tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304920138891211736.post6434554433541233947..comments2024-03-24T03:34:45.200-04:00Comments on TNBBC's The Next Best Book Blog: CAPTCHA aka Word VerficationTNBBC Super Modhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153016306489908880noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304920138891211736.post-70608470902194597892011-11-25T04:38:41.858-05:002011-11-25T04:38:41.858-05:00Tried keycaptcha on ome of my blogs.
Comments drop...Tried keycaptcha on ome of my blogs.<br />Comments dropped to zero until I uninstalled it!!!Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07389249065514335671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304920138891211736.post-31475243054184634952011-01-16T12:15:55.198-05:002011-01-16T12:15:55.198-05:00I am using the captcha from keycaptcha.com that am...I am using the captcha from keycaptcha.com that amuses and attracts visitors by a game instead of repelling and annoying themCharmer of Captchasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304920138891211736.post-36565261418681826612011-01-12T11:10:21.991-05:002011-01-12T11:10:21.991-05:00I hate Captcha with the fires of a thousand suns. ...I hate Captcha with the fires of a thousand suns. Especially on blogs that already have enough crap on their sidebars, as the refreshing capcha just made my commenting take a whole lot longer.<br /><br />I do find that I get a lot of comments in general, even on reviews. I think that's partly because my reviews are a decent length so people have something to comment on. I mean, when your review is a paragraph, yeah don't expect people to comment because you give them nothing to respond to. Also, I think I get comments because I have wordpress and there's zero hoops to jump through for commenting. <br /><br />But yay for disabling Captcha.April (BooksandWine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15268544465552896599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304920138891211736.post-60118463817813479802011-01-11T21:03:23.171-05:002011-01-11T21:03:23.171-05:00S.Leighanne, That's how I felt - a good deterr...S.Leighanne, That's how I felt - a good deterrent, pretty easy to handle... but after hearing all the feedback to the contrary, including those who used to use it, removed it, and haven't incurred any spam - I figured it was worth a shot :)TNBBC Super Modhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15153016306489908880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304920138891211736.post-48410939350034878542011-01-11T19:31:23.174-05:002011-01-11T19:31:23.174-05:00Honestly, it doesn't bother me at all. Its li...Honestly, it doesn't bother me at all. Its like a 5 letter jumble that takes 2 seconds to type in. I think its a good deterrent from spam and it doesn't bother me to put it in :]Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15909018393122599017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304920138891211736.post-2164505127965247312011-01-11T16:29:59.735-05:002011-01-11T16:29:59.735-05:00Hooray, GoddessLibrarian - thanks for taking the p...Hooray, GoddessLibrarian - thanks for taking the plunge with me!!<br /><br />I try not to let the lack of comments drag me down. I've tried discussion posts before and sometimes they pick up, and other times, no one ever comments. But it's nice to hear from people once and awhile.. who's stopping by, did they like what they saw, did I influence their taste?TNBBC Super Modhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15153016306489908880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304920138891211736.post-84514551542163142212011-01-11T16:22:56.161-05:002011-01-11T16:22:56.161-05:00I've taken the plunge with you and just took i...I've taken the plunge with you and just took it off my blog! I think that blogger has improved it's SPAM filter. When I first started I got LOTS of spam and it was a big pain. <br /><br />But, I don't think that's why I get so few comments. I think the big comment posts are the discussion posts and I just don't do those. I do mainly book reviews and unless it's a controversial review, what are people going to say? "I agree""I disagree!" ;-)Goddess Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13622554664262823997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304920138891211736.post-37506022158868498522011-01-11T15:47:55.352-05:002011-01-11T15:47:55.352-05:00It's mildly annoying, but not too bad. I took ...It's mildly annoying, but not too bad. I took it off mine for a few days and forgot to put it back on. I had a lot of spam for the first few days, but they were all from anonymous, so I turned off anonymous comments, and haven't had any spam in months. :)Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07895603279815878376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304920138891211736.post-6206870393743061772011-01-11T14:52:51.270-05:002011-01-11T14:52:51.270-05:00I've never been bothered by it and really don&...I've never been bothered by it and really don't mind it on other people's blogs, but hearing this feedback, maybe I'll take it off my own!lisa :)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11429572773434109490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304920138891211736.post-11044757285456244992011-01-11T14:12:56.301-05:002011-01-11T14:12:56.301-05:00Hello,
I have just started blogging myself...I agr...Hello,<br />I have just started blogging myself...I agree with the indecipherable issue with captcha- that is my only complaint with it. Otherwise, it wouldn't typically hinder me from making a comment.<br />I love your blog by the way- discovered it today! I love, love books too!<br />Keep up the good work!<br />DonnaDonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528224804566923310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304920138891211736.post-47818526578409981442011-01-11T13:24:24.585-05:002011-01-11T13:24:24.585-05:00Emily and Nikki, thanks for the feedback. I have d...Emily and Nikki, thanks for the feedback. I have done it a few times on my cell phone, and it never gave me issues, so that's another thing I may not have thought of. <br /><br />I feel good hearing that most people who took it off aren't getting spam comments. I keep checking my dashboard in fear that one will pop up!TNBBC Super Modhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15153016306489908880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304920138891211736.post-89640464654243010052011-01-11T13:18:43.495-05:002011-01-11T13:18:43.495-05:00I have problems with captcha sometimes when I want...I have problems with captcha sometimes when I want to comment from my mobile. It creates error messages and is one of the myriad reasons I recently switched from Blogger to Word Press.nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137551380843110484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304920138891211736.post-21422706436602137292011-01-11T13:13:50.077-05:002011-01-11T13:13:50.077-05:00I took the word-verification off my blog because i...I took the word-verification off my blog because it really annoyed me to have to do it on other people's blogs. It doesn't deter me from commenting, but I still don't like it. I haven't gotten any spam yet, so I've just kept it off.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07389249065514335671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304920138891211736.post-3744842256284463182011-01-11T12:57:53.401-05:002011-01-11T12:57:53.401-05:00I absolutely agree about the indecipherable-ness. ...I absolutely agree about the indecipherable-ness. And it's never stopped me from commenting, as Jamie says, I've already typed out the comment, a few more letters won't hurt me. I guess I just always saw it as a positive step to ensure protection against spam.<br /><br />Well, it's been over 15 minutes, and I haven't gotten spammed yet :) So far so good!TNBBC Super Modhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15153016306489908880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304920138891211736.post-88388782133730136692011-01-11T12:53:31.448-05:002011-01-11T12:53:31.448-05:00I don't use word verification on my blog. I ha...I don't use word verification on my blog. I have found that the spam filter does a good job so far. Even before the spam filter was in place I only moderated comments on posts older than 14 days. I found that to be sufficient. Most of the spam I get is on older posts anyway.<br /><br />As for word verification from a user standpoint - it doesn't keep me from commenting when I really want to, but I find it annoying. In fact "Captcha" is the most annoying of the word verifications out there. I find them to be totally indecipherable more often than not and many times I have to refresh until I can find one I can decode.SuziQoregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15552565982732943323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304920138891211736.post-37296430674162736782011-01-11T12:50:51.562-05:002011-01-11T12:50:51.562-05:00It doesn't really deter me from commenting if ...It doesn't really deter me from commenting if I really want to say something..especially because most of the time I have already typed out the whole comment so I might as well just type in a few silly letters BUT it really does get on my nerves and make me less likely to comment as frequently as I might if I remember that someone has the captcha thing going on. <br /><br />I do understand why people want it. I get crazy spamming on the blog but Blogger really has made a great system for that!Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905075906530067471noreply@blogger.com