The dawn of a new comments regime
The Curious Capitalist has just been upgraded to a new version of Movable Type that requires commenters to sign in. This is not because any of you have been naughty or anything (yeah, there were a few bad words in the great FairTax debate, but that was understandable). It's because the old version of Movable Type was no longer much good at keeping out spam comments. I've been having to delete 30 or 40 a day. Which was interesting: While my Time.com comrade Poniewozik claims to have gotten mostly penis-enlargement spam, mine seemed to be oriented more toward Italian-language porn offers. But anyway, deleting them probably wasn't the optimal use of my time.
So, sorry for the sign-in hassle. But it's a one-time thing. At least until the next upgrade, when we start requiring retinal scans.
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Okay, I just signed up to comment. It was slightly more of a hassle than I anticipated, but not too much. So, uh, come on folks, join me in the excitement. Or maybe I'll write a post that's actually about something and then you can join me.
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"While my Time.com comrade Poniewozik claims to have gotten mostly penis-enlargement spam, mine seemed to be oriented more toward..."
I resent the implication.
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Wow, yeah. And I didn't even mean it that way. Subliminal, eh, ragazzo?
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I signed up merely so I could see how much of a hassle it is. How pathetic is that?
I was one of the first to discuss the FairTax and thus have become one of the first to be sick to death of it. Do any of the other candidates have a tax proposal? Where's Steve Forbes when you need him?
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I resent the implication.
c'mon, we both know why people with polish surnames gets targeted with those ads...
(and why males older than 8 named "justin" get porn ads -- pre-Timberlake, it was a total nerd name.)
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I'll register for this new version, just incase I get the urge to add something to the next firestorm that breaks out on the FairyTax, but I'm over 50 and I know what it's like, so you can count me out for the next verson, when you start requiring rectal exams.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gn7nIqTvF7zSx6NAjqcHp5xD5AUAD8U731IG0
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My name is not Justin yet I receive porn ads.
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