Comments on: Blog Commenting Etiquette: To Approve or Not To Approve…? http://www.prospectmx.com/blog-commenting-etiquette-to-approve-or-not-to-approve%e2%80%a6/ ProspectMX, LLC Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:49:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Kelly Watson | Womenwise Marketing http://www.prospectmx.com/blog-commenting-etiquette-to-approve-or-not-to-approve%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-278 Kelly Watson | Womenwise Marketing Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:25:00 +0000 http://www.prospectmx.com/blog-commenting-etiquette-to-approve-or-not-to-approve%e2%80%a6#comment-278 Well, I automatically delete anything that has to do with gambling, cheap prescription drugs or penis enlargement. But the Askimet Wordpress plugin in usually does that for me, so I haven't had to worry about it much. It also remembers people whose comments I have approved in the past, and automatically approves their next comments. That's a really nice feature as well. Well, I automatically delete anything that has to do with gambling, cheap prescription drugs or penis enlargement. But the Askimet Wordpress plugin in usually does that for me, so I haven’t had to worry about it much.

It also remembers people whose comments I have approved in the past, and automatically approves their next comments. That’s a really nice feature as well.

]]> By: Dave Conklin http://www.prospectmx.com/blog-commenting-etiquette-to-approve-or-not-to-approve%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-277 Dave Conklin Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:35:57 +0000 http://www.prospectmx.com/blog-commenting-etiquette-to-approve-or-not-to-approve%e2%80%a6#comment-277 It does now! Good call, Justin... thanks for noticing. It does now! Good call, Justin… thanks for noticing.

]]> By: Jonathan Bentz http://www.prospectmx.com/blog-commenting-etiquette-to-approve-or-not-to-approve%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-276 Jonathan Bentz Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:30:38 +0000 http://www.prospectmx.com/blog-commenting-etiquette-to-approve-or-not-to-approve%e2%80%a6#comment-276 To be honest, I already assumed our comment filters required the e-mail address. Don't most of those do that these days? Guess we're gonna have to get on that! To be honest, I already assumed our comment filters required the e-mail address. Don’t most of those do that these days? Guess we’re gonna have to get on that!

]]> By: Justin Seibert http://www.prospectmx.com/blog-commenting-etiquette-to-approve-or-not-to-approve%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-275 Justin Seibert Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:17:18 +0000 http://www.prospectmx.com/blog-commenting-etiquette-to-approve-or-not-to-approve%e2%80%a6#comment-275 1 more question - sorry to be so quick on the submit trigger today - why don't you require at least an email, if for no other reason than slightly curbing spam? 1 more question – sorry to be so quick on the submit trigger today – why don’t you require at least an email, if for no other reason than slightly curbing spam?

]]> By: Justin Seibert http://www.prospectmx.com/blog-commenting-etiquette-to-approve-or-not-to-approve%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-274 Justin Seibert Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:14:55 +0000 http://www.prospectmx.com/blog-commenting-etiquette-to-approve-or-not-to-approve%e2%80%a6#comment-274 Ha! Big oops - was trying to get out the door to an appointment. I agree with you agreeing with me that it shouldn't have been posted. Ha! Big oops – was trying to get out the door to an appointment. I agree with you agreeing with me that it shouldn’t have been posted.

]]> By: Ashley Lichty http://www.prospectmx.com/blog-commenting-etiquette-to-approve-or-not-to-approve%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-273 Ashley Lichty Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:41:01 +0000 http://www.prospectmx.com/blog-commenting-etiquette-to-approve-or-not-to-approve%e2%80%a6#comment-273 Thanks for putting in your 2 cents on the topic. Buuut, if we went by your rules, we may not have approved your comment - there's no name or email associated! LoL. I know that my own personal preference is to allow even anonymous comments IF they add something to the conversation in a respectful manner, whether they are critical or an agreement. If they're just to get a rise out of people...well, I'm not a big fan of internet drama. Thanks for putting in your 2 cents on the topic.

Buuut, if we went by your rules, we may not have approved your comment – there’s no name or email associated! LoL.

I know that my own personal preference is to allow even anonymous comments IF they add something to the conversation in a respectful manner, whether they are critical or an agreement. If they’re just to get a rise out of people…well, I’m not a big fan of internet drama.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.prospectmx.com/blog-commenting-etiquette-to-approve-or-not-to-approve%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-272 Anonymous Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:28:21 +0000 http://www.prospectmx.com/blog-commenting-etiquette-to-approve-or-not-to-approve%e2%80%a6#comment-272 @Ashley - Nice post. There are exceptions to everything, but generally here are some rules I typically try to follow or recommend following to bloggers: - Allow comments from anonymous parties as long as they give an email address (NOTE: about 99% of the time I post with my full name, so something I'm recommending to blog administrators, not commenters) - Don't allow total spam and links. Dangerous precedent. - Be transparent and face up to the bad. The conversation can (and usually does) happen somewhere else. - If you delete or edit a comment, it better be because it's in clear violation of your rules. If in clear violation of good sense, but your rules aren't there, add your own comment about why you chose to delete / edit and then update your rules asap. Good stuff! @Ashley -

Nice post. There are exceptions to everything, but generally here are some rules I typically try to follow or recommend following to bloggers:

- Allow comments from anonymous parties as long as they give an email address (NOTE: about 99% of the time I post with my full name, so something I’m recommending to blog administrators, not commenters)

- Don’t allow total spam and links. Dangerous precedent.

- Be transparent and face up to the bad. The conversation can (and usually does) happen somewhere else.

- If you delete or edit a comment, it better be because it’s in clear violation of your rules. If in clear violation of good sense, but your rules aren’t there, add your own comment about why you chose to delete / edit and then update your rules asap.

Good stuff!

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