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By David Blaine, on 03-07-2008 00:00

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No Spam

Starting today, July 5th, commenting on this site will be disabled until we can install better security. 

The past few days we have received three serious comments and over fifteen hundred spam messages.  I'm not talking about crank comments, I mean spam.  Links to porn sites and such.  This has been an ongoing problem for months, but now the attacks are coming daily.

The result requires a massive effort, sifting through garbage to find the real comments.  Our present security code system is not effective in keeping these unwelcome visitors out. 

We have always enjoyed reading your comments and will miss them.  This is not an effort to censor, and it is not going to be permenant.

Thanks for your patience.

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By: DBlaine (Registered) on 06-07-2008 09:32

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By: DBlaine (Registered IP 66.211.93.164) on 06-07-2008 09:32

Well, we have a new comment system up less than two days after turning comments off. 
 
You'll notice a different feel and look, but give it a chance, and do try it out!

 

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