Comments on: Comment Moderation Decision http://deviousdiva.com/2008/02/25/comment-moderation-decision/ The only thing necessary for the persistence of evil is for enough good people to do nothing. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:32:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Black Looks http://deviousdiva.com/2008/02/25/comment-moderation-decision/#comment-63348 Black Looks Mon, 03 Mar 2008 07:57:22 +0000 http://deviousdiva.com/2008/02/25/comment-moderation-decision/#comment-63348 [...] of abusive comments mostly from anonymous people, I finally chosen to enable comment moderation. Devious Diva has come up with a code of conduct for commenting which I am adopting with some slight variation as [...]

[...] of abusive comments mostly from anonymous people, I finally chosen to enable comment moderation. Devious Diva has come up with a code of conduct for commenting which I am adopting with some slight variation as [...]

]]> By: Sokari http://deviousdiva.com/2008/02/25/comment-moderation-decision/#comment-63322 Sokari Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:02:52 +0000 http://deviousdiva.com/2008/02/25/comment-moderation-decision/#comment-63322 Thanks DD -

Thanks DD -

]]> By: deviousdiva http://deviousdiva.com/2008/02/25/comment-moderation-decision/#comment-63318 deviousdiva Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:51:50 +0000 http://deviousdiva.com/2008/02/25/comment-moderation-decision/#comment-63318 Hi Sokari, You can use whatever you wish from my blog. I trust you as a great ally and friend. And I am honoured that you will be using my Roma series in your workshop! The only thing I ask is feedback on what the reaction is (if any) because we so often work in a vacuum. Thank you for your ongoing support and dedication. I really appreciate your work and your friendship. I am hoping to do more on the Roma here in Greece in the very near future. (I will email you about some developments that are personally gratifying, if and when they happen) Respect DD

Hi Sokari, You can use whatever you wish from my blog. I trust you as a great ally and friend. And I am honoured that you will be using my Roma series in your workshop! The only thing I ask is feedback on what the reaction is (if any) because we so often work in a vacuum.

Thank you for your ongoing support and dedication. I really appreciate your work and your friendship.

I am hoping to do more on the Roma here in Greece in the very near future.

(I will email you about some developments that are personally gratifying, if and when they happen)

Respect

DD

]]> By: SOKARI http://deviousdiva.com/2008/02/25/comment-moderation-decision/#comment-63317 SOKARI Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:13:56 +0000 http://deviousdiva.com/2008/02/25/comment-moderation-decision/#comment-63317 Hi DD I think this is an excellent decision. I have had comment moderation on for some time now but I have never explained why. I am so tired of getting abusive comments directed either at me or other commenters. And yes people feel they are being censored but the point you make regarding this makes a lot of sense. I find that anonymous people and people who do not leave email addresses are usually the culprits which says a lot about them. People think they can say anything no matter how offensive it is under the guise of making a comment anonymously. I have never made an anonymous comment and whatever I say people can always come back to my blog and respond. I did actually write a short post about moderation but never published it and I wonder if you would mind if I took a lead from your ideas on this to post on my blog. I feel I should ask first. BTW I am doing a workshop today for NI and will be using your Roma series as an example of activism and research :) Thanks Sokari

Hi DD

I think this is an excellent decision. I have had comment moderation on for some time now but I have never explained why. I am so tired of getting abusive comments directed either at me or other commenters. And yes people feel they are being censored but the point you make regarding this makes a lot of sense. I find that anonymous people and people who do not leave email addresses are usually the culprits which says a lot about them. People think they can say anything no matter how offensive it is under the guise of making a comment anonymously. I have never made an anonymous comment and whatever I say people can always come back to my blog and respond.

I did actually write a short post about moderation but never published it and I wonder if you would mind if I took a lead from your ideas on this to post on my blog. I feel I should ask first.

BTW I am doing a workshop today for NI and will be using your Roma series as an example of activism and research :)

Thanks
Sokari

]]> By: db0 http://deviousdiva.com/2008/02/25/comment-moderation-decision/#comment-63302 db0 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:06:52 +0000 http://deviousdiva.com/2008/02/25/comment-moderation-decision/#comment-63302 <blockquote>Also, Bad Behavior completely broke my blog a while ago and I am very dubious about using it again even though they have updated it. Blog superstitious !</blockquote> DD, I also had this problem and it turned out that it wasn't really the plugin but rather the spam list service they were using. The author has since removed them. In any case, bcSpamBlock is still one of the best imho (although I probably don't have the same quantity of comments as you). cheers!
Also, Bad Behavior completely broke my blog a while ago and I am very dubious about using it again even though they have updated it. Blog superstitious !

DD, I also had this problem and it turned out that it wasn’t really the plugin but rather the spam list service they were using. The author has since removed them.

In any case, bcSpamBlock is still one of the best imho (although I probably don’t have the same quantity of comments as you).

cheers!

]]> By: deviousdiva http://deviousdiva.com/2008/02/25/comment-moderation-decision/#comment-63299 deviousdiva Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:42:51 +0000 http://deviousdiva.com/2008/02/25/comment-moderation-decision/#comment-63299 Hi j95, I didn't phrase that very well did I :-D What I meant was that that person's name will be copy/pasted and dropped into my moderation list by little old me ! Thanks for pointing that out !

Hi j95, I didn’t phrase that very well did I :-D What I meant was that that person’s name will be copy/pasted and dropped into my moderation list by little old me ! Thanks for pointing that out !

