After many months of dealing with SPAM messages and fraudulent BOT users being created, I have finally tightened things down on ‘Bits. I’m sorry I’ve had to invoke the CAPTCHA process to prevent said irritants. If you want to post a message on this site you have two options: 1) Create and account and go through registration once (with CAPTCHA images) and post a comment, or 2) Create a comment and do CAPTCHA verification every time.
I’m glad that WordPress is so extensible. Hats off to all the WP Developers and extension Developers! They make managing a blog so easy!