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DN needs a captcha on the comments section?

5 years ago from Tiago Franco

  • Ken Em, 5 years ago

    I've turned off notifications due to the spam problem. Recent comments from mods regarding the issue:

    https://www.designernews.co/comments/305404

    https://www.designernews.co/comments/305374

    A captcha might help, but the issue really needs to be addressed at the account creation stage. Making the site invite-only again, which has been discussed, would help a lot.

    1 point
    • Tiago FrancoTiago Franco, 5 years ago

      IMHO that would put a barrier to new people joining and that can be frustrating when you start your career, etc.

      I would bet on the captcha first and go from there. Or an integration with a Askimet or alike.

      3 points
      • Jesse C.Jesse C., 5 years ago

        I don't think reaching out to someone is that hard (and is good if you're starting your career) and many sites have worked like this for a long time and have been just fine. http://lobste.rs is a good current example.

        -1 points
        • Ken Em, 5 years ago

          Their moderation log is interesting ... https://lobste.rs/moderations

          0 points
          • Jesse C.Jesse C., 5 years ago

            Haha, interesting how so?

            0 points
            • Ken Em, 5 years ago

              "All moderator actions on this site are visible to everyone and the identities of those moderators are made public. While the individual actions of a moderator may cause debate, there should be no question about if an action happened or who is responsible."

              I can't say I've seen that approach before. I like it.

              2 points
              • Jesse C.Jesse C., 5 years ago

                It works really well. The site is more or less free of drama. A few months ago, the person who started the site effectively transitioned the whole thing to the community, and with it all being transparent, it's worked flawlessly.

                1 point
    • Tiago FrancoTiago Franco, 5 years ago

      And it's really a pity to be forced to disable notifications. That lowers the activity on the community.

      0 points