Comments on: Delete or Edit Comments? http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html Fresh Perspectives on blogging, social media and self improvement! Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:08:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Income From Home Network http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html/comment-page-4#comment-9348 Income From Home Network Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:36:08 +0000 http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html#comment-9348 Those SEOers had better elaborate when they post comments or else they'll be flagged. <blockquote><strong>Author's Note: </strong> Hi Income From home network... You are right, I could have flagged your comment and deleted it. But just so you know, I won't allow people to insert keywords to rank on my blog, I've edited your URL! Sorry Thanks for stopping by though... </blockquote> Those SEOers had better elaborate when they post comments or else they’ll be flagged.

Author’s Note: Hi Income From home network… You are right, I could have flagged your comment and deleted it. But just so you know, I won’t allow people to insert keywords to rank on my blog, I’ve edited your URL! Sorry

Thanks for stopping by though…

]]> By: Jim http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html/comment-page-4#comment-6598 Jim Mon, 22 Dec 2008 06:37:09 +0000 http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html#comment-6598 I would like to make several points here. First is I see a lot of people talking about commercial sites and deleting them automatically. I also seen someone say that if they wrote good content, that the visitors would come, this is plain out fiction. Let me ask you how many people could write loads of content about plumbing for consumers, and consumers just "love" all of that content? Kinda funny, ya think? It makes as much sense as a screen door on submarine, then there is the factor of location, so general plumbing information will not help the plumber in small town USA. The next point is names, I really wonder how many bloggers really use their real names, mostly i see screen names, so, do you <strong>really</strong> "know" them as you try to convince yourselves that you do? So, I would suggest that if they take the time and effort to read the post and make a good comment that there is no real way to consider it spam, especially when when there are people on this post making comments about content being what brings traffic. Links is the basic infrastructure of the internet, so why would you make a conscious attack on the basic structure without a reasonable reason to 1st: delete content, 2nd, deny a fair trade of link love in exchange for that good content,3rd: limit a person from making a living in these hard times to be "politically correct" when politics is the whole reason we are suffereing in the first place? It is a rare occurance to get traffic from a blog to a commercial site from a comment, but what you do get is higher rankings in the search engines from the link juice (if it is a dofollow blog) and the keywords (anchor text). I understand the arguement that a commercial site has no business having links on a personal blog, I have to respect that,But... you as a blogger have to realize that anything you do in life is not perfect, everything , even your most loved hobby to a pet project offers trials and tribulations, or it is worthless persoanally. So, if you want to blog on the net, then you have to deal with all of the issues that come with it, so either stop blogging or deal with them like an adult. Sorry for being so blunt, but someone has to speak the truth and expose the core of the issues here. It is not that I am biased, just that I have a LOT of experience with both sides of the river so to speak. I am a professional internet marketer and SEO. I have been one since 2001, so i am no rookie and seen both sides of the arguement. I have plenty of commercial and private blogs, and plenty of commercial sites. This is why I can say without a doubt that anyone who claims that content is king has no clue whatever about the internet and has never thought it through. Without links, you have little, if any chance of getting traffic of any kind. I know, there will be a few right now starting to boil telling me in their mind that I do not have a clue, so let me clue you in and show you how a blog works. First off, WP has a tag system that pings several pinging services if setup right, once pinged, they are then linking to you, so that is the first set of links. Next is sites like Technorati and others, these are high PR links to the blog. Next, if you are tied into the WP tag system, there is more links. We have not even started with others linking to you or the internal link structure of the blog itself. How many of you web savy people who have "persoanl blogs" with a dot com? that stands for commercial. next: how many web savy people shop online and buy from commercial sites? Don't try denial, this past black monday went down 15 % and cyber monday went up 15 %. So, I would tend to think most of you do buy stuff online from commercial sites you refuse to help out a little. Not very nice, is it? When that drain cloggs up, a lot of people go to the net for a plumber, 6you get disgusted because all there are is directories, not plumbing sites. but it cost that plumber 2k a month for decent placement in the directory, then you complain because the bill is so high, but you helped create that additional bill for being biased based on nothing. And yes, the directories can rule based on hundreds of thousands of properly structured internal links, something the local business does not have the time or knowledge to deal with. If bloggers would allow the exchange of a good link that has keywords, you would cut down on spam because the legit ones would help you to keep it clean and report stuff to you because they do not want a spammer placing 25, 50, or even 100 links ina comment because it bleeds that pages power and makes the real marketers link less valuable. I could really come up with a 10 k word post here, but comments are supposed to be short, sorry for the long comment and hope this info gives you some more points to consider. I would like to make several points here. First is I see a lot of people talking about commercial sites and deleting them automatically. I also seen someone say that if they wrote good content, that the visitors would come, this is plain out fiction. Let me ask you how many people could write loads of content about plumbing for consumers, and consumers just “love” all of that content? Kinda funny, ya think? It makes as much sense as a screen door on submarine, then there is the factor of location, so general plumbing information will not help the plumber in small town USA.

