From: David Ross <dross@...>
Date: 2004-09-28T22:12:13+09:00
Subject: Re: RubyGarden Spam

trans. (T. Onoma) wrote:

>Here's an idea. 
>
>I was considering the potential of moderation. And I also recalled someone 
>else pointing out that spammers are interested in one thing: external links 
>--and they had suggested we just get rid of external links altogether. Both 
>are too much. But then it hit me: combine the two!
>
>  If a page edit adds an external link, then the page has to be
>  approved by moderator.
>
>T.
>

This would certainly throttle the spammers who post links, but what 
about the spammers*if any* who post abusing remarks against ruby?

-dross