ArtOfCode
Python & Rails; occasional C#. Writes spam detectors and Q&A engines for fun. “Fun”.
How does spam protection work on Stack Exchange?
If you put a textbox on the Internet, someone will put spam in it. If you put a textbox on a site that gets millions of hits a day, lots of someones will put lots of spam in it. So Stack Exchange uses multiple layers to block all the spam coming in.
