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Stop it – no to signing in to leave comments

I have been wallowing in the misery that is PRs writing about the recession.  Well, actually it is how to come through it from Rainier PR and another from one of their agency staff, Stephen Waddington.

I wanted to leave comments and found I had to sign in.  I couldn’t be bothered.  I have migrated to a new ISP and in the process my stored passwords were wiped.  I could look them up, but I really can’t steal myself to do this on a Sunday morning.

Lazy? Yes.  But why do some blogs and websites still insist on signing in?  If it takes any longer than necessary to leave a comment or it does not have a track back, you are going to lose the interaction that makes any blog or website vital.

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2 Responses to “Stop it – no to signing in to leave comments”

  1. stephen waddington Says:
    October 26th, 2008 at 5:19 pm

    Thanks for the link. Whatever the pros and cons of comment spam protection, my blog doesn’t have any registration mechanism. It uses the same format as your blog.

  2. stephen waddington Says:
    October 26th, 2008 at 5:26 pm

    Sorry just checked links. Thought your were linking to my blog. Earl uses registration to stop anon comments and spam bombs. Readers don’t seem to find it a barrier to commenting. I don’t use it though but never given it that much thought.

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