Obviously I’m looking forward to the released of Movable Type 3.0 with the kind of anticipation I usually deride in others. While I’m probably not a “power user” I’m getting close and have been gently leaning on the limitations of the program of late. That’s not to denigrate it in any way – the fact that it’s so easy to get frustrated that there isn’t always an easy way to do something specific is really a testament to the possibilities it opens up to the non-programmer. So for the last few months I’ve been thinking that all kinds of things will be fixed, tweaked and added to MT with this much vaunted update. Obviously it’s not going to match my every desire but I’m sure it’ll still be a good-un.
That said, the recent news update rang some alarm bells. As you might be aware, MT blogs have been targeted by comment spam of late where wankers write programs which post link-laden comments to random blog posts in a vain attempt to boost their Google rankings. Currently I delete about two a day which is more a mild irritant than anything, but it’s still something that Movable Type should fix as today’s trickle could easily become a flood, and 3.0 promises to have a raft of features to combat it.
“With a suite of comment management features and versatile comment registration–utilizing a centralized authentication service we’re calling TypeKey–Movable Type 3.0 will give you more control than ever before over the public face of your website. We’ve spent a lot of time planning a comment registration system that will fit the needs of different types of webloggers, and we have focused our attention on a system that will encourage registration and open communication.”
We’ve spent a lot of time (emphasis mine) is what concerns me. I don’t want to them to have to spend a lot of time fixing a problem caused by idiot greedheads. I want them to be able to spend their time making Movable Type better. My sites don’t get the kind of traffic requiring me to implement registration – I just spend a few minutes moderating each day – so I probably won’t be implementing these things anyway, and no matter how smooth the system is it’s still a barrier to communication. It shouldn’t be necessary for talented and visionary people to waste their valuable time solving a problem not of their own making.
Curse you spamming bastards. Curse you to your own personal hell.
and curse and damn the two or three gullable total morons who fall for the spammers pyramid schemes/porn websites/herbal viagra/breast penis enlargement pills that still makes spam profitable to do.