Blog Comments
Most blogging applications will allow you to enable comments from your readers. Allowing readers to comment on your blog makes your site more interactive - but it may also mean that you are spending a lot of time rejecting spam.
In Internet geek-speak, there's a term "signal-to-noise ratio," which refers to the percentage of good feedback (signal) versus the percentage of unproductive comments (noise) you receive.
Although blogs are great for creating ongoing discussions between like-minded people, the management of comments from angry or bored people can be a nuisance. Here are some ways that you can manage comments on your blog:
- Enable comments, but insist on registration first. This way, you can block a certain user for making inappropriate comments.
- Try a CAPTCHA system (small box with misshapen letters) that helps with automated spamming systems and ensures that your contributers are human.
- Post a user agreement, which helps curb insulting posts and encourages civil conversations.
- Moderate your comments. It's probably still the most efficient way to control comments. Bear in mind that it is your blog, and nobody has the right to insist that they are published. You can choose to publish their comments - or not.
Wordy thought for today:
“There is probably no hell for authors in the next world — they suffer so much from critics and publishers in this.” - C. N. Bovee
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