Spambot Prevention Suggestions

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Ask FIRST for the list of mentors they use to control access to the official question forum.
Then ask those mentors to register at ChiefDelphi.
Then give them the ability to confirm team member registrations.

No confirmation ... no post without moderation.

Set up modrewrite on this domain.
Track inbound IP.
Anyone claiming to be one place posting from more than 1 adjacent state/province not mentor approved gets flagged.
Saves moderation time.

Use Bayesian rules to flag posts.

Any post flagged by 2 confirmed mentors is redacted prior to review.

Hyperlinks are shortened. Checked by SourceFire, RBL and local black list.
This allows caching as well.
Any non-confirmed poster with less then 10 posts no hyperlinks allowed.
Allow any confirmed users to flag a hyperlink as a threat then setup a warning or make it text.

Allow donations over $15.
Allow donations of FIRST items ChiefDelphi can resell.
Allow donors to select to be listed if they like.

Expire confirmed accounts after 4 years.