IMPLEMENTED: Change "This feature has been turned off by the author"
When we disable the further-comments-posting, the above message displays.
Instead of:
"This feature has been turned off by the author."
How about:
"This feature has been temporarily turned off by the author."
The second message is subtly less harsh. And subliminally encourages the visitor to possibly come back at a later time.
Just a thought.
Even in the unlikely event that the spammer actually visits the hub and sees the message, as opposed to just their software doing the visiting, they're going to be coming back anyway no matter what.
Funny
I tend to favor the "no-pronouncements" approach, myself. I can see, though, how not saying anything at all could leave readers wondering if something isn't work properly on a Hub. (How about a pronouncement at the beginning of the Hub, "If you, reader, think you're going to have the chance to put in your two cents about this Hub - think again." Then again, maybe the air of mystery that can leave a reader befuddled is actually the better way to go. )
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