Chris Tulino

Add the following code (or something like it) to your Comments.pm file (under lib/MT/App. Please make sure you backup the original first.

Before the section of code that checks to make sure there is text in the comment box, which looks like this:

    if (!$q->param('text')) {
        return $app->handle_error($app->translate("Comment text is required."));
    }

put this code:

    if (!$q->param('box')) {
        return $app->handle_error($app->translate("In order to post comments on this website, you must indicate that you are not a spam-bot or other automated process."));
    }

Then, add the following to all of your comment containing templates (includes Individual Entry Archive, Comment Listing Template, Comment Preview Template and Comment Error Template) :

After this html:

<label for="text">Comments:</label><br />
<textarea tabindex="4" id="text" name="text" rows="10" cols="50"></textarea><br /><br />

Place this code:

<input type="checkbox" id="box" name="box"></input><label for="box">I am not a spam-bot or other automated process, please post my comment!</label><br /><br />

That should do it...Someone now has to check that box in order to post a comment. It should work for a little while, then I'll make it a little harder when I start to get spam comments again. Why don't you try to post a comment and see?