Ok kids, comments are back up for now as i test out the 'security code' method. Pretty simple, really. Just enter the 6-digit code displayed at the bottom of the comment area into the box below the code just before you submit your comment. This theoretically separates humans from spambots and i suppose only leaves me open to manual spamming, which i'm pretty sure is close to nil in weblog comments. We shall see... Anyone interested in trying this on their blog can check out the site where i got it from - James Seng's solution for comment spams.