tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post6306883169811298066..comments2024-03-18T22:21:33.261-07:00Comments on The Debate Link: Registration Requirement?David Schraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-80407607313667970672011-03-24T09:02:14.421-07:002011-03-24T09:02:14.421-07:00I absolutely will not register with Google. I have...I absolutely will not register with Google. I have no idea what OpenID is, but I am not thrilled about registering with them either. <br /><br />I do not comment here all that much; I come here mostly to get a different perspective (and sometimes the comments do a good job of providing that). I am too busy to spend a lot of time on blogs; there is only one other that I frequent. I use my real name on that one; the one that I use here is my generic screen name, and I used it when I commented on VC (before I figured out that I would never get anything done if I continued to go to that site). <br /><br />If I cannot comment, I may or may not continue to read this blog. I may simply send any comment that seems appropriate to the person who runs the other blog (and you sort of know each other).troll_dc2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-50385104074015039662011-03-24T07:50:33.200-07:002011-03-24T07:50:33.200-07:00One last thought on this topic.
Posts vaporize re...One last thought on this topic.<br /><br />Posts vaporize regularly here. That, of course, is not your fault. It might, however, make sense to use a different host for your blog.N. Friedmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-23770006980832320942011-03-24T05:35:20.373-07:002011-03-24T05:35:20.373-07:00Mostly lurker, very rare commenter here.
Registra...Mostly lurker, very rare commenter here.<br /><br />Registration won't do anything to deter me from chipping in when I feel I have something to add. It probably can't *hurt* the quality of discourse, and you're absolutely right that the best comment sections on the web are the most heavily moderated (TNC and LGF come to mind).<br /><br />It's been a while since I've used blogger as a platform, so I can't comment on how precise the moderation controls are here, but it's probably possible to force an approval on the first comment from any given account.Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-86574073988592893752011-03-23T17:55:09.232-07:002011-03-23T17:55:09.232-07:00I have no problem with registering. I suspect that...I have no problem with registering. I suspect that will end your enthusiasm for requiring registration, since you do not like people who challenge your logic or facts.N. Friedmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-86768701038854312582011-03-23T17:43:30.481-07:002011-03-23T17:43:30.481-07:00I don't like the idea of being tracked by Goog...I don't like the idea of being tracked by Google, who I assume to be somehow storing comment histories tied to a single account, so I'd probably have to consider setting up a blogs-only Google account. An annoyance, but not much of a deterrent to regular commenters. Especially if you find certain broken record discussions to be stifling, you're probably not gonna get much return on so low a barrier to entry. Why not just start deleting stuff you think is without value? It's probably a lot easier to click delete than it is to write out some of the treatise length nonsense that pops up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-12807641156262510942011-03-23T17:02:54.138-07:002011-03-23T17:02:54.138-07:00It's fine by me, but then I already have a Goo...It's fine by me, but then I already have a Google account and I require the same thing for my blog too. I don't know if it will have a lot of effect on the quality of comments, because it's so easy to register. You could institute a system where you have to approve every comment, if you really want to control things.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17626228106192215280noreply@blogger.com