We make extensive use of Akismet on the blogs we run. Couldn't do without. Is there a similar interface for directories and if so which ones?
We use Akismet on this forum too. Akismet has an api that you can call, just needs a bit of programming and testing.
If you are having trouble with spam on phpLD, feel free to ask about help in our forums. We will be happy to go over some methods with your once we have a little more information about you specific situation.
Captcha in Numeric Based System helps Directories to solve Spam issues because sometimes regular captcha dont work that well
Then pick software that already has Akismet integrated... or hire someone to do it. You're losing money by spending time on spam... spend the money on getting Akismet working instead and you have a long term solution as well.
Askimet is for blog comments, not link submissions. I will test it though. We already have a Disqus plugin that uses Askimet for comments.
Akismet can process any type of 3rd party submission. You have an ip, email and content - that's pretty much all it needs to work on. If you view the API docs you'll see that directory submission checking will work just fine.
Ok, thanks for the info. I will take a look. I did not realize that. Have you tested it on directories? For example, what if someone submits an adult site to an adult directory, or a poker site to a directory that allows gambling links, or even an ink cartridge link, etc. I wonder if it would block too many legitimate requests or requests that might lead to a sale of a link. I will test it, but it would be nice if someone already has some data on this.
The adult site will only get blocked if it is submitted to a site where the directory owner has activated the tool, takes issue with the site and flags it as spam. This is as it should be. It turns the tables on the spammers and timewasters that represent 99% of the industry. Directory owners that are worried about turning away link sales will have the option to activate the tool or not.
If I was designing the system and wanted to cater for problematic categories I'd have a switch on the category to allow me to turn akimet testing off for the category. Additionally it only gives a result... It's up to you what you do with that result... Force the submitter to use a paid option, put it in the spam queue, put it at the end of the queue instead of int the date order etc You'd also want to look at how false positives are fed back into the system. I haven't gone into that.
If I was designing the system and wanted to cater for problematic categories I'd have a switch on the category to allow me to turn akimet testing off for the category. Additionally it only gives a result... It's up to you what you do with that result... Force the submitter to use a paid option, put it in the spam queue, put it at the end of the queue instead of int the date order etc You'd also want to look at how false positives are fed back into the system. I haven't gone into that.
Got it. We have something else we are working on to that is very related to this topic, so glad you mentioned askimet. There are a few things that askimet will not do that are important (especially with directories), but it could certainly play a vital role, and we will be exploring it.