Comments on: Comment moderation is for asshats http://bentcorner.com/2007/12/comment-moderation-is-for-asshats/ the personal weB LOG of rick rottman. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:22:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Some site changes for the new year http://bentcorner.com/2007/12/comment-moderation-is-for-asshats/#comment-1550 Some site changes for the new year Sun, 13 Jan 2008 08:08:18 +0000 http://www.bentcorner.com/2007/12/31/comment-moderation-is-for-asshats/#comment-1550 [...] to a suggestion by Rick over at Bent Corner, I’ve turned off comment moderation and installed a Captcha plugin for [...] [...] to a suggestion by Rick over at Bent Corner, I’ve turned off comment moderation and installed a Captcha plugin for [...]

]]> By: Rachel http://bentcorner.com/2007/12/comment-moderation-is-for-asshats/#comment-1555 Rachel Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:34:47 +0000 http://www.bentcorner.com/2007/12/31/comment-moderation-is-for-asshats/#comment-1555 I do have comment moderation, and I was doing it to keep spam down, specifically. I have had a no-censorship policy on non-spam comments for several years, because I had a particularly nasty blow up with a former friend about censoring a comment he left for me. Since then I've decided to just let every comment go, to give every side of the story. Rachel I do have comment moderation, and I was doing it to keep spam down, specifically. I have had a no-censorship policy on non-spam comments for several years, because I had a particularly nasty blow up with a former friend about censoring a comment he left for me. Since then I’ve decided to just let every comment go, to give every side of the story.

Rachel

]]> By: Rick http://bentcorner.com/2007/12/comment-moderation-is-for-asshats/#comment-1554 Rick Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:32:29 +0000 http://www.bentcorner.com/2007/12/31/comment-moderation-is-for-asshats/#comment-1554 Rachel, you had comment moderation? I remember leaving comments, but I don't ever remember them having to get approved. I wasn't really talking about blogspot blogger blogs. With those, I can see the point of putting in place moderation to keep the spam down. I was mostly (in my mind at least) talking about people using the WordPress blogging platform. We WordPress users have groovy plugins to combat spam such as Akismet. The WordPress users that have to micromanage every little comment are doing it to filter out comments they don't like. I know this because I have left such comments that were never (surprise, surprise) approved. Rachel, you had comment moderation? I remember leaving comments, but I don’t ever remember them having to get approved.

I wasn’t really talking about blogspot blogger blogs. With those, I can see the point of putting in place moderation to keep the spam down. I was mostly (in my mind at least) talking about people using the WordPress blogging platform. We WordPress users have groovy plugins to combat spam such as Akismet.

The WordPress users that have to micromanage every little comment are doing it to filter out comments they don’t like. I know this because I have left such comments that were never (surprise, surprise) approved.

]]> By: Rachel http://bentcorner.com/2007/12/comment-moderation-is-for-asshats/#comment-1553 Rachel Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:17:00 +0000 http://www.bentcorner.com/2007/12/31/comment-moderation-is-for-asshats/#comment-1553 Hm. I'm going to turn off my moderation too. Look, Rick, you're changing the world, one blog at a time! Hm. I’m going to turn off my moderation too. Look, Rick, you’re changing the world, one blog at a time!

]]> By: RonAndrewSchooly http://bentcorner.com/2007/12/comment-moderation-is-for-asshats/#comment-1552 RonAndrewSchooly Tue, 01 Jan 2008 16:53:01 +0000 http://www.bentcorner.com/2007/12/31/comment-moderation-is-for-asshats/#comment-1552 I can see both sides of this issue. Over at CBH, we don't moderate our comments. But I can see why some people would like to. Depending on the nature of the blog, comment moderation might be good. I don't hate moderation as much as I hate having to type that crazy bullshit nonsense in. I know it's a necessary evil- we have it at CBH- but I hate it. I can see both sides of this issue. Over at CBH, we don’t moderate our comments. But I can see why some people would like to.

Depending on the nature of the blog, comment moderation might be good.

I don’t hate moderation as much as I hate having to type that crazy bullshit nonsense in. I know it’s a necessary evil- we have it at CBH- but I hate it.

]]> By: Alec Peden http://bentcorner.com/2007/12/comment-moderation-is-for-asshats/#comment-1551 Alec Peden Mon, 31 Dec 2007 22:44:47 +0000 http://www.bentcorner.com/2007/12/31/comment-moderation-is-for-asshats/#comment-1551 I do this but its entirely for SPAM reasons. I do not however use a captcha when leaving comments tho. But since I enjoy your blog so much, I'm going to turn off comment moderation on my blog for the new year and see how it works out. I do this but its entirely for SPAM reasons. I do not however use a captcha when leaving comments tho. But since I enjoy your blog so much, I’m going to turn off comment moderation on my blog for the new year and see how it works out.

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