From: https://id.koumbit.net/anarcat <https://id.koumbit.net/anarcat@web>
Date: Mon, 25 May 2015 17:26:03 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: openid spam happens, as it turns out
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openid spam happens, as it turns out
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diff --git a/doc/todo/require_CAPTCHA_to_edit.mdwn b/doc/todo/require_CAPTCHA_to_edit.mdwn
index 83ba07eb0..ad38d9235 100644
--- a/doc/todo/require_CAPTCHA_to_edit.mdwn
+++ b/doc/todo/require_CAPTCHA_to_edit.mdwn
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ I imagine a plugin that modifies the login screen to use <http://recaptcha.net/>
 >>>> it means that someone else is taking care of keeping it ahead of
 >>>> the bot authors.
 
+>> As [[spam_fighting]] shows, OpenID spam is now real. Yahoo, at least, would need to be blocked, according to the above, which seems like a bold move. --[[anarcat]]
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 Okie - I have a first pass of this.  There are still some issues.
 
 Currently the code verifies the CAPTCHA.  If you get it right then you're fine.