The next point is names, I really wonder how many bloggers really use their real names, mostly i see screen names, so, do you really “know” them as you try to convince yourselves that you do? So, I would suggest that if they take the time and effort to read the post and make a good comment that there is no real way to consider it spam, especially when when there are people on this post making comments about content being what brings traffic.

Links is the basic infrastructure of the internet, so why would you make a conscious attack on the basic structure without a reasonable reason to 1st: delete content, 2nd, deny a fair trade of link love in exchange for that good content,3rd: limit a person from making a living in these hard times to be “politically correct” when politics is the whole reason we are suffereing in the first place?

It is a rare occurance to get traffic from a blog to a commercial site from a comment, but what you do get is higher rankings in the search engines from the link juice (if it is a dofollow blog) and the keywords (anchor text).

I understand the arguement that a commercial site has no business having links on a personal blog, I have to respect that,But… you as a blogger have to realize that anything you do in life is not perfect, everything , even your most loved hobby to a pet project offers trials and tribulations, or it is worthless persoanally. So, if you want to blog on the net, then you have to deal with all of the issues that come with it, so either stop blogging or deal with them like an adult. Sorry for being so blunt, but someone has to speak the truth and expose the core of the issues here.

It is not that I am biased, just that I have a LOT of experience with both sides of the river so to speak. I am a professional internet marketer and SEO. I have been one since 2001, so i am no rookie and seen both sides of the arguement.

I have plenty of commercial and private blogs, and plenty of commercial sites. This is why I can say without a doubt that anyone who claims that content is king has no clue whatever about the internet and has never thought it through. Without links, you have little, if any chance of getting traffic of any kind.

I know, there will be a few right now starting to boil telling me in their mind that I do not have a clue, so let me clue you in and show you how a blog works.

First off, WP has a tag system that pings several pinging services if setup right, once pinged, they are then linking to you, so that is the first set of links. Next is sites like Technorati and others, these are high PR links to the blog. Next, if you are tied into the WP tag system, there is more links. We have not even started with others linking to you or the internal link structure of the blog itself.

How many of you web savy people who have “persoanl blogs” with a dot com? that stands for commercial.

next: how many web savy people shop online and buy from commercial sites? Don’t try denial, this past black monday went down 15 % and cyber monday went up 15 %. So, I would tend to think most of you do buy stuff online from commercial sites you refuse to help out a little. Not very nice, is it?

When that drain cloggs up, a lot of people go to the net for a plumber, 6you get disgusted because all there are is directories, not plumbing sites. but it cost that plumber 2k a month for decent placement in the directory, then you complain because the bill is so high, but you helped create that additional bill for being biased based on nothing. And yes, the directories can rule based on hundreds of thousands of properly structured internal links, something the local business does not have the time or knowledge to deal with.

If bloggers would allow the exchange of a good link that has keywords, you would cut down on spam because the legit ones would help you to keep it clean and report stuff to you because they do not want a spammer placing 25, 50, or even 100 links ina comment because it bleeds that pages power and makes the real marketers link less valuable.

I could really come up with a 10 k word post here, but comments are supposed to be short, sorry for the long comment and hope this info gives you some more points to consider.

