tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post766209610382527379..comments2024-03-28T16:17:08.999+00:00Comments on April Blogging from A to Z Challenge: The Dreaded Conversation About Word VerificationArlee Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-73726884932302594232014-03-06T13:39:27.572+00:002014-03-06T13:39:27.572+00:00Forgot to ask, can I use your captcha free badgeForgot to ask, can I use your captcha free badgeSandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13141251905909903805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-85558773570282304922014-03-06T13:37:53.503+00:002014-03-06T13:37:53.503+00:00LOVE this post. I actually don't think it sho...LOVE this post. I actually don't think it should be turned off just during the challenge, but turn it off and leave it off. Don't you always want to make it easy for folks to visit, comment etc.? If not why do you even bother to blog. I HATE captcha's and if I remember it's a blog with them, I just avoid it. Last year thought it was mandatory to turn it off, thought I read this year it's only a suggestion which is very disappointing to me. If you're that paranoid, monitor the blog, that way you're doing that work, not everyone who comes t visit.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13141251905909903805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-81954208697901389342013-03-28T17:46:09.355+00:002013-03-28T17:46:09.355+00:00Hello.
Being a blog newbie, as in I just created ...Hello.<br /><br />Being a blog newbie, as in I just created it yesterday for this A to Z Challenge, I wondered if there's a similar feature for wordpress blogs. If there is, I can't find it. I selected the option where the commenter must put their email and I also selected to moderate the posts. Should I remove one or both of these options?<br /><br />Thank you!<br /><br />Tonette dela LunaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-46902443789607322702013-03-20T14:00:52.628+00:002013-03-20T14:00:52.628+00:00Sometimes when I screw up the letters the first ti...Sometimes when I screw up the letters the first time, I start to doubt the importance of my comment! Why are the letters getting more and more blurry?!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294308714313220666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-56730189430515340872013-03-20T11:42:41.648+00:002013-03-20T11:42:41.648+00:00This post seems to assume that everyone can turn o...This post seems to assume that everyone can turn off word verification. My blog host site does not offer that option. (Yes, I asked. I also have two links where they told others that it is not a choice.) The blog is linked to my website. <br /><br />I feel like it is suggested that I am a bad person because I made a website using a service which allowed me to quickly and easily set it up rather than spending a great deal of money having someone else create it for me or a great deal of time and money to take classes to learn how to create webpages. Or perhaps I am a bad person because I created a blog which is attached to my site instead of using the more popular sites such as wordpress or blogger. Or maybe I am a bad person because I am unable to convince a multi-million dollar company to give me the option to turn off word verification. When I bought the blog service I was unaware that it would come without a choice. Ah, there it is! I am a bad person because I was unaware at the time that I should have asked a question which I had not yet formed in my mind. Ignorance makes for a bad person. I apologize. <br /><br />There are a lot of people in the a to z. Would many be willing to sign a petition to convince the company I bought my blog space from to give me a choice? Or is this more of a "we'll complain and make people feel bad, but please don't think we are willing to help with a solution that would solve the problem" kind of group? <br />https://twitter.com/JLenniDorner/status/314340873271926785<br />There's a link in that.J Lenni Dornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961335286982498158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-83645018295238129752013-03-20T06:09:24.468+00:002013-03-20T06:09:24.468+00:00I did have it turned off since last years blog fes...I did have it turned off since last years blog fest, but these past few weeks I have been getting TONS of anonymous comments hours or sometimes minutes apart. It got to be annoying so I turned it back on. Is there a way to prevent anonymous comments on blogger other than them being deleted by hand each time?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-72811910238472846352013-03-18T16:46:36.136+00:002013-03-18T16:46:36.136+00:00@Carrie - Feeling like I'm behind the 8-ball l...@Carrie - Feeling like I'm behind the 8-ball lately, so if it's too difficult to comment, I'm not bothering.<br />@Al - Mine got turned on by accident when blogger did the upgrade. Someone told me, knowing it wasn't there before.<br />@Ornery - Thanks! The more we can get the word out, after all:)<br />@Ann - Good to see you here too! Can't wait to see what you do for your Cali posts in the A - Z. I'm a native from there, you know. And if you end up passing my way, when you're on the road, stop in for some coffee, would ya?!<br />@Jolie - Yea!<br />@Susan - It's true, we should check our settings from time to time. Little glitches can mess with things. Yes, the time draweth near and what a wonderful busy time it is too! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-17561311149635271222013-03-18T14:49:03.309+00:002013-03-18T14:49:03.309+00:00Yup, thanks .. Word verification can be an absolut...Yup, thanks .. Word verification can be an absolute pain. Will triple check to see that I do not have this but I don't believe I do.<br />The time draweth near! Susan Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12041548718544123557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-45768231509780350922013-03-18T03:26:49.942+00:002013-03-18T03:26:49.942+00:00My blog is captcha free!My blog is captcha free!Jolie du Prehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01134800013010890881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-88447008911454149342013-03-17T15:48:24.085+00:002013-03-17T15:48:24.085+00:00Teresa, What a delight to find you here!Teresa, What a delight to find you here!Ann Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15299824476212373310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-36313281444167706832013-03-17T15:10:56.783+00:002013-03-17T15:10:56.783+00:00thanks for the little image. I am putting it on no...thanks for the little image. I am putting it on now. :) <br />tmorneryswifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13702378853361498700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-16937921081987762042013-03-17T03:10:32.743+00:002013-03-17T03:10:32.743+00:00I always said I hate word verification but someone...I always said I hate word verification but someone had to tell me that I had it on my blog and how to turn it off. Big duh. Al Diazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08107619009321980764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-15926904793190561332013-03-17T01:39:25.342+00:002013-03-17T01:39:25.342+00:00Word verification is even worse when paired with c...Word verification is even worse when paired with comment moderation. Why go to all that trouble when your comment doesn't immediately appear?Carrie-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810154378449825641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-28269127330046165652013-03-17T01:11:16.628+00:002013-03-17T01:11:16.628+00:00@Ghadeer - Thank you!