]]> By: j95 http://deviousdiva.com/2008/02/25/comment-moderation-decision/#comment-63298 j95 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:26:09 +0000 http://deviousdiva.com/2008/02/25/comment-moderation-decision/#comment-63298 <blockquote> People who attack and insult people personally on this blog will automatically have their comments dropped into the moderation queue. </blockquote> My question as a computer engineer would be: don't we need at least another twenty years of research in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Natural Language Processing to provide that kind of automation?
People who attack and insult people personally on this blog will automatically have their comments dropped into the moderation queue.

My question as a computer engineer would be: don’t we need at least another twenty years of research in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Natural Language Processing to provide that kind of automation?

]]> By: deviousdiva http://deviousdiva.com/2008/02/25/comment-moderation-decision/#comment-63296 deviousdiva Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:59:09 +0000 http://deviousdiva.com/2008/02/25/comment-moderation-decision/#comment-63296 Some people will be feeling they are being censored because I have deleted comments that refer to an old personal argument (even if they were being polite). I have updated the post above to make it clear that I will do this for everyone. I have deleted several comments already from BOTH sides because they are just going over old ground and we would be in danger of ending up exactly where we started!

Some people will be feeling they are being censored because I have deleted comments that refer to an old personal argument (even if they were being polite). I have updated the post above to make it clear that I will do this for everyone. I have deleted several comments already from BOTH sides because they are just going over old ground and we would be in danger of ending up exactly where we started!

]]> By: deviousdiva http://deviousdiva.com/2008/02/25/comment-moderation-decision/#comment-63293 deviousdiva Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:05:49 +0000 http://deviousdiva.com/2008/02/25/comment-moderation-decision/#comment-63293 Thank you db0 for your anti-spam suggestions. I tried the anti-spam word system a while ago but people kept losing their posts if they forgot to type in the word so I removed it ! As most of my spam appears on old threads, I think it makes sense that I have closed all but the most recent posts for comments. I have the plugin called extended comment functions where you can switch on and off everything (or set your own parameters) with a single click. <a href="http://beingmrkenny.co.uk/wordpress/plugins/extended-comment-options/" rel="nofollow">You can find it here</a> Also, Bad Behavior completely broke my blog a while ago and I am very dubious about using it again even though they have updated it. Blog superstitious ! Thanks for your suggestions though. I really appreciate it when people take the time to help me out. Hi again danilena, good to see you here again! I am convinced that it is possible to have an interesting and enlightening discussion/debate without the name-calling! I have faith in the majority of people being able to conduct themselves in a civil way. There hasn't been much evidence of it lately but I keep the faith anyway. I keep trying to explain that I have no problem with people disagreeing with me or asking questions or posting opposing views. I have hosted some very interesting threads that have played out like that. Anyway, I feel better about taking more control over the recent activities here and I am realising more and more why the most productive debates and discussions require a tough moderator. I don't particularly enjoy that role but I see that that is what it takes. Hi Kat, yes, I've been following your tribulations on your blog too! People pestering you about information that you have already provided etc. It's infuriating but I guess that's the nature of this medium ! I think there has to be a regular tweaking and reviewing of comment policies as a blog evolves and especially as it gets bigger.

Thank you db0 for your anti-spam suggestions. I tried the anti-spam word system a while ago but people kept losing their posts if they forgot to type in the word so I removed it ! As most of my spam appears on old threads, I think it makes sense that I have closed all but the most recent posts for comments. I have the plugin called extended comment functions where you can switch on and off everything (or set your own parameters) with a single click. You can find it here

Also, Bad Behavior completely broke my blog a while ago and I am very dubious about using it again even though they have updated it. Blog superstitious !

Thanks for your suggestions though. I really appreciate it when people take the time to help me out.

Hi again danilena, good to see you here again! I am convinced that it is possible to have an interesting and enlightening discussion/debate without the name-calling! I have faith in the majority of people being able to conduct themselves in a civil way. There hasn’t been much evidence of it lately but I keep the faith anyway. I keep trying to explain that I have no problem with people disagreeing with me or asking questions or posting opposing views. I have hosted some very interesting threads that have played out like that.

Anyway, I feel better about taking more control over the recent activities here and I am realising more and more why the most productive debates and discussions require a tough moderator. I don’t particularly enjoy that role but I see that that is what it takes.

Hi Kat, yes, I’ve been following your tribulations on your blog too! People pestering you about information that you have already provided etc. It’s infuriating but I guess that’s the nature of this medium ! I think there has to be a regular tweaking and reviewing of comment policies as a blog evolves and especially as it gets bigger.

]]> By: Kat http://deviousdiva.com/2008/02/25/comment-moderation-decision/#comment-63289 Kat Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:30:16 +0000 http://deviousdiva.com/2008/02/25/comment-moderation-decision/#comment-63289 This is the policy I've been using since August when I decided moderation had to be turned on.

This is the policy I’ve been using since August when I decided moderation had to be turned on.

]]> By: danilena http://deviousdiva.com/2008/02/25/comment-moderation-decision/#comment-63165 danilena Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:35:12 +0000 http://deviousdiva.com/2008/02/25/comment-moderation-decision/#comment-63165 I think this is an excellent policy. It will give people who are interested in these issues the opportunity to stay up to date without the distraction of pointless name calling etc. go DD !

I think this is an excellent policy. It will give people who are interested in these issues the opportunity to stay up to date without the distraction of pointless name calling etc. go DD !

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