Asks commenters to write their names in the language that your blog uses.

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<p>This plugin asks commenters to write their names in the language that your blog uses. Using readable names written in your blog’s native language will enhance the discussion. Strangers who want to leave comments on <em>your</em> blog, have to speak <em>your</em> language.</p>
<p>Customizing predefined rules can create your own slang.</p>
<p>Less spam is a welcome side effect on non-Latin alphabets.</p>
<h4>Translations</h4>
<p>The plugin comes with a set of predefined standards for every translated language.</p>
<ul>
<li>Bulgarian <code>bg_BG</code></li>
<li>Finnish <code>fi</code> (by Christian Hellberg)</li>
<li>German <code>de_DE</code></li>
<li>Hebrew <code>he_IL</code> (by <a href="https://edge.launchpad.net/~sh-yaron" rel="nofollow ugc">Yaron Shahrabani</a>)</li>
<li>Icelandic <code>is_IS</code> (by Hans Rúnar Snorrason) †</li>
<li>Persian <code>fa_IR</code> (by <a href="http://alefba.us/" rel="nofollow ugc">Alefba</a>) †</li>
<li>Russian <code>ru_RU</code></li>
</ul>
<p>† <em>incomplete</em></p>
<h4>Technical Specifications</h4>
<ul>
<li>very lightweight</li>
<li>fully localized</li>
<li>secure input validation</li>
<li>smooth upgrade procedure</li>
<li>no extra data in the database</li>
<li>restless deinstallation</li>
</ul>
<h3>Upgrade</h3>
<p>Any <em>previous</em> settings should be <em>retained</em>. Some <em>new</em> options will be set to <em>default</em> settings.</p>
<h3>Roadmap</h3>
<h4>1.1</h4>
<ul>
<li>Add option “hyphen” to allowed characters</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.2</h4>
<ul>
<li>Add option “full stop” to allowed characters</li>
</ul>


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