Turning off anonymous comments

[andrewducker]

I've not had an anonymous comment in over a year that wasn't either someone forgetting to log in, or spam.

I am therefore turning off anonymous comments.  If people want to leave a comment they can either sign up for an account or use OpenID.

Edit - it turns out you need to have verified an email address associated with your OpenID to be counted as a registered user rather than anonymous. If this is a problem then email me at andrew@ducker.org.uk.

Comments

[phillipalden.livejournal.com]

I think people will use the "anonymous" option if they have it, but I don't think that's right.

I believe that, if you're going to say something, you should stand behind your words. And if you're wrong, you should gracefully admit it.

I'm not always perfect about the second part, but I do tend to stand by the first part. If I'm going to say something I'm not going to be ashamed of what I say.

[andrewducker]

Thankfully, not many people were commenting here anonymously anyway, even when they weren't screened by default. And I agree - I stand by the things I say, and am happy to be open about my identity.

I'm happy enough with pseudonymity though - there are good reasons for not wanting to be open about everything in your life.

[phillipalden.livejournal.com]

I agree. I think we all have a private side to our lives.

But I've always been impressed by the honesty and openness of the people in my Live Journal community. Maybe it's that we attract writers.

I've always felt supported and welcomed here.

[avatar.livejournal.com]

I have comments set to screening, and generally never get anonymous ones anymore. I think people want their comment seen, or they won't bother commenting.

[andrewducker]

I had them set to screen as well, which was why (I think) I was just getting spam. But the spam was pissing me off anyway.