27 Responses to “Comment spam fighting”

1. hedda Says:
   March 26th, 2008 at 12:36 pm

   Thanks Burbed!

2. sw Says:
   March 26th, 2008 at 12:53 pm

   3 + 5? crap, how do i start my calculator app again?

   this is way better than those crazy letter images that are impossible to read. I once spent about 5 minutes trying to get through one on microsoft’s site

3. RealEstater Says:
   March 26th, 2008 at 1:47 pm

   Wow, that could be a major problem for Pralay. He has problem doing addition.

4. madhaus Says:
   March 26th, 2008 at 2:39 pm

   Wow, that could be a major problem for Pralay. He has problem doing addition.

   Ya know, if you’re going to harsh on other people, it helps if you don’t have errors in a 2 sentence post.

5. Renter4 Says:
   March 26th, 2008 at 7:21 pm

   Not to mention that I came here to say that precise thing about you.

6. Renter4 Says:
   March 26th, 2008 at 7:23 pm

   About RE, that is to say, not madhaus.

7. Real Estater Says:
   March 26th, 2008 at 7:31 pm

   Madhaus, Renter4,

   Would you guys stop the spaming?

8. Real Estater Says:
   March 26th, 2008 at 7:33 pm

   Burb,

   To really keep out the stupid comments, I propose we do Calculus instead!

9. Pralay Says:
   March 26th, 2008 at 7:49 pm

   Wow, that could be a major problem for Pralay. He has problem doing addition.
   ———-

   RealEstater The Make-Belief Hitech Guy,
   If I really had that problem I would be in real estate business, just like you. Because that’s the only place where 2+2 gives you 9.

10. ex-sunnyvale-renter Says:
    March 26th, 2008 at 7:51 pm

    Just another sign of the internet dying under the weight of its own bloat.

11. Pralay Says:
    March 26th, 2008 at 7:55 pm

    To really keep out the stupid comments, I propose we do Calculus instead!
    —————

    That would make the paid RE agent jobless - until “Spring Bounce” arrives. After all he is the only guy who is getting paid for posting comments here.

12. Renter4 Says:
    March 26th, 2008 at 8:13 pm

    I want to say something substantive but am sleepy. I WILL say that I’m shocked, shocked, to see ANY BA SFH under 500k, EPA or not.

13. madhaus Says:
    March 26th, 2008 at 8:36 pm

    Madhaus, Renter4,

    Would you guys stop the spaming?

    Remember, this single-sentence post, complete with error, was from the “tech guy” harshing on Pralay about math errors.

    Kitchen, heat, out.

    Good article in tomorrow’s NY Times on people who think like RealEstater, believing housing prices continue to rise. They refuse to sell and lose even more.

14. Pralay Says:
    March 26th, 2008 at 8:59 pm

    To really keep out the stupid comments, I propose we do Calculus instead!
    ————-

    BTW RE, in case you heard about “Calculus” from your college roommate who wanted to make you feel inferior, I would like you to know that it is not all that difficult. Even a stupid person can do it (or people who make “stupid comments”).

15. Pralay Says:
    March 26th, 2008 at 9:10 pm

    Good article in tomorrow’s NY Times on people who think like RealEstater, believing housing prices continue to rise. They refuse to sell and lose even more.
    ————

    Madhaus,
    I know what his answer will be. “Real estate is about long term. It will double in 10 years”

    Meanwhile, the homeowner who bought his home for $1.474 million in 2005 and unable to sell it for $1.875 million? Well, he has to wait for 10th year until, magically, the price doubles.

16. Renter4 Says:
    March 26th, 2008 at 9:22 pm

    I totally did not get those sellers. What could possess someone to insist on 400k profit, within what, 3 years?

    Edit: it cracks me up that the editor keeps sending me back to do my sum.

17. burbed Says:
    March 26th, 2008 at 9:29 pm

    Let’s keep it clean here. Please raise the bar on the discourse here.

18. mrbogue Says:
    March 26th, 2008 at 9:43 pm

    not really looking for property in the “real bay area”, but still love this site! keep up the good work, screw the spammers!

19. madhaus Says:
    March 26th, 2008 at 9:49 pm

    Let’s keep it clean here. Please raise the bar on the discourse here.

    burbed, I am sorry for lowering the quality of discussion on your site by my thoughtless reference to The New York Times.

20. madhaus Says:
    March 26th, 2008 at 10:01 pm

    Pralay, re your comment about stubborn sellers, check this out on one of my fave real estate collapse blogs. It’s the story of 4 buyers who all paid too much and what each of them did about it. One of them is still waiting for the Spring bounce.

    Enjoy Keep, Rent or Dump.

21. Titan Says:
    March 27th, 2008 at 6:41 am

    Great, now you’re going to keep all the math-challenged FBs off the site.

22. sonarrat Says:
    March 27th, 2008 at 7:39 am

    You should rig it so that it only does addition, because numbers always go up!

23. ex-sunnyvale-renter Says:
    March 27th, 2008 at 8:13 am

    Pralay is right! I’m stupid, and I’ve done calculus!

    This thing is annoying, but then I’d not want to be the site admin dealing with spam etc. We’ll all be completely used to this in a few days.

    Meanwhile it’s a fucking pain in the ass.

24. burbed Says:
    March 27th, 2008 at 9:16 am

    Well if this gets too annoying, I’ll replace it with something simpler. I have some leads.

25. RoxBoy Says:
    March 27th, 2008 at 9:41 am

    “…solve a simple math problem”

    This is so retarded. Who doesn’t know 2+2=5?

    Yeah like I’m that stupid…I can solve algebra in my sleep.

26. Pralay Says:
    March 27th, 2008 at 9:53 am

    I’m stupid, and I’ve done calculus!
    —————-

    And that’s why we all are “Priced Out Forever”.

27. islandboy Says:
    March 27th, 2008 at 11:39 am

    burbed, this isn’t stupid. Please don’t replace it with some squinty-eye image recognition garbage. I can never tell a 0 from an O or an I from a 1.

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