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by timvdalen 2551 days ago
Be aware that your robot detection will not work as it is:

* The question (and answer) is always the same * The answer is in the source code for the site * The answer is only checked in the frontend (so robots will never see it at all)

Effective anti spam should be done in the backend, as a spambot would just send HTTP requests directly to your backend.

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Possibly intentional since this was on the front page a little while ago https://kevv.net/you-probably-dont-need-recaptcha/
Haha, yeah I read that exact piece.