Grez wrote:Why reinvent the wheel? Akismet does this with much better accuracy and we already have extension for it. (btw Rich Pedley's version still works, though I'd recommend to use the one I posted at the end of topic, since Rich wasn't here for two years...)
Firstly:
Thanks a lot for thinking of the Aksimet approach and updating the extension. Have installed and am testing your update on a testforum...
Secondly:
They are a bit too much in ones face about money (sad smiley face when giving 0$ & priority on paid accounts) and getting an API from them... (granted: because of their popularity!) I hope we can implement a solution that a.) doesn't need an API (like URL Checker extension) b.) places more transparency on any income made from project.
Akismet wrote:Paid account perks - Priority over free accounts - Faster & more reliable - No traffic limits or throttles
dimkalinux wrote:I dont like any auto-ban or even auto-remove methods - its very very bad.
Agree. That's why I'd place any posts dealt with (also the akismet-method) in a quarantine section (like pun_approval does for posts).
Combining keyword censoring and approach from pun_approval can be an interesting approach.
[KEYDOG EDIT: THIS IS ALREADY POSSIBLE:]Maybe it will be enough to upgrade the akismet extension to be able to retrieve the false positives...
dimkalinux wrote:And user can remove this flag through some actions - for example captcha or other methods.
Knowing that spammers have cracked the captcha technology or use cheap manual labor for high profile sites such as this one (punbb.informer.com/forums), I'm sure it will reduce, but not eliminate the problem posts.