Hello Community,
I was making a commenting system for my website and i was wondering if it would be a good or bad idea if i just let anyone comment by anyone i mean non members or should i make it so only members can comment?
joshl_1995
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Jump to PostTo avoid spam, I definitely recommend some system to prevent bot posting. If registering is easy enough, it won't block bots either.
Jump to PostAs pritaeas has mentioned, bots can easily post comments even if registration is required.
As a cheap and easy method of implementing an anti-spam system (shall stop basic bots but anything more advanced would be able to pass through) you could include a hidden filled which if filled should be …
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