Maryland's All-Classical Music Station
Unfortunately we are unable to get more than a handful of the Tea and Coffee sets listed at the $365 pledge level on the premium list in the latest mailings. The “Coffee” portion has been substituted with “Christmas Cookies,” featuring music from the Nutcracker Ballet.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused!
If you build it, they will come… and they WILL SPAM!
I’m sure that more than a few of you have noticed the weird comments that have nothing to do with anything popping up on every blog post here. We’ve seen a high-volume of comment spammers in the last couple of weeks, and while they make us feel popular, they are quite a pain in the rear end!
To battle the spam, we’ve added a few layers of protection to the website. Please let me know if you spot something broken, or not-quite-right! dross@bccc.edu
For those of you who are curious or tech-inclined:
1st layer –AVH Anti-spammer plug-in. This will screen visitors against known spam-bot IP addresses in 3 databases and (if matched) prevent them from interacting with our website.
2nd layer – a Captcha at the bottom of every comment form. Posters who are live human beings read the code, type the code in the form and are allowed to comment. It’s a real pain, and personally I hate Captchas but it seems to be a necessary evil.
3rd layer – a blacklist of words like ‘viagra’ and such that should hold messages for moderation. We have had this in place for a week or so and it has filtered many of the less friendly spam.
If the problem isn’t solved with these steps in place, we have other options we can explore. Ultimately, we’re trying to deliver the best WBJC website experience. Trying to balance ease of use (I am a fan of not making people register an account and log-in every time they wish to comment) with safety/security is an ongoing process. If it turns out that the AVH and blacklist methods catch enough of the spam, we can do away with the Captchas.
Here’s to breakfast!
You can now share your favorite blog posts and shows like Word on Wine on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Pinterest with the neat little sharing buttons appearing at the bottom of each post.
Enjoy!
We want to know how important the WBJC live streaming is to you! If you use the service, we’d like to know some quick (and anonymous) things. We are looking to establish a baseline of how the streaming is used, and gauge its growth down the road.
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I’m hearing from many people who aren’t able to see the Listen Now part of the front page, or are having various graphic errors.
http://vista.streamguys.com/wbjc for Windows Media player and
http://wbjc-sc.streamguys.org/listen.pls for iTunes
Thank you all very much for being so patient with this! We’re working hard to get the issue resolved. If you have any other issues, please post here, contact us through the Contact Us form, or send me a direct email.
All of us here at WBJC have been working hard in eager anticipation of this day… our new website launch! It’s been a labor of love, but ultimately worthwhile to connect with you, our listeners. We took what worked from the old site, and made it better, then we added new things into the mix! My personal favorite is the Word on Wine page with downloadable podcasts.
This site was created to be dynamic and interactive. You can post comments to the hosts’ blog entries and on show pages. Eventually, we’d love to have some of our regular volunteers and long-time members send us articles for the site. We also envision some form of member log-in area with special content. We have big ideas, and we need your help to see them finished.
As you discover the great resources this new website provides (program listings, event calendar, host blogs, live streaming) please take a moment to post a comment below, or drop us a line on the Contact Us page and let us know what you think! Your feedback will help us develop a site that will better serve you.
I really hope you enjoy the new website as much as we are!