Comments on: Discussion: To allow comments or not? http://blog.bluefur.com/2007/02/11/discussion-to-allow-comments-or-not/ Just another Hosting weblog Thu, 24 Nov 2011 01:38:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Thinkreferrals http://blog.bluefur.com/2007/02/11/discussion-to-allow-comments-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-416 Thinkreferrals Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:45:51 +0000 http://blog.bluefur.com/2007/02/10/discussion-to-allow-comments-or-not/#comment-416 I would like to add that not only should commenting be allowed but it should be encouraged. Having other opinions on the blog is a must if you want it to be a proper functioning blog. Pay attention to what people say, answer them in the comments as well. I would like to add that not only should commenting be allowed but it should be encouraged. Having other opinions on the blog is a must if you want it to be a proper functioning blog.

Pay attention to what people say, answer them in the comments as well.

]]> By: Sonia http://blog.bluefur.com/2007/02/11/discussion-to-allow-comments-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-415 Sonia Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:24:03 +0000 http://blog.bluefur.com/2007/02/10/discussion-to-allow-comments-or-not/#comment-415 Sure, commenting should be allowed. When a forum is self policing, a karma system may be in place. When a forum is moderated, delayed comments make more sense as implemented in here. Anyway, an author must accept some level of an overhead, related to comments moderation. Sure, commenting should be allowed.

When a forum is self policing, a karma system may be in place. When a forum is moderated, delayed comments make more sense as implemented in here.

Anyway, an author must accept some level of an overhead, related to comments moderation.

]]> By: Thinkreferrals http://blog.bluefur.com/2007/02/11/discussion-to-allow-comments-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-412 Thinkreferrals Mon, 12 Feb 2007 19:10:26 +0000 http://blog.bluefur.com/2007/02/10/discussion-to-allow-comments-or-not/#comment-412 OF COURSE comments should be allowed on blogs. I never write for comments but I do reply to them. That is a tip from John Chow, always reply to comments. I also found that there are those people that like to spam as well as a new act of terror that Jeff Kee found where someone is trying to hurt him in google by using abuse@google.com as their email address. There are some sophisticated programs out there to intercept spam and much more, I use Akismit as well as Bad Behaviour. Bottom line is that comments are equally as important as the original post and I would never consider not allowing comments. OF COURSE comments should be allowed on blogs. I never write for comments but I do reply to them. That is a tip from John Chow, always reply to comments.

I also found that there are those people that like to spam as well as a new act of terror that Jeff Kee found where someone is trying to hurt him in google by using abuse@google.com as their email address. There are some sophisticated programs out there to intercept spam and much more, I use Akismit as well as Bad Behaviour.

Bottom line is that comments are equally as important as the original post and I would never consider not allowing comments.

]]> By: Dr. Cossack http://blog.bluefur.com/2007/02/11/discussion-to-allow-comments-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-409 Dr. Cossack Mon, 12 Feb 2007 04:24:49 +0000 http://blog.bluefur.com/2007/02/10/discussion-to-allow-comments-or-not/#comment-409 I highly value feedback, and as such, I think it's important to have a simple way for visitors to be able to leave comments. It also gives a chance to other people to cover some commonly-asked questions right on the replies, saving the poster some time by not repeating the same information again and again. Besides, the additional information added through comments can sometimes be as interesting, if not more, than the original post. Obviously, it's easy to fall into the trap of writing only to go along the expected set of answers. Still, that's a risk I'm willing to take. I highly value feedback, and as such, I think it’s important to have a simple way for visitors to be able to leave comments. It also gives a chance to other people to cover some commonly-asked questions right on the replies, saving the poster some time by not repeating the same information again and again. Besides, the additional information added through comments can sometimes be as interesting, if not more, than the original post.

Obviously, it’s easy to fall into the trap of writing only to go along the expected set of answers. Still, that’s a risk I’m willing to take.

]]> By: Matt http://blog.bluefur.com/2007/02/11/discussion-to-allow-comments-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-408 Matt Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:51:14 +0000 http://blog.bluefur.com/2007/02/10/discussion-to-allow-comments-or-not/#comment-408 Yes, I believe that comments should be allowed on blogs, because that way, visitors can add to the topic and easily post questions on the topic of the post. It makes it so that readers can post their opinions on your posts and so that they can clear things up in the post (they can also catch any errors that might be in your post and easily report them to you). If you're worried about SPAM in comments, a plug-in such as <a href="http://akismet.com/" title="Akismet" rel="nofollow">Akismet</a> will automatically check if a comment is SPAM. I'd highly recommend Akismet, it works great and it's free (for personal blogs, mostly). Yes, I believe that comments should be allowed on blogs, because that way, visitors can add to the topic and easily post questions on the topic of the post. It makes it so that readers can post their opinions on your posts and so that they can clear things up in the post (they can also catch any errors that might be in your post and easily report them to you). If you’re worried about SPAM in comments, a plug-in such as Akismet will automatically check if a comment is SPAM. I’d highly recommend Akismet, it works great and it’s free (for personal blogs, mostly).

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