Comments on: 3 Annoying Blogging Practices

By: 6 Techniques for Adding the Human Element to Your Blog

6 Techniques for Adding the Human Element to Your Blog — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:52:20 +0000

[...] don’t have to be a miserable jerk who’s always griping about something, but talking about the things that annoy you can help readers get to know you better. More times than not, they’ll probably agree with your [...]

By: Eric Brantner

Eric Brantner — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:23:45 +0000

@Christine–I think my problem with talking to people while waiting in line is that the people who end up talking to me are always weirdos talking about crazy personal stuff.

@Missy–such a great point. Again, blogging is about conversing with one another. I don’t want to interact with someone in the comments section whose name is “New York Flower Arranger.’

By: Gerald Weber

Gerald Weber — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:33:05 +0000

Eric,

That’s true about moderating comments. Also Akismet works great for comments spam and there is a comment form plugin called spam free that works well for comment for that works without the use of the annoying captcha. There is another good plugin called bad behavior that works by Identifying if the http: request looks spammy or malicious. So there are many good alternatives to the CAPTCHA actually.

By: trax

trax — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:12:38 +0000

Annoyances understood.

I try to copy everything before making any other moves. It sure doesn’t feel good when your long hard work gets wiped away with no hope of return. The security backfires.

On the other hand, getting spammed with thousands of bogus blog posts can become a problem for administrators and users. Spammers have no mercy.

I prefer no registration posting as well. But, there are some sites/blogs I find worthy of a registration.

By: Azh

Azh — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:49:13 +0000

D’you know, I’ve never really thought about #1 all that deeply before. I think coming from a forum administrator background, it’s an automatic thing to make people register to comment. But after reading this I’ve come to the conclusion that you’re absolutely correct. With the functions already in place within wordpress to combat spam, making people register is totally unnecessary! I’ve since switched off registration for my blogs and I’m hoping this results in the interaction I’ve been lacking thus far.

Thank you for making some very good points that are worth thinking on. (Well worth a RT I think!)

By: oskar06

oskar06 — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:00:29 +0000

I hear what your saying – I am new to twitter and not sure what to write sometimes….. or whats expected to make it fun to read….
also i’ve never blogged anyone in my life – but i have now set up a blogspot on our site – i am more than happy to receive any advise as to what to write
that will not annoy!!! here in the UK we probably view things differently – and it’s all a bit of fun :- anyway i have a proverb for you i used to say to my kids when they were growing up – reads like this:-

patients is a virtue!
virtue is a grace!
both of them together
make a very pleasent face………..

and i’m sure you have a pleasent face…….

regards

By: Eric Brantner

Eric Brantner — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:56:59 +0000

Gerald,

Great point about CAPTCHA. I’m all for cutting down on spam and everything, but at what cost to your readers? Plus, how hard is it to just moderate your comments through WordPress like everyone else?

By: Missy

Missy — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:49:06 +0000

My biggest blogging pet peeve is without a doubt the dreaded “comment with anchor text and no name” deal.

Please people leave your freaking name when you leave a comment, and not anchor text. At the very least include your name with your anchor text. But stop with the nameless comments.

Arrggghhhh.

By: Marketing Donut

Marketing Donut — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:43:27 +0000

Some useful tips-without sounding grumpy and cynical. I think the biggest turn off for blogs is your #1. Blogging is meant to bring down the barriers of communication and open up exchanges.

By: Christine Rabel

Christine Rabel — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:36:58 +0000

HI, Eric! Thnaks for taking the time to fill us in, especially those of us who mean well with our blogs, but don’t know all of the great things (like how to add other links) yet! This will make me work a little harder to find out such things. Oh, by the way, on a more personal level; I am one of those people who strike up conversation while waiting in line (I am concious of making it pertinent to the situation, so as not to be meaningless), because I’ve found some of the most delightful, interesting and now GOOD friends, while waiting there. Maybe you’ll have a little more patience with the next line you’re in (or be sure to keep your head down and wear ear buds!). Thanks again!