Note: this comic is only relevant to those who spend a majority of their time on social news websites such as reddit.com.
The Author is proposing a new system for detecting and blocking automated form submissions, also known as a captcha. These systems typically test the submitter for human qualities and abilities such as being able to read distorted text or pick an object from a series of images. These tests are easy for humans, but hard for a computer. In the Author’s system, the test is to compose an internet comment that is constructive and positive. The end result of this, the Author hopes, is to force those that create and operate the bots to give them the ability to generate nice, helpful comments.
The more astute Reader will realize the true meaning of today’s comic: the Author is using his vast influence to encourage smart engineers around the world to create computer software that will talk nicely to him.
