I've been informed by a regular reader that the "CAPTCHA" code for commenting is a pain in the tookus. I know this to be true of other sites I regularly read, because even though it's cute that "I am not a robot" keeps the spammers away, it is sometimes difficult to actually read those "words" they use. I have not been able to see it for myself on MY blog, because I'm always logged in, dontcha know?
So here's the "test:"
- For the next few (however many) posts I create, I have turned OFF the "are you a real person?" block.
- I have also kept "moderation" disabled, to see whether my traffic is all real people, and not spambots.
- YOUR JOB is to comment HERE. Make it a "real" comment, please (not "test test test" or some gobbledygook). You should not be required to jump through ANY hoops! Your comment should appear IMMEDIATELY! I shouldn't get any additional emails that I wasn't already getting, asking me to "approve" your comments!
PLEASE participate, this one time. Even if you'd much rather comment only on Facebook, please comment here (as well as on Facebook, if necessary). I don't have a huge audience yet, as I only started this six months ago, and I do get to see where my audience is. I'd like to find out if the bot-killer is even necessary. As a favor, you know, for the people.
Ok, we'l give it a go. I haven't been commenting here because I don't have a google (nor livejournail, aim, wordpress, etc. account,) didn't want one and commenting as a FB user wasn't an option. I guess it's going to have to be anonymous.
ReplyDeleteI certainly don't mind anonymous comments, as long as they are from real people. You sound like a real people. Are you?
DeleteI would so love it if the CAPTCHA code thingy was turned off. It really is a PITA. I think that's what's kept me from commenting on every single blog entry (which, you know, I would like to do). Love you, sis. Hope I pass the test. :-)
ReplyDeleteYour comment appeared easily HERE - did you have any trouble leaving it?
DeleteI don't mind the CAPTCHA thing myself, because it's easy enough to get a new image that is more ledgible when you can't read the first. But that's just one little person's opinion. ;)
ReplyDeleteI agree that it's not a HORRIBLE thing although I love proving I'm not a robot to a robot, right?
Deletebtw, how was the wedding?
I turned off CAPTCHA a while back, but it helps that WordPress has a crazy good plugin that kills almost all of the cruddy spam comments. I do leave moderation on, even though I've been told a couple of times that it "stifles conversation" or something like that. Really, I just don't trust most people to not be jerkfaces in comments. (Although I wish I had some sort of system where I could put in a list of email addresses, like yours, to get automatic clearance from moderation.)
ReplyDeleteYay! MY email address would make the cut, if there were a cut to make! Thank you for participating, Missy. I can understand that feeling of "stifles conversation" but I don't really mind that your blog has moderation. So far, I haven't seen any jerkfaces in my comment threads, NOR have I seen spambots! So until I do, I think I'll leave it all this way. If they do start creeping in, I guess I'll try moderation for awhile. You know, in moderation, of course. ;)
DeleteI could just comment to you in person since you are sitting a few feet away, but I am practicing participating in things that I would normally say no to. Hope that passes the test.
ReplyDeleteYou did BOTH! You were able to give me the true feedback I was REALLY looking for, which was "Wow, that was quick!" as well as "participating in things that (you) would normally say no to." Nice work, husband!
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