Just a quick post to let you know that anyone using Blogger in draft can adjust their comment settings to include Open ID, which is a big improvement on the options of either allowing only registered users, or allowing anyone to comment, including anonymous folk. So, if you came here from WordPress, for example, you can leave a comment using your WP log-in info and Blogger bloggers won't have to worry about weird anonymous trolls turning up to gurn at us.
ps: it's true, most trolls do look like that!
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Funny, I left a similar post on my emergency Blogspot, only it's nothing like as calm! (Blush).
I've not been able to get in most of today, but I just this moment received a comment from you on Blogigo. The strange thing is that though I was able to go in and activate it (in German!) I still couldn't view my blog.
I know there's no reason to panic - I should just go to sleep, and it will all sort itself out.
i've set mine to anyone to allow anyone to comment. is it better to set it to open id thingy. I have some non bloggers who post.
Cool idea, like it.
It would have been very useful a couple of years ago, when I was using LiveJournal as my main blog but lots of my "blog friends" used Blogger. I had to sign up for a Blogger ID even though I had no intention of using it as my main blog.
Okay, so I changed my mind.... anyway, thanks for doing this far too late, Blogger.
Mentioned you in my latest blog post - just so you know. :-).
I am a Wordpressee and I'm having difficulty (which could well be due to my small brain). Why are most Blogger blogs now showing only Blogger/Google comments allowed? This means if I want to leave a comment, they get directed to a Blogger page rather than direct to my blog as they did before. *Sigh*.
My small brain has worked out the direction bit but it hasn't worked out the Blogger/Google only bit.
Diddums: It sounds like something at their end, possibly a database problem. Can you back it up, just in case?
Pete: You moderate your comments so, it's probably ok for you to leave it open to anyone to comment, especially as you have non-bloggers (is there really such a person?) leaving comments. Everyone who comments here is a blogger so it isn't going to exclude anyone. Plus, I don't moderate comments, so it reduces the chances of leaving some bizarre rant up.
Anna: Yes, you hav got to give them that, they did get around to it - eventually.
Diddums: Thank you :-) I'll pop over.
Thursday: I think they may be introducing the new id thingy on all blogs soon, and this is causing the Google/Blogger problem. When they switched to 'new blogger' there were quite a few teething problems. Most people will still be using the default Blogger dashboard, rather than the Blogger in draft one, so they can't switch to the new system which will show more options.
On the other hand, it may be something else entirely LOL
I don't see how this change can help. I certainly do not want to require readers to sign in, regardless of what ID they're using. No way. But I would like to see Blogger return the blog URL field to the name one can give.
The openid thing sounds interesting, hope non-blogspot users get used to this feature!
MS: It helps because it gives bloggers another option about who can leave comments on their blogs and also brings Blogspot into line with the other main blogging platforms. You still have the choice of allowing anonymous comments if you wish, although you need to go to http://draft.blogger.com to change your blog's settings.
I can understand why you might not want to ask your readers to register before commenting, but many bloggers feel differently because of the risk of spammy or trollish comments. I had an incident on this blog about a year ago where someone left a message which was really offensive - not to me, but to a wide range of people of other ethnicities, and that's not the kind of thing I want to leave around. The alternative is to moderate all comments but not everyone has the time to do that. And really, it's not that unusual for blogs to ask for some kind of basic info from commentators - especially now that spammers are resorting manually posting their rubbish themselves.
Joel: I think bloggers will like it once they get used to it. It will certainly make it easier to comment on blogs across a range of platforms without needing to remember which id you should use.
I noticed on your profile that you are a Led Zeppelin fan - you have extremely good taste!
I'm so bummed by this new development. I posted today with instructions for my readers, should they choose to include links directly to their blogs within comments on mine:
The Junk Drawer
Oh, geez. That didn't work. Right there's a sign that this method has its problems. Anyway, it's over at my site: The Junk Drawer
Gee! Thanks for that compliment!
I'm actually shocked that quite a lot of them don't like the idea of openID!
There isn't much of an alternative now though, apart from leaving our links within the message itself which feels a bit spammy to me.
The Open ID works for people like me who have blogs on blogger and wordpress.
Kathy: I can see how it could be a problem for anyone who isn't using Open ID or any of the major blogging platforms, but this does seem to be the way the blogosphere is going. On the up side, it does give us more of a connection with non-Blogspot users.
Joel: I did expect some complaints, people get used to something working a certain way and don't like change. However, I suspect that once Open ID becomes mainstream - it seems that it will - more people will realise the benefits of being able to use one identity wherever they are.
Claire: It will work with more blogs as time goes on, but till then feel free to add a url to your comment if you want to.
In fact, I'll edit the message above the comment box to that effect, so that no one feels left out.
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