| A month or two ago I added a captcha to anonymous posters because I was really tired of the ads and crap that were hitting my journal.
I think it slowed down the flow of crap, but it hasn't stopped, so today I limited my journal to be only postable to by registered users. I don't believe I've had a legitimate "anonymous" post yet, so this shouldn't hinder anyone. If the spam continues, I may need to restrict it further, though. - Tags:spam
- Mood:annoyed

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One of the things I actually like on facebook is it doesn't show you on someone else's friends list if you haven't friended them back. Also, the friending system on FB is way more accessible in terms of not having to make an effort to know whether others have friended you.
I like to think that I'm not just a crazy stalker chick. I've been lucky that I've not (as far as I know) been "stalked" -- although I too have seen folks go "friends only". That makes me sad (especially when I get booted from that "friends" list.) :-)
Since I think I have friended back everyone in LJ who has friended me (except for the occasional Russian Spammer) it's extremely easy for me to see who is following me in their stream -- the "also followed by" or some such on my profile will have just a couple of folks. Of course, I can't tell if someone just types my journal in and reads... or spams.
So if a spambot is programed to respond to the "most recent post" they post there, it is not visible (or searchable), and it does not show up in my e-mail.
I check and delete the messages occasionally, I find it captures about a dozen spam messages a month.
Edited at 2012-02-18 12:36 am (UTC)