Housekeeping: spam-in-disguise comments

Hi everybody,

Just a housekeeping update about our blog.

I noticed we got quite a number of comments that are actually spams advertising their own sites. I deleted those comments, and since I'm fussy like that, I also turned on the "word verification" feature, a safety guard provided by Blogger. Basically whoever want to leave a comment will be asked to verify that they are human users (spams are usually generated automatically). Details here.

This means an extra step (well, an extra field to fill in) but I hope it won't deter genuine respondents. And anyway, I'm yet to see if this is effective (in blocking the spams) or not. Your feedbacks are welcome!

vivy