@Klahanie - Much appreciated...@Ghadeer - Thank you!<br />@Klahanie - Much appreciated! We should all be a little desperate for comments, if you ask me, unless we're writing in a locked diary we hide between the mattress or something.<br />@Pat - The more I visit blogs, the more I can relate to hating it with a passion...especially during blog hops.<br />@Betty - You are more than welcome! Preaching to the choir, based on all the comments here. <br /><br />Thanks for joining in the discussion, good people. Sure does make a writer feel good to receive such wonderful comments on her work:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-82573886915087118962013-03-17T00:46:45.546+00:002013-03-17T00:46:45.546+00:00Love it! Thanks for writing it! Definitely somethi...Love it! Thanks for writing it! Definitely something to take care of before the challenge begins!<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-69241042669645691582013-03-17T00:45:51.006+00:002013-03-17T00:45:51.006+00:00Thank you for posting this MJ!! I absolutely despi...Thank you for posting this MJ!! I absolutely despise word verification! I even left a comment on someone's blog awhile back that this was the last time I was commenting on their blog because of word verification (they also had comment moderation; redundant if you ask me). They did email me back and apologized for word verification and removed it from their blog. <br /><br />I don't get that much spam and it really isn't too hard to deal with, so thanks for this very timely post!<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-16890893449916003282013-03-16T23:44:56.061+00:002013-03-16T23:44:56.061+00:00Hate it with a passion, before when it was just a ...Hate it with a passion, before when it was just a few letters, I didn't care so much, but now it's just ridiculous.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-14591899930650876732013-03-16T23:34:31.702+00:002013-03-16T23:34:31.702+00:00Never have used and never will use, word verificat...Never have used and never will use, word verification on my blog.<br /><br />Then again, maybe I'm desperate for comments! :)<br /><br />Wishing those who participate in this amazing alphabet challenge, much fun and please embrace the ethos of a sharing, caring blogging community.<br /><br />Nice on, M.J.<br /><br />Kind regards, Gary, the official anti-A to Z spokesman! :)klahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-25945711040235475672013-03-16T22:24:34.078+00:002013-03-16T22:24:34.078+00:00*Applause**Applause*Ghadeerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04811397676327530873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-45523120602005552042013-03-16T22:12:01.079+00:002013-03-16T22:12:01.079+00:00@Michelle - I honestly can't read most of them...@Michelle - I honestly can't read most of them, and I don't always have time or patience to figure them out.<br /><br />@Jagoda - Now there's an idea! Once you're in, you're in! Had a few of those in my blog hops this past week too...as much as I comment on some of those blogs...well, let's just work off my energy about this is a future blog post instead of carrying on about it here. Thanks for your comment, and for making it easy for people to comment on your blog:) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-65378153377799527682013-03-16T21:06:20.244+00:002013-03-16T21:06:20.244+00:00Well written, M.J. I don't believe I have VW o...Well written, M.J. I don't believe I have VW on my WordPress site, but I do have it set to approve comments. Once I approve someone once, you're in. <br />Jagoda<br />http://www.conflicttango.comJagodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18352786929899391940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-6411615231712252712013-03-16T21:04:01.884+00:002013-03-16T21:04:01.884+00:00I swear that those WV numbers and letters seem to ...I swear that those WV numbers and letters seem to get more and more obscure!<br />It's a real pain!Michelle Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750092836481599870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-18496562884277587922013-03-16T18:31:53.518+00:002013-03-16T18:31:53.518+00:00Thanks for all these kind and supportive comments!...Thanks for all these kind and supportive comments! I believe "NO CAPTCHA" wins the vote, hands down! <br /><br />I spent a few hours in blog hops this past week. By the end of it, I quit trying to read captcha and left some blogs without comments because of it. Everyone's time is valuable, including mine. If you want me to comment, make it easy enough to do so, please.<br /><br />On the flip side, I'm willing to submit captcha on blogs that are clearly new and have very few followers. Everyone has to go through the learning curve, and we are a community, after all. <br /><br />Mean comments are a reflection of the person commenting, not the blog owner, and can be deleted easily enough. I don't screen my comments for this reason. So far, I haven't had any trouble letting people comment as they will, though I do get the occasional spammer and delete when necessary.<br /><br />Thanks again for such a lively conversation on this piece. You guys are great! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-67602005403733916902013-03-16T17:54:46.828+00:002013-03-16T17:54:46.828+00:00That was great, MJ!!!
Change to no anonymous comme...That was great, MJ!!!<br />Change to no anonymous comments or blog owner approval - just no word verification.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-72757286479154700042013-03-16T17:41:39.106+00:002013-03-16T17:41:39.106+00:00Word verification off, but I do have anonymous com...Word verification off, but I do have anonymous commenters blocked, because I got some MEAN comments last summer from people who hid under the guise of anonymity. I figure anyone participating in the A to Z Challenge has a blog and can therefore comment with their Google profile. :) And I generally don't mind doing the word verification myself on other blogs, but it sure takes time!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455011518336150451noreply@blogger.com