Comment moderation tips
Getting people commenting on your blog is a wonderful thing. However we need to be aware of the environment in which blogs exist.
Recently JP was talking about Sleeper Spam on blogs. It made me think about writing down the internal process I go through in my head when it comes to approving comments on my blogs. I commented this on the post and thought this might be helpfull to others. So I’m posting it here.
Good point. One thing I always do is check out the url submitted with a comment . If it looks and feels right it’s a tick towards approval. Sometimes I also look at email address left. If they check out and I feel okay about it it’s approved. Sometimes there’s no substitute for the human traits this kind of thing requires.
Recently, if a comment doesn’t even include a url or maybe an email, I don’t approve it.
People have to be accuntable for their actions. Having a valid, active and obvious well meaning blog is a sign of this. It’s part of identity and you need identity for accountability.
As an aside, I’ve often wondered why splogs that don’t have any advertising attached exist. Maybe it’s along those same lines.
Dave – Lifekludger
