About the spam...
When I rebuilt the site a few weeks ago to resolve one problem, some of the things I'd done to combat trackback spam stopped working. Unfortunately, I'm not entirely sure what I've lost in my current configuration to cause the problem, but I've found some web sites that are giving me some ideas how to lock things back down again. Until I can put the screws on it, I apologize for any improper content you may see on the site.
UPDATE: I've run a change on the system that should be working perfectly, but if you notice problems with comments or trackbacks (that is, them not working properly other than spam), please let me know.
