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Blogathon.org post: Turn On Anon Commenting!

Jul 24, 2009 12:29

Here's Sheana's post regarding comments and CAPTCHA:While this isn’t a hard and fast rule, it’s one of the most important things you can do to make sure you have a successful, fun Blogathon - turn on your comments! In order for our monitors (who are going around today to introduce themselves) to be able to get in touch with you, cheer you on and ( Read more... )

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Livejournal-specific addendum ceemage July 24 2009, 20:26:36 UTC

We don't have CAPTCHAs here on Livejournal of course, so that's not an issue. For those of you nervous about allowing anonymous commenting, see the FAQ here for details on how to set comment screening. The normal argument against comment screening - that it delays the appearance of comments for third parties - doesn't really apply during the Blogathon, since you'll probably be at or near your computer to check submitted comments. At least once every half an hour, in any case!

teaclovers July 24 2009, 20:38:05 UTC

We actually do have CAPTCHAs. It's that think that asks you to enter letters to make sure you're a human.

joyfulfeather July 24 2009, 20:44:49 UTC

Good catch. You can turn off CAPTCHAs in the privacy tab of your account settings.

ceemage July 25 2009, 06:06:09 UTC

Oops. I guess I never see CATCHAs because I always browse Lj whilst logged in. Which anonymous commenters by definition can't do...