You find a neat new blog. You want to leave a comment. But this one doesn't allow anonymous comments.
Phooey. Oh no, not even an email link! Totally excluded from communicating.
I'm not the only one complaining about this happening -- excluded from commenting because I refuse to sign up for a Blogger or Live Journal account.
Funny how I feel excluded.
Hey, people, if you want conversation, don't restrict the people you'll hear from.
But maybe there are some folks you don't want to hear from.
I know how you feel but I guess I'm not so particular about signing up for various accounts. :P Some people apparently don't like to get comments because they fear they'll get too many or the wrong kind. I notice some only allow trackbacks and others prefer you to e-mail. I usually don't do either.
Posted by: Cottontimer | Thursday, May 26, 2005 at 01:10 AM
I agree. I avoid those sites that don't allow me to comment. It's not worth the time or effort.
Posted by: Sarpy Sam | Thursday, May 26, 2005 at 03:51 AM
i hear you, although it seems i only get abusive/obnoxious/spamming comments from 'anonymous' commenters, so it is this phenomenon that seems to drive people to set up barriers. on blogger i just go with the flow since my html knowledge is pretty sad!
Posted by: charles | Thursday, May 26, 2005 at 06:26 AM
I signed up for a Blogger account so I could comment on those blogs. I don't understand why you would refuse to sign up. What's the big deal?
Also, I enthusiastically support the folks who refuse anonymous commenters. Trolls are a pain in the behind and disabling anonymous comments is one way to keep trolls at bay.
Posted by: GraceD | Thursday, May 26, 2005 at 11:36 AM
Well, I don't know about not allowing comments - I'm constantly soliciting feedback! And, btw, thanks for stopping by and adding yours. You and I have similiar outlooks on fitness. In my goal of increasing the run ability, I am going to do it just like you do - monitoring heart rate. So, thanks for affirming that it's a way to do it.
Posted by: byakko | Friday, May 27, 2005 at 06:30 AM
It's almost a no-win situation...my blog is spammed daily and it gets to be a real PITA having to go through and deal with that. I have a Blogger account too for my weight loss and I don't get any spam there. My blogger account is free and the main one we pay for...go figure...:P
Posted by: Storyteller | Saturday, May 28, 2005 at 04:50 PM