comments section

Improve your web site’s comment section by only allowing unique comments! Now every meme image will need to be one pixel different in order to be reposted. The Internet is saved!

Dec 16, 2018

Communication, Computers, Technology, UI / UX

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Background: Moderating the comments section of any web site is a thankless and un-ending task. But what if there were some way to make it slightly easier? Proposal: Instead of just allowing any comments, we can require that comments be totally unique and never-before-seen. Once a comment is made, or an image is posted, a…
How to solve spam forever and make your web site comment section useful again, with “robo-banning”

Oct 13, 2014

Culture

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The issue: Public comment sections on the Internet are famous for requiring non-stop moderation in order to prevent them from becoming populated exclusively with spam and/or horrifying comments. Many solutions have been attempted, including: 1. Do nothing. Disadvantage: spam / scams overrun the site, making it totally un-usable for legitimate users. 2. Ban / block…