Comments on: Blog Comment Policy http://www.pureblogging.com/2007/12/05/blog-comment-policy/ Blogging News, Tips, & Tutorials Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:12:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: David Culpepper http://www.pureblogging.com/2007/12/05/blog-comment-policy/#comment-3299 David Culpepper Sun, 09 Dec 2007 03:21:34 +0000 http://www.pureblogging.com/2007/12/05/blog-comment-policy/#comment-3299 Absolutely not. Feel free to use it wherever you need to. Absolutely not. Feel free to use it wherever you need to.

]]> By: David Culpepper http://www.pureblogging.com/2007/12/05/blog-comment-policy/#comment-3298 David Culpepper Sun, 09 Dec 2007 03:19:20 +0000 http://www.pureblogging.com/2007/12/05/blog-comment-policy/#comment-3298 It will be added as a page. I just haven't had time yet. It will be added as a page. I just haven’t had time yet.

]]> By: David Culpepper http://www.pureblogging.com/2007/12/05/blog-comment-policy/#comment-3297 David Culpepper Sun, 09 Dec 2007 03:17:48 +0000 http://www.pureblogging.com/2007/12/05/blog-comment-policy/#comment-3297 I have to admit... I was very surprised he told me too. What did he think was going to happen? :lol: I have to admit… I was very surprised he told me too. What did he think was going to happen? :lol:

]]> By: Keiron http://www.pureblogging.com/2007/12/05/blog-comment-policy/#comment-3288 Keiron Sat, 08 Dec 2007 16:40:48 +0000 http://www.pureblogging.com/2007/12/05/blog-comment-policy/#comment-3288 I agree with <em>online sports chap</em> it's probably the not having "no follow" links that attract them, I have the same problem! I doubt very much one of the most prolific comment authors I have has changed his name to "L.A. Confidential Photographer", so I never approve his comments! Would you have any objections to me replicating a copy of your comment policy on a few of my blogs?! I agree with online sports chap it’s probably the not having “no follow” links that attract them, I have the same problem!

I doubt very much one of the most prolific comment authors I have has changed his name to “L.A. Confidential Photographer”, so I never approve his comments!

Would you have any objections to me replicating a copy of your comment policy on a few of my blogs?!

]]> By: Ruchir http://www.pureblogging.com/2007/12/05/blog-comment-policy/#comment-3285 Ruchir Sat, 08 Dec 2007 15:08:04 +0000 http://www.pureblogging.com/2007/12/05/blog-comment-policy/#comment-3285 It would have been better if you published this as a separate page and not a post... It would have been better if you published this as a separate page and not a post…

]]> By: Anunturi Meditatii http://www.pureblogging.com/2007/12/05/blog-comment-policy/#comment-3262 Anunturi Meditatii Fri, 07 Dec 2007 09:19:15 +0000 http://www.pureblogging.com/2007/12/05/blog-comment-policy/#comment-3262 Yeah, nothing worthwhile in life comes easy. You need to work for it…only that some are easier than others. Yeah, nothing worthwhile in life comes easy. You need to work for it…only that some are easier than others.

]]> By: JoLynn Braley http://www.pureblogging.com/2007/12/05/blog-comment-policy/#comment-3261 JoLynn Braley Fri, 07 Dec 2007 06:19:20 +0000 http://www.pureblogging.com/2007/12/05/blog-comment-policy/#comment-3261 Hi David, I completely understand, this is something that I need to do, too. And, I really like how you explained the advertisements in the comments section as stealing, not just spamming. That issue and the comments name being non-human is what bothers me the most. The other point that sticks in my mind is something that Wendy at eMoms wrote about her comment policy and/or about spam comments (it's been a while since I read this).....that she as the blog owner is responsible for those outgoing links from her site. If you approve spam, splog, or just plain sales page sites, those links are trailing from your site and can bring down the integrity of your own blog. I'm going to use your comment policy as a guide when I write mine, great job! Hi David, I completely understand, this is something that I need to do, too. And, I really like how you explained the advertisements in the comments section as stealing, not just spamming. That issue and the comments name being non-human is what bothers me the most.

