tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363444567124084776.post1474199339118182939..comments2023-10-20T08:56:14.314+01:00Comments on Stroppy Author: A life in publishing: Return to CaptchaStroppy Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363444567124084776.post-46468441786540940552012-12-04T21:21:35.206+00:002012-12-04T21:21:35.206+00:00I turned it off, Adele - see a comment above!I turned it off, Adele - see a comment above!Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363444567124084776.post-25008525537848333862012-12-04T12:24:11.920+00:002012-12-04T12:24:11.920+00:00My comment was published straight away with no Cap...My comment was published straight away with no Captcha....wonder if it&#39;s switched on?? Let&#39;s try again.adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363444567124084776.post-54614223178717857182012-12-04T12:23:33.199+00:002012-12-04T12:23:33.199+00:00I regard Captcha ( which I didn&#39;t know was cal...I regard Captcha ( which I didn&#39;t know was called that, but how wonderful that it is!) as a kind of puzzle I have to do! Kind of fun! Let&#39;s have a go now...adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363444567124084776.post-75630817801820183292012-12-02T17:10:25.674+00:002012-12-02T17:10:25.674+00:00I&#39;m not keen on moderation, I must say. I try ...I&#39;m not keen on moderation, I must say. I try to look at comments as soon as I can, but if I&#39;m away for a few days then it&#39;s very discouraging (and rude) if someone has commented and I haven&#39;t had a chance to approve their comment.Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363444567124084776.post-75853814216355322092012-12-02T16:34:52.699+00:002012-12-02T16:34:52.699+00:00Sue, I find moderation slightly insulting, and the...Sue, I find moderation slightly insulting, and the ensuing time lag between commenting and posting makes discussion less likely.<br /><br />Query Shark &#39;moderated&#39; a comment of mine last week. It was, &quot;Have to ask, what happened to Query #230?&quot; We&#39;ll never know. And I won&#39;t be commenting there again.Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363444567124084776.post-62132448005385614782012-12-01T23:21:15.580+00:002012-12-01T23:21:15.580+00:00Moderation might help with your wish to allow anon...Moderation might help with your wish to allow anonymous comments. And you still don&#39;t have to have Captcha.Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363444567124084776.post-89808941758576784692012-12-01T20:34:05.368+00:002012-12-01T20:34:05.368+00:00I agree Lexi, about it being difficult and I find ...I agree Lexi, about it being difficult and I find them very frustrating. But see my comment above about people wanting to talk anonymously about their publishers and agents. <br /><br />Still, on balance there are fewer people who want to hide legitimately than there are people annoyed by captcha. So I&#39;ll turn it off and remove anonymous commenting.Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363444567124084776.post-76907338300784948732012-12-01T20:30:16.867+00:002012-12-01T20:30:16.867+00:00On my blog I don&#39;t have word verification and ...On my blog I don&#39;t have word verification and don&#39;t allow anonymous comments. I have virtually no problems with spam.<br /><br />The new Captchas are ridiculously difficult on occasion. It&#39;s a disincentive to comment.<br /><br />Okay, one Captcha wrong. Try again.Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363444567124084776.post-24348777062812440182012-12-01T10:54:43.668+00:002012-12-01T10:54:43.668+00:00That&#39;s a valuable point, Alicia, and one I hav...That&#39;s a valuable point, Alicia, and one I have been thinking about. It&#39;s the issue of balancing the difficulty of Captcha with the desire for people sometimes to comment anonymously. <br /><br />Because of the nature of the blog, people sometimes want to talk about their relationships/problems with publishers and agents that they can&#39;t do without being anonymous. If it were blog where people just - I don&#39;t know - listed their favourite cake or something, ruling out anonymous comments would be the obvious solution. But in this particular case, some of the most honest and valuable comments are anonymous. <br /><br />I&#39;ll continue thinking about it, and maybe give it a try...Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363444567124084776.post-73189456367698130802012-11-30T10:58:22.744+00:002012-11-30T10:58:22.744+00:00I think that the best way to deal with spam is def...I think that the best way to deal with spam is definitely to just disallow anonymous posters and let blogger catch the small amount that might still give it a go! It works well for me. <br /><br />Just saying this because CAPTCHA is so hard for lots of people to read. My eyesight is very poor so I have to use CAPTCHA bypass software called RUMOLA to read and fill in CAPTCHAs for me. That means I can still comment on your blog but lots of other people might not be able to/be bothered to get past the gatekeeper of google reCAPTCHA!<br /><br />Sorry to hear some of your spam was abusive, I have never seen that before :(Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05863490791700777711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363444567124084776.post-24304096618989283432012-11-30T10:52:50.784+00:002012-11-30T10:52:50.784+00:00You have captcha off on History Girls. It&#39;s a ...You have captcha off on History Girls. It&#39;s a bit of a balancing act, isn&#39;t it? Either disenfranchise people who want to comment anonymously or inflict captcha on everyone...<br /><br />Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363444567124084776.post-6327598453864524232012-11-30T10:50:01.417+00:002012-11-30T10:50:01.417+00:00Mary, allowing only followers to comment and disal...Mary, allowing only followers to comment and disallowing anonymous followers is not the same thing. Registered users/people with Google accounts can be allowed to comment and don&#39;t have to follow the blog to do so.Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363444567124084776.post-27799847292401646252012-11-30T10:41:46.546+00:002012-11-30T10:41:46.546+00:00I have just had to disallow Anonymous Comments on ...I have just had to disallow Anonymous Comments on http://the-history-girls.blogspot.com - this means that Commenters have to Follow the blog but, like you, we don&#39;t have the time to trawl through and delete every day. This has been Kath Langrish&#39;s job and she was being swamped.Mary Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363444567124084776.post-52342452065427066722012-11-30T10:14:01.243+00:002012-11-30T10:14:01.243+00:00My spam tends to start with,&quot;I really love yo...My spam tends to start with,&quot;I really love your blog,great post...&quot; but are clearly unconnected with the post. I have turned on the moderation which also cuts down on the spam. At least the comment isn&#39;t posted. I haven&#39;t had a lot of spam since I turned off the Anonymous option, either.Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363444567124084776.post-11964063003713267532012-11-30T10:01:31.124+00:002012-11-30T10:01:31.124+00:00Ah, that&#39;s good to hear, Jo. As some of my spa...Ah, that&#39;s good to hear, Jo. As some of my spam was abusive, I felt I had to so something about it. Long may your blog remain spam-free. (Sounds like some 21st century blessing!)Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363444567124084776.post-58562276049574592782012-11-30T09:42:52.546+00:002012-11-30T09:42:52.546+00:00I&#39;m just about hanging in there without the Ca...I&#39;m just about hanging in there without the Captcha thingy - one post attracted hundreds of spammers (with photos of my trip to Nepal - I still can&#39;t spot the magic word that brought them there) - but blogger catches most of them, and they seem to run along the lines of &#39;I love your blog, please come to my site to buy ...&#39;. <br /><br />Apart from that one post, I seem to have been lucky, and don&#39;t have many random visits. (Yet ...)JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.com
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