
Captcha plus a shared spammer database: blocks known bad accounts on join and challenges the rest. Free.
Spam Protection & Captcha combines an entry challenge with checks against a shared database of accounts already flagged as spammers elsewhere, so known bad actors can be blocked immediately without waiting for them to fail a captcha. New members who are not already flagged still go through the standard verification step.
This global-blacklist approach is similar in spirit to Combot's CAS system, though it is offered here as part of a lightweight, single-purpose bot rather than a full moderation suite — expect entry protection only, not ongoing content moderation.
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| Criterion | Weight | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Functionality | 25 | 6 / 10 | |
| Reliability & speed | 15 | 6 / 10 | |
| Popularity & trust | 15 | 5 / 10 | |
| Price & free tier | 10 | 10 / 10 | |
| Usability | 10 | 6 / 10 | |
| Safety & privacy | 10 | 7 / 10 | |
| Freshness | 5 | 5 / 10 | |
| Localization | 5 | 10 / 10 | |
| No intrusive ads | 5 | 9 / 10 | |
| Score | 100 | 66.5 |
They go through the standard captcha challenge like any new member.