The other point that sticks in my mind is something that Wendy at eMoms wrote about her comment policy and/or about spam comments (it’s been a while since I read this)…..that she as the blog owner is responsible for those outgoing links from her site. If you approve spam, splog, or just plain sales page sites, those links are trailing from your site and can bring down the integrity of your own blog.

I’m going to use your comment policy as a guide when I write mine, great job!

]]> By: Steven Snell http://www.pureblogging.com/2007/12/05/blog-comment-policy/#comment-3260 Steven Snell Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:32:07 +0000 http://www.pureblogging.com/2007/12/05/blog-comment-policy/#comment-3260 I can't believe he actually told you he was being paid to do it. And then he kept doing after telling you that, that's even more unbelievable. I can’t believe he actually told you he was being paid to do it. And then he kept doing after telling you that, that’s even more unbelievable.

]]> By: David Culpepper http://www.pureblogging.com/2007/12/05/blog-comment-policy/#comment-3259 David Culpepper Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:00:19 +0000 http://www.pureblogging.com/2007/12/05/blog-comment-policy/#comment-3259 Of course there were more comments before I took a break from blogging here but for the number comments that are posted here the amount of spam is actually very low. It seems like while I was taking that break spammers just kinda moved in because the blog wasn't being moderated. I originally removed the no follow tag because because I want the people who take the time to participate in this community to be fully rewarded for their extra effort. I want them to leave their link and I want them reap whatever benefits come from it. I may have to rethink that policy but that was my thinking at the time. What I don't like and will NOT allow is what was happening here this week. We had someone posting here as "dining room table" and few other names. I mentioned that I didn't like the practice of stuffing keywords into the name field and the person contacted me to tell me that he was being paid to do that. In a case like that, I don't care what value someone adds to the conversation. I will not allow someone else to get paid for placing what is, for all intents and purposes, an advertisement on my blog. An advertisement that I will not get paid for and did not approve. In my opinion, that is not just spamming... it is stealing. Of course there were more comments before I took a break from blogging here but for the number comments that are posted here the amount of spam is actually very low. It seems like while I was taking that break spammers just kinda moved in because the blog wasn’t being moderated.

I originally removed the no follow tag because because I want the people who take the time to participate in this community to be fully rewarded for their extra effort. I want them to leave their link and I want them reap whatever benefits come from it. I may have to rethink that policy but that was my thinking at the time.

What I don’t like and will NOT allow is what was happening here this week. We had someone posting here as “dining room table” and few other names. I mentioned that I didn’t like the practice of stuffing keywords into the name field and the person contacted me to tell me that he was being paid to do that. In a case like that, I don’t care what value someone adds to the conversation. I will not allow someone else to get paid for placing what is, for all intents and purposes, an advertisement on my blog. An advertisement that I will not get paid for and did not approve.

In my opinion, that is not just spamming… it is stealing.

]]> By: Michael Martine http://www.pureblogging.com/2007/12/05/blog-comment-policy/#comment-3258 Michael Martine Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:35:21 +0000 http://www.pureblogging.com/2007/12/05/blog-comment-policy/#comment-3258 The real key is whether the comment adds value to the post and is a real contribution to the conversation. Those are subjective criteria, but it's really up to the blogger. A primary defining characteristic of spam is that it clearly does not add to the conversation. Most of the time it isn't reasonable, either. Comments serve better as drivers of traffic, not PageRank. The rewards for commenting are in direct inverse proportion to how automated (spamming) the commenting is. In the end, it's just a waste of everyone's time and bandwidth. The real key is whether the comment adds value to the post and is a real contribution to the conversation. Those are subjective criteria, but it’s really up to the blogger.

A primary defining characteristic of spam is that it clearly does not add to the conversation. Most of the time it isn’t reasonable, either.

Comments serve better as drivers of traffic, not PageRank. The rewards for commenting are in direct inverse proportion to how automated (spamming) the commenting is. In the end, it’s just a waste of everyone’s time and bandwidth.

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