User Comments

1. 

   3/25/08

   machinehuman

   "But I find it so very annoying when I read a great blog and want to leave a comment and then i have to enter my google password or have to register for a site and then check my email..."
   
   It's frustrating when Blogger users only allow comments with Google/Blogger IDS.

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      3/25/08

      medicated

      Some blogs on Blogger/Google have the OpenID feature--you sign up for that and stay signed in on all sorts of blogs, even some Livejournals have that feature activated. I agree, though, that people should just import their commenting systems. It would make life a little easier.
2. 

   3/25/08

   jackpayne

   I visit a lot of blogs...and leave a lot of comments. But, I refuse to register or log in to do so. When I run into this requirement, I simply skip, and move on to the next blog.

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      3/27/08

      LGramlich

      I'm with you.
3. 

   3/26/08

   lavameanslove

   I think some people are trying to avoid spammy comments.

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4. 

   3/26/08

   footiam

   People like to make life hard for other people, I suppose.

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5. 

   3/26/08

   lisamcglaun

   I feel the way you do. It's frustrating. If there are too many blocks I just shrug and move on to the next blog.

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6. 

   3/26/08

   Shiley

   I'm new at blogging. It's not that I want to make life hard for anyone I just am clueless. Is there a way around google/blogger?

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7. 

   3/26/08

   ender

   i don't require registration, but i do have a captcha on my site. it's a pain in the arse because captchas are not fully accessible to everyone and the only one i've been able to get to work reliably on my blog seems to sometimes arbitrarily reject correct answers - thus denying the person the ability to comment. i understand and sympathize when they try once and then move along. i'd probably do the same thing (unless i remembered to copy my comment to my clipboard before i hit submit).
   
   for me, i had to go to this system because i was getting upwards of 300 spamments a day. i was spending far too much time sorting thru spamments.
   
   of course, that doesn't answer the question about registering (or requiring the google registration) for a specific blog. i don't ever register for sites myself. far too annoying and my email address is on too many lists as it is.

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8. 

   3/26/08

   clioandme

   Blogger is a bit easier these days than you might think. If the blogger does the settings right, even anonymous edits are possible. I allow anonymous edits, because spam has been low. If it went up, I'd have to go with that annoying captchas.
   
   Wordpress.com's spam filtering works great, so on those blogs no worries.

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      3/26/08

      ThriftShopRomantic

      Yup, I'm testing out removing moderation controls so folks can see their comments instantly... (it will go back on in a flash if people get jiggy with spamming). But I want to make it easy for visitors.
      
      We'll see how it goes.
9. 

   3/26/08

   jafabrit

   I suppose it depends on the person doing the blog and whether they want interaction or not. Since I like interacting with other bloggers I tend not to bother with blogs that don't allow comments. Not right or wrong, just different needs as a blogger and a reader of blogs.

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   1. 

      3/26/08

      Theblogladies

      I suspect for a few blogs there maybe another reason. I have been to blogs on their own domains that require registration. A couple of them have NO comments.
      
      This puzzled me, but then I realized that the blog was an offshoot of their website. I noticed they were posting 2-3 times a week. It's possible in these cases that they don't want spam housekeeping chores, the added job of moderating comments, and only have the blog to juice up their main site.
      
      Blog Lady Dee
      Blog Lady Elle
10. 

    3/26/08

    wehireu

    They are so afraid of spam that they don't let you comment, or they can't take a negative comment. It is easy enough to erase comments you don't like.

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       3/26/08

       ender

       not when you're getting upwards of 300 spamments a day.
11. 

    3/26/08

    Naturalwoman

    they're afraid of something or someone.

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12. 

    3/26/08

    WT

    I think it is an issue with some bloggers on Google's Blogspot not knowing the best way to set up their commenting system. I recently did a guest post about this and did a post on my own site just this past March 19th with suggestions on what users of Blogger can do to open their comments. Even if they want to moderate comments, I am OK with that. But I need to able to leave my name and url when commenting - I will not log in with a Google ID just to leave a comment.
    
    A few Blogger users have installed comment forms that work just like WordPress. I don't think Blogger has anything like Akismet, though, and that makes it harder for them to control spam.
    
    -Will

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13. 

    3/26/08

    riverstyxxx

    "...then i have to enter my google password or have to register for a site and then check my email..."
    
    That's the blog owner's discretion. I allow anonymous posting, but at the same time all comments are subject to approval, purely in the interest of fighting spam. Just as a second measure, I use a captcha also.

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14. 

    3/26/08

    WT

    It is odd, but the few places on sites where I use captcha, I have recently started to get a few spam. Guess they are getting better at defeating it. But I also guess this is a topic for another thread!

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    3/26/08

    mitch972

    There are several reasons why it's hard to leave comments on their sites. If they don't own their own domain, you will have to register. Or I think they are afraid of the comments at times. I'm not worried about spam.I use a akismet.com/ for spam moderation. It catches 99% of the spam comments. The easier it is to comment, the more regular visitors your site will recieve.

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       3/26/08

       libdrone

       I'm with Will on this one. I will NOT log into Google to leave a comment, nor will I register with the blog to leave a comment. On my own blog I moderate all first time commentators. Once you have left one comment and I have approved it though, subsequent comments post immediately without moderation. I don't use any captcha and find that askimet catches most spam, though lately I have been getting a handful of spam comments to moderate each day...
       
       bad placement. this in reply to Will's comment above but insists on posting as a reply to Mitch's comment. oops
16. 

    3/26/08

    mchelle

    I think you guys all have great points thanks for responding to my discussion

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17. 

    3/26/08

    mikeny07

    It is not hard at all. When you want to do commenting on blogs, just sign in to your blogger account. Now each time you leave a comment on a blog, you won't have to enter your password anymore.
    
    I do it every day like that.
    
    It is also done to prevent not just spam, but the crazy comments you might get from people just trolling.

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18. 

    3/26/08

    WT

    Trolls? Hmmm. Well Mike, I'll bite.... I don't have a Blogger account. I don't want a Blogger account. I don't want to use the one Google account I do have for Analytics, etc. to comment on Blogger blogs that are set up as you describe. So I just don't comment on those Blogger blogs. Fortunately there are many people with Blogger blogs that make it easy for me to comment, so I visit them regularly and just miss out on the opportunity to comment on your blogs. My loss, I guess.

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19. 

    28 days ago

    benmaxime

    Good question. Intense Debate and Disqus are great though for commenting...

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