How many comments do you
get in a week? I never get enough.
I was taking a leisurely
read Monday and saw three posts that merited comments.
In each I ran into comment
prevention systems featuring undecipherable pictures or obfuscating
directions.
Got one the other day that
asked for my Facebook credentials. Good luck!
Let’s not even begin
with WordPress or Disqus. They offer me the forced opportunity of
registering with them, not the blog I read. Damn, and I was just
looking for more spam. Good luck with that!
I always feel unworthy
after trying to comply with comment preventions systems. As had been
observed previously, paybacks are hell.
Let’s go back to first
principles. Do you want the comments or not? Or are you trying to
drive an automated behemoth that rolls the comment landscape flat?
Are you encouraging or
discouraging comments from your readers?
I have been boxed out of offering a comment because of not getting past Captcha or other scheme - after the effort and thought of writing it. Other times, I may skip the commenting because it has a gatekeeper blocking submission.
ReplyDeleteIs the few auto-comments thwarted worth the loss of real comments, adding to the discussion?