Site comments opened up

Tue, September 11, 2007
Posted in Web Updates

Up until now, comments on the APRN.ORG web site have required that you register with the site first, then comment, then get your comment approved. Effective immediately, we’re removing the registration requirement.

You must still provide a name (which appears on the site) and an e-mail address (which is only visible to the site owner) when you comment. And comments are still moderated before they appear to other site visitors.

We’re opening up the site this one notch on a trial basis, with the intent of encouraging more participation. The only reason we might go back to site registration is if we get deluged with comment spam.

Let us know what you think by commenting below — or, just comment on the next piece you find interesting. Thanks!

Comments

2 Comments to “Site comments opened up”

mpb on September 11, 2007 at 8:41 am

The new comments policy (which should probably be a separate page or added to the About page) is much more useful and flexible, I think. It will add to your time, at least initially, to moderate. The tools that WordPress provides for spam are the best around so that shouldn’t be too bad.

The other nice thing about opening the comments policy is that more viewpoints, especially from those with less computer experience, can be accessed. There are too many barriers now to communication, from the CAPTCHAs (funny text) that limit those with vision difficulties to the name-calling, etc.

Thanks for the improvements.
John Proffitt on September 11, 2007 at 11:03 am

Thanks MPB! We can always rely upon you for a comment — I really appreciate your participation.