Comments on: Upgrading http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2006/01/02/upgrading/ A Journal of Jewish Thought and Opinion Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:39:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Cross-Currents » Enhancing SiteRecommender http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2006/01/02/upgrading/#comment-116743 Cross-Currents » Enhancing SiteRecommender Sun, 01 Apr 2007 03:33:04 +0000 http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2006/01/02/upgrading/#comment-116743 [...] Fighting web comment spam continues to be a major issue with popular blogs. We installed the ‘akismet’ tool for WordPress on January 2, 2006, and by July 14 it had trapped over 10,000 spams. Today? Over 80,000 trapped spams, and barely a dozen false positives. If not for Akismet, comments would be almost impossible to maintain. [...] [...] Fighting web comment spam continues to be a major issue with popular blogs. We installed the ‘akismet’ tool for WordPress on January 2, 2006, and by July 14 it had trapped over 10,000 spams. Today? Over 80,000 trapped spams, and barely a dozen false positives. If not for Akismet, comments would be almost impossible to maintain. [...]

]]> By: Amanda Rush http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2006/01/02/upgrading/#comment-49970 Amanda Rush Tue, 03 Jan 2006 16:19:39 +0000 http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2006/01/02/upgrading/#comment-49970 Thank you very much for disabling the image. I've been reading this blog for almost as long as it's been around, but due to visual impairment have not been able to comment. Thank you very much for disabling the image.
I’ve been reading this blog for almost as long as it’s been around, but due to visual impairment have not been able to comment.

]]> By: mycroft http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2006/01/02/upgrading/#comment-49893 mycroft Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:47:08 +0000 http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2006/01/02/upgrading/#comment-49893 If it works your blog will be even better. If it works your blog will be even better.

]]> By: Yaakov Menken http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2006/01/02/upgrading/#comment-49892 Yaakov Menken Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:42:24 +0000 http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2006/01/02/upgrading/#comment-49892 You're welcome. :) The automated WordPress spam-blocker (Akismet) has already detected 27 spam comments to Cross-Currents since the upgrade shortly after midnight. That's why we had no choice but to employ some sort of solution -- yes, we realize the image was very annoying with certain browsers. You’re welcome. :)

The automated WordPress spam-blocker (Akismet) has already detected 27 spam comments to Cross-Currents since the upgrade shortly after midnight. That’s why we had no choice but to employ some sort of solution — yes, we realize the image was very annoying with certain browsers.

]]> By: Joshua http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2006/01/02/upgrading/#comment-49890 Joshua Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:14:40 +0000 http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2006/01/02/upgrading/#comment-49890 Thanks for upgrading, that made it very difficult to post. Thanks for upgrading, that made it very difficult to post.

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