Comments on: Blog Commenter Credibility

By: Tano

Tano — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 21:38:49 +0000

It aint broke....

By: Electric Venom » Blog Archive » Nine Nibbles

Electric Venom » Blog Archive » Nine Nibbles — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:44:47 +0000

[...] You people better get to classing this place up, ya [...]

By: just me

just me — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:17:02 +0000

I think some blogs tend to draw more kooks and trolls than other blogs. There are some blogs I may read original posts, but don't participate or read the comments, because I don't like the tone of the comments.

I don't care for required registrations though-if a blog requires registration, I usually take a pass on making comments.

By: G.A.Phillips

G.A.Phillips — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:57:40 +0000

If you want to stop calling people donkey in one form or another just say so, but it will be hard to give up using the term monkeyworshiper.

By: charles austin

charles austin — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:43:52 +0000

I believe you are making the best of a difficult situation. Any attempt to moderate will be met with howls of censorship, no matter how unfounded such complaints may be. Comments do allow for interesting discussion, followup, humor and pedantry from time to time, so I'm in favor of them.

When the tools evolve so any reader can automatically filter out selected commenters, e.g., those suffering from advanced BDS, that will add to my enjoyment and the utility and efficiency of the comment sections.

By: RJN

RJN — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:53:03 +0000

Leave things as they are.

By: Triumph

Triumph — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:40:25 +0000

But there’s always the possibility of addition by subtraction: Should I spend more time policing comments? Move to a registration-only system?

Yes. Superfluous commenting must be stopped immediately.

By: Dave Schuler

Dave Schuler — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:13:02 +0000

The way things are here now is great, James. Keep doing what you're doing.

By: Wyatt Earp

Wyatt Earp — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:05:48 +0000

I agree with the previous two comments. It is surely acceptable to ban someone who is constantly spouting drivel and attacking other commenters, but a registration system is an overreaction.

And I agree with you: judging a blog by its comments is inherently unfair. I try to let people speak their mind, and despite being an English minor in college, I do not take off points for spelling or punctuation.

By: Steven Taylor

Steven Taylor — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:01:54 +0000

Perhaps I am lazy, but whenever I have to work to leave a comment, I tend to simply not leave one. I rarely have something I want to say badly enough to go through the trouble of registering in the first place (although, granted, I am already registered here...).

Plus, what stops a registered users from being obnoxious? It seems to me that all it does is decrease the number of comments.

Captchas are annoying enough, so I am not in favor of registration in general.

By: DC Loser

DC Loser — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 13:42:44 +0000

Please don't go to the registration system. I make it a rule not to comment on any blog that requires registration. It's bad enough the ones that have the authentication code to deter spammers.