Thursday, November 17, 2011

A quick note about anonymous commenting

Blogger, or GOOGLE (to quote the raging, anti-legal assistant, Oshawa-hater) in its infinite wisdom does not offer the ability to turn off anonymous commenting but allow for 'Name' and 'Blogger or other ID' options. In other words, if I turn off anonymous commenting, I force you all to sign in.

I do have the option to integrate comments using Facebook accounts, but why? I hate blogs that do that. I want to comment with some protection of privacy. I'm sure you feel the same.

I also don't want to force people to sign in. I feel it's a deterrent. This isn't a newspaper. I don't need people to "own" their comments.

All I can suggest is that we don't feed the trolls. I know it's hard and I sit on my hands too, but if we leave them alone, they eventually get bored and surf away.

6 comments:

  1. SquigglesNovember 17, 2011 at 11:47 AM

    Bummer.

    Guess this weekend I will be working on my "Don't Feed the Trolls" mantra.

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  2. C.J. SmithNovember 17, 2011 at 12:06 PM

    Girl
    Trust me. Imma feelin' your pain.

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  3. Skin ManNovember 17, 2011 at 12:37 PM

    Can we still use the 'imma cut you'? I've been waiting anxiously to pull that one out on a troll, and its so full of awesome!

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  4. C.J. SmithNovember 17, 2011 at 12:45 PM

    @Skin Man

    Hell ya, provided purple rain doesn't beat you to it.

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  5. lswgirl13November 17, 2011 at 3:18 PM

    I kinda like the Anon's anyways.

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  6. KathyNovember 17, 2011 at 8:17 PM

    @lswgirl13 I kinda agree actually. If their comments were remotely true I might be genuinely hurt or annoyed, but they are so ridiculous as to be amusing.

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