John Leslie writes: > Dave Crocker <dhc2@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > What makes this such an "interesting" problem is the critical need for > > spontaneous (unsolicited and uncoordinated) communication is many > > human activities. Eliminating the ability to have new people show up > > without an "appointment" will cripple some activities. > > I find it very interesting that jabber/IRC/etc -- designed quite > specifically to allow people to show up without an "appointment" -- > don't seem to suffer from spammers... > > (What do folks think about adding Dave's principle, starting at > "Eliminating the ability"? ) Uh, uh, bots are a big, big problem with chat rooms. Mike