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Comment spam, part 2

Earlier this month, I posted an apology of sorts for the comment spam that started appearing in the blog like so many pieces of race cars that cause all of these debris cautions. Unlike those quote-unquote chunks of rubber, brake pads, springs, etc., the stuff cluttering up this blog is real.

I want to apologize again: It seems that our new and improved Movable Type platform did away with the numerical doorkeeper system - you know, the box in which you have to type five numbers before you can post. It's gone now, like Pontiac and the Plymouth Superbird. Which means any spambot written by someone with an IQ north of a scuffed tire will successfully be able to post.

The problem: I still have to read the spam and make sure it's not something that trickled over from here.

P.S. What's Kyle Busch supposed to do, lie? I'd rather have Kyle Busch say the COT sucks than Jimmie Johnson say he's confident NASCAR will continue to work to improve ... zzzzz

Monday update: The Boss has the right idea. Because I got 16 of those little pain in the butts, I'm going to shut off comments to the older posts as I get spam.

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