Re: [SLUG] Re: turning off blog comments
On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 8:20 AM, Sonia Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Outsource it. I now host mine on wordpress.com (for $free), they do all that boring stuff. About one spam comment every 2 months gets thru their filters. Or you can use the same software as wordpress.com uses, Akismet [1]. Last time I checked it comes with wordpress, all you need is a wordpress.com API key [2] which is free. [1] http://akismet.com/ [2] http://wordpress.com/api-keys/ -- Harrison Conlin -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Re: turning off blog comments
* Harrison Conlin [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2008-06-05 17:29:39 +1000]: On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 8:20 AM, Sonia Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Outsource it. I now host mine on wordpress.com (for $free), they do all that boring stuff. About one spam comment every 2 months gets thru their filters. Or you can use the same software as wordpress.com uses, Akismet [1]. Last time I checked it comes with wordpress, all you need is a wordpress.com API key [2] which is free. Yes, I used to do that. But then there's the tedium of keeping up with patches for the software, as well as patches for any addons. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Re: turning off blog comments
* Rev Simon Rumble [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2008-06-04 10:12:00 +1000]: A blog without comments is like posting to a list and not reading the followups. Who says I want your comments? I have a link to my contact form on my blog posts. If people want to talk to me, they can. Your conception of a blog is different to mine, clearly. I like comments on my blog - I learn stuff, people correct errors in my tech posts. I have three wordpress plugins for comment spam. Great, not one but three pieces of software to maintain. Then I get to moderate messages too. Not like I've got anything better to do. Outsource it. I now host mine on wordpress.com (for $free), they do all that boring stuff. About one spam comment every 2 months gets thru their filters. signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Re: turning off blog comments
This one time, at band camp, Michael Chesterton wrote: A blog without comments is like posting to a list and not reading the followups. Who says I want your comments? I have a link to my contact form on my blog posts. If people want to talk to me, they can. Your conception of a blog is different to mine, clearly. I have three wordpress plugins for comment spam. Great, not one but three pieces of software to maintain. Then I get to moderate messages too. Not like I've got anything better to do. -- Rev Simon Rumble [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.rumble.net The Tourist Engineer Just because you're on holiday, doesn't mean you're not a geek. http://engineer.openguides.org/ Wavy Gravy once asked a Zen Roshi, What happens after death? The Roshi replied, I don't know. Wavy protested, But you're a Zen Master! Yes, the Roshi admitted, but I'm not a dead Zen Master. - From Robert Anton Wilson's blog -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Re: turning off blog comments
On 04/06/2008, at 10:12 AM, Rev Simon Rumble wrote: Who says I want your comments? I have a link to my contact form on my blog posts. If people want to talk to me, they can. I don't know, who did say you want my comments? Wasn't me. Your conception of a blog is different to mine, clearly. My conception? I don't see it as a one way conversation. Especially being on planets. I have three wordpress plugins for comment spam. Great, not one but three pieces of software to maintain. Then I get to moderate messages too. Not like I've got anything better to do. There's no maintenance except for updating the plugins when a new version is released, which can be done with one click now. Anyway, my point is it's not a big work load, since you wouldn't know, I thought I'd be friendly and let you know how how I deal with it. I've turned comments off on this reply, don't respond. Michael Chesterton http://chesterton.id.au/blog/ http://barrang.com.au/ -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
