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Sinuhe · 12-29-2005, 07:15 AM

(Hajamin @ Dec. 28 2005,06:20)
Valg @ Dec. 28 2005,13:11
And who says they have to adopt TMC's system, which I agree is a bit over the edge?

But there must be simpler ways to stop the spamvoting from bots, which, as Hajamin pointed out, do exist.

For instance the simple method of having to interprete a letter code seems to be pretty effective.

Or. better still, demanding an account with a valid e-mail address before you are allowed to vote. It would take a few minutes to register that address the first time, but after that voting will be quick and simple again.

Would this result in less total hits on the site? Maybe.

But it would also result in a much more accurate listing, which should be in the interest of all mud owners, (except possibly the habitual cheaters). And it also would give the site a much higher status, which should be in the interest of the Site owner.

And as an extra bonus, requiring that all those who want to vote also need to create an account might actually lead to a traffic that really is a traffic, not just an illusion of it (i.e. hit-the-vote-button-twice-a-day-after-being-reminded-by-the-mud-code). In the long run more accounts could even lead to better discussions, which wouldn't hurt, since apart from the advertisment posts and the occasonal flamewar, the boards seem pretty inactive lately.

12-29-2005, 07:15 AM	#58
Sinuhe Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 55	(Hajamin @ Dec. 28 2005,06:20) Valg @ Dec. 28 2005,13:11 And who says they have to adopt TMC's system, which I agree is a bit over the edge? But there must be simpler ways to stop the spamvoting from bots, which, as Hajamin pointed out, do exist. For instance the simple method of having to interprete a letter code seems to be pretty effective. Or. better still, demanding an account with a valid e-mail address before you are allowed to vote. It would take a few minutes to register that address the first time, but after that voting will be quick and simple again. Would this result in less total hits on the site? Maybe. But it would also result in a much more accurate listing, which should be in the interest of all mud owners, (except possibly the habitual cheaters). And it also would give the site a much higher status, which should be in the interest of the Site owner. And as an extra bonus, requiring that all those who want to vote also need to create an account might actually lead to a traffic that really is a traffic, not just an illusion of it (i.e. hit-the-vote-button-twice-a-day-after-being-reminded-by-the-mud-code). In the long run more accounts could even lead to better discussions, which wouldn't hurt, since apart from the advertisment posts and the occasonal flamewar, the boards seem pretty inactive lately.