Since it's inception, buzzcut has accepted anonymous comments. I always figured that it should be easy to comment, and I didn't want to require people to have an account to comment.

Well, the recent practice of "comment spam" has required a change of policy. You are free to sign up for an account, but you'll need a valid email address to get one and you'll need an account to comment or submit stories.

Frankly, i find this practice the most disgusting form of spam. There is no illusion, no pretense, to rationale that this is anything more than fraud. People feel that they can use my site (and others) to help spread their commercial message or improve their search rankings.

It's a disgusting practice. But, things as they are, I have no choice but to protect the content of this site from this sort of vandalism.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

-- David