Re: W3C Spec Comments Form

On 10/20/2010 03:45 PM, Maciej Stachowiak wrote:
>
> On Oct 20, 2010, at 12:35 PM, Sam Ruby wrote:
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>> On 10/20/2010 02:13 PM, Tab Atkins Jr. wrote:
>>> Could we either remove the W3C Spec comments form, or at least
>>> specially flag anything submitted through it so that it requires some
>>> degree of moderation before showing up in the bug tracker?
>>
>> I presume that you are referring to the WHATWG spec comments form? I.e., the one that appears at the bottom of
>>
>>   http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/
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>> But not here:
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>>   http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/Overview.html
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> There's actually a new comment form in the Status of this Document section in the W3C copy. It's a different UI from the floating comment bar on the WHATWG copy. According to Tab, the W3C spec's form is producing a disproportionate amount of the spam bugs. Ian mentioned on IRC that the WHATWG comment form has more automated anti-spam measures, so that's one additional possibility. I also think moderating the comments before they turn into bugs is reasonable if automated measures prove to be insufficient.

Ah... I see it now.  I'm OK with removing that until we have an 
effective solution to the spam problem.

> Regards,
> Maciej

- Sam Ruby

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