tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325300274115265117.post6917342542475984984..comments2024-03-09T18:59:51.444-07:00Comments on Raima Larter - Author: The Comment Policy QuestionRaimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13817382167424203932noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325300274115265117.post-11250921327871311902010-07-31T08:21:29.594-06:002010-07-31T08:21:29.594-06:00Thanks, everybody, for your advice. I think I'...Thanks, everybody, for your advice. I think I'll try the "registered user" approach for now and see how it works for awhile.Raimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817382167424203932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325300274115265117.post-80226823642994602932010-07-29T18:10:45.172-06:002010-07-29T18:10:45.172-06:00I've had an entirely open door policy and have...I've had an entirely open door policy and have only deleted comments if they were spam. If someone has a strong reaction against something I write but don't want to identify themselves for whatever reason I have no problem with that. What I will do instead is respond to the commenter in the way I would want people to respond to me. I will also say when a comment is inappropriate (if someone has insulted another commenter personally rather than just disagree with their point). But otherwise I've mostly let everything stand.Eric Michael Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01272418277524164040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325300274115265117.post-22703502711362304032010-07-29T10:43:27.243-06:002010-07-29T10:43:27.243-06:00I pretty much disregard & delete any anonymous...I pretty much disregard & delete any anonymous communications I get from anywhere in my life. Anonymity fosters behavior that is not always supportive of community. Requiring registration seems emminently reasonable. Your blog is like your living room, IMHO. You want to be inviting & hospitable, but you get to decide who comes in & how they behave while there.<br />Baya Clarebayathreadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17215099233656814688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325300274115265117.post-52537003350857092762010-07-28T07:56:21.561-06:002010-07-28T07:56:21.561-06:00Raima, I added comment moderation when I started m...Raima, I added comment moderation when I started my blog. It has helped me keep things in order.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325300274115265117.post-20008013786981356902010-07-28T07:45:47.364-06:002010-07-28T07:45:47.364-06:00I moderate all comments. I prefer not to approve a...I moderate all comments. I prefer not to approve anything that strikes me as pointlessly hostile, but I give much more leeway to non-anonymous commenters. My own blog is done pseudonymously, so my criterion isn't for people to give their "real" names. But a pseudonymous commenter should provide a link to a blog of their own or some other web presence that gives an idea of where they are coming from.Apuleius Platonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11761230673724504084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325300274115265117.post-39821516596632935522010-07-27T19:29:52.246-06:002010-07-27T19:29:52.246-06:00I finally added comment moderation after being SPA...I finally added comment moderation after being SPAMMED by BOTS. I've posted comments by anonymous readers and can't recall ever deleting an offensive comment. I'm sure I've received 'em!Meredith Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16260267368064065843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325300274115265117.post-2730412108949266772010-07-27T18:21:23.702-06:002010-07-27T18:21:23.702-06:00I have a lot of blogs, and I allow any and all com...I have a lot of blogs, and I allow any and all comments, except for spam. My reasons are summed up pretty clearly in the sidebar of one of my blogs (http://jannalouise.thehoskincentre.com/blogs/asd/):<br /><br />"I delete spam. I don't delete abusive comments, as I believe the nature of such comments says a lot more about the people who write them than about me. I try to respond to comments when it is necessary; I don't always think it's necessary. If you disagree, feel free to let me know you'd like a reply. It may be that I just haven't gotten around to it yet."<br /><br />I do, of course, prefer that people not post anonymously, but I also understand that some points of view are more sensitive than others, and people may wish to preserve their privacy.Jannalouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013268003390172957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325300274115265117.post-52351959948481444162010-07-27T18:14:46.886-06:002010-07-27T18:14:46.886-06:00Sorry for those who might have received this post ...Sorry for those who might have received this post twice in their reader! Having a bit of a problem with the blog...all good now. I hope. :)Raimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817382167424203932noreply@blogger.com