of anonymous posters/comments, making this journal "friends only"?

Apr 10, 2005 11:58

There have been several anonymous comments in my journal as of late. And that's fine, there are many public entries ( Read more... )

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naqerj April 10 2005, 19:19:24 UTC
My approach is to screen all anonymous comments, along with recording the IP of every commenter. I've caught "anonymous" folks a time or two with that technique, especially if I notice that they're using the same IP address for both their anonymous and non-anonymous comments.

On top of that, though, I also make sure that nothing I post publicly is something that I wouldn't want anyone in the world to be able to read. I think of it much like publishing. I use multiple "friends" filters to manage who gets to read what, as well.

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rengal April 10 2005, 19:24:17 UTC
Those are all sound ideas. I do log the ip of anonymous folks -- but what do you do with that number once you get it?..

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naqerj April 10 2005, 19:28:46 UTC
This site can provide some answers.

The other useful thing about screening anonymous comments is that some such commenters will be less likely to comment if they sense that there's some sort of barrier.

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rengal April 10 2005, 19:33:46 UTC
ah, ha!

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elisavette April 10 2005, 21:31:42 UTC
I feel much more secure with the new journal, as its all friends only. It was a good move.

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rengal April 10 2005, 21:41:19 UTC
Do you miss any posts/comments? Do you still get as much interaction as you might like?

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elisavette April 10 2005, 21:51:08 UTC
No, its all fine. I am not in many communities.

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rengal April 10 2005, 22:09:14 UTC
You know, I am getting all too addicted to LJ. If I started going private, maybe it would necessarily cut down my time spent in front of this screen...

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