments template and do this: <a href="http://www.rustylime.com/show_article.php?id=338" rel="nofollow">How we beat comment spam</a> I've been tempted but haven't gone the extra mile yet. J_K9, I've played with Sandbox before (as well as most themes that have caught my fancy) and its a neat idea, but, I've actually got the basics already hammered out. I just need to learn the CSS that I'll need. I have been borrowing ideas all along. What I want to do will require 2 loops, so its a self-code. I may release it when done. Ray, you might want to hack your comments template and do this: How we beat comment spam I’ve been tempted but haven’t gone the extra mile yet.

J_K9, I’ve played with Sandbox before (as well as most themes that have caught my fancy) and its a neat idea, but, I’ve actually got the basics already hammered out. I just need to learn the CSS that I’ll need. I have been borrowing ideas all along. What I want to do will require 2 loops, so its a self-code. I may release it when done.

]]> By: Ray http://www.lostaddress.org/2007/03/30/back-to-basics/comment-page-1#comment-5617 Ray Mon, 02 Apr 2007 14:18:45 +0000 http://www.lostaddress.org/index.php/2007/03/30/back-to-basics/#comment-5617 Akismet is really really pissing me off. It keeps dumping stuff in moderation or allowing spam through. I may just turn the whole thing off and set all comments to "in moderation" - it will slow down conversations, but Akismet just isn't cutting it. SK2 is a great plugin and if I can work out why it makes my dashboard go strange and fix it I will put it back on. Dr Dave (the creator) is very helpful for that sort of thing. Akismet is really really pissing me off. It keeps dumping stuff in moderation or allowing spam through. I may just turn the whole thing off and set all comments to “in moderation” – it will slow down conversations, but Akismet just isn’t cutting it.

SK2 is a great plugin and if I can work out why it makes my dashboard go strange and fix it I will put it back on. Dr Dave (the creator) is very helpful for that sort of thing.

]]> By: J_K9 http://www.lostaddress.org/2007/03/30/back-to-basics/comment-page-1#comment-5615 J_K9 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 14:14:12 +0000 http://www.lostaddress.org/index.php/2007/03/30/back-to-basics/#comment-5615 McCorey: You might want to base your theme off Sandbox (http://www.plaintxt.org/themes/sandbox/) - it's "the theme for themers," so you may find it easier to build on that than to write your own from scratch :) I might actually get rid of Akismet and install SK2... Too much spam has not been filtered out lately :? McCorey: You might want to base your theme off Sandbox (http://www.plaintxt.org/themes/sandbox/) – it’s “the theme for themers,” so you may find it easier to build on that than to write your own from scratch :)

I might actually get rid of Akismet and install SK2… Too much spam has not been filtered out lately :?

]]> By: Ray http://www.lostaddress.org/2007/03/30/back-to-basics/comment-page-1#comment-5589 Ray Sun, 01 Apr 2007 09:36:15 +0000 http://www.lostaddress.org/index.php/2007/03/30/back-to-basics/#comment-5589 Yeah - I just need to keep it from breaking :) Yeah – I just need to keep it from breaking :)

]]> By: hari http://www.lostaddress.org/2007/03/30/back-to-basics/comment-page-1#comment-5588 hari Sun, 01 Apr 2007 09:26:10 +0000 http://www.lostaddress.org/index.php/2007/03/30/back-to-basics/#comment-5588 Nice to see the old look back. This is more like it :) Nice to see the old look back. This is more like it :)

]]> By: Ray http://www.lostaddress.org/2007/03/30/back-to-basics/comment-page-1#comment-5585 Ray Sun, 01 Apr 2007 07:29:48 +0000 http://www.lostaddress.org/index.php/2007/03/30/back-to-basics/#comment-5585 I did try the latest SK2, but,although it happily installs, the configuration pages refuse to show. BB2 - forgot that one. I'll have to grab it. Thanks I did try the latest SK2, but,although it happily installs, the configuration pages refuse to show. BB2 – forgot that one. I’ll have to grab it.

Thanks

]]> By: MrCorey http://www.lostaddress.org/2007/03/30/back-to-basics/comment-page-1#comment-5579 MrCorey Sun, 01 Apr 2007 03:12:34 +0000 http://www.lostaddress.org/index.php/2007/03/30/back-to-basics/#comment-5579 If you haven't done so already, I think that there is an upgrade for SK2, which you might need. You could also try BB2, which I've had pretty good luck with, for the most part. If you haven’t done so already, I think that there is an upgrade for SK2, which you might need. You could also try BB2, which I’ve had pretty good luck with, for the most part.

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