]]> By: Kravet http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html/comment-page-4#comment-6539 Kravet Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:03:45 +0000 http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html#comment-6539 CommentLuv seems like a good compromise. I really like it. I love blogs, there's some really talented people out there in the US and in the world. It kind of gives you hope in humanity to know there is intelligence because the media only shows the hate, the bigotry, the total ignorance. Thing is I enjoy blogging and commenting, and I always respond and don't spam... and in return I expect some limited link juice out of it. It makes my time spent doubly delicious because I informed myself and got something extra out of it. It really irks me how most blogs are nofollow and I think there will come a time when people will turn their dofollows back on. CommentLuv seems like a good compromise. I really like it. I love blogs, there’s some really talented people out there in the US and in the world. It kind of gives you hope in humanity to know there is intelligence because the media only shows the hate, the bigotry, the total ignorance.

Thing is I enjoy blogging and commenting, and I always respond and don’t spam… and in return I expect some limited link juice out of it. It makes my time spent doubly delicious because I informed myself and got something extra out of it. It really irks me how most blogs are nofollow and I think there will come a time when people will turn their dofollows back on.

]]> By: Karlonia http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html/comment-page-4#comment-6495 Karlonia Sun, 23 Nov 2008 20:42:33 +0000 http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html#comment-6495 One solution for this is to use the KeywordLuv plugin, which allows commenters to use keywords and anchor text but also makes provision for their real name (the format is name@keyword and displays as "Name from Keyword"). An alternative to this is to have a standardized comment policy where people must include a name or username in the name field, regardless of whether keywords are used or not, for the comment to be fully approved. For people who do not follow the rule, you can simply remove the link but leave the comment -- this is what I usually do if someone tries to link to a site that might get me in trouble with Google (bad neighborhood, link farm, etc.). <abbr><em>Karlonias last blog post..<a href="http://www.karlonia.com/2008/11/22/xbox-red-light-fix/?PHPSESSID=838efbdf75ac6dfef565d259e973077a">XBox Red Light Fix: Repair the Ring of Death</a></em></abbr> One solution for this is to use the KeywordLuv plugin, which allows commenters to use keywords and anchor text but also makes provision for their real name (the format is name@keyword and displays as “Name from Keyword”).

An alternative to this is to have a standardized comment policy where people must include a name or username in the name field, regardless of whether keywords are used or not, for the comment to be fully approved. For people who do not follow the rule, you can simply remove the link but leave the comment — this is what I usually do if someone tries to link to a site that might get me in trouble with Google (bad neighborhood, link farm, etc.).

Karlonias last blog post..XBox Red Light Fix: Repair the Ring of Death

]]> By: kouji http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html/comment-page-4#comment-6145 kouji Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:32:04 +0000 http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html#comment-6145 i would edit it if i could, but not knowing the person's actual name, that's not possible. :( so i guess i'd favor deletion. <abbr><em>koujis last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HaikuPoemBlog/~3/402505748/haiku-poem-hunger.html">haiku poem: help end hunger</a></em></abbr> i would edit it if i could, but not knowing the person’s actual name, that’s not possible. :( so i guess i’d favor deletion.

koujis last blog post..haiku poem: help end hunger

]]> By: Consigue más comentarios en tu blog con el plugin CommentLuv para Wordpress | Mundoblog.es http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html/comment-page-4#comment-5897 Consigue más comentarios en tu blog con el plugin CommentLuv para Wordpress | Mundoblog.es Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:23:29 +0000 http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html#comment-5897 [...] http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html [...] [...] http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html [...]

]]> By: KeywordLuv - Wordpress Plugin | $URFTIN http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html/comment-page-3#comment-5704 KeywordLuv - Wordpress Plugin | $URFTIN Mon, 11 Aug 2008 07:34:19 +0000 http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html#comment-5704 [...] our name. While this helps you rank well for your name, it’s practically worthless for your keywords. That’s why some commentators put keywords in the name field, but they risk being marked as spammers. [...] [...] our name. While this helps you rank well for your name, it’s practically worthless for your keywords. That’s why some commentators put keywords in the name field, but they risk being marked as spammers. [...]

]]> By: staticbrain.com http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html/comment-page-3#comment-5507 staticbrain.com Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:43:09 +0000 http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html#comment-5507 If it is a valuable comment, I actually edit the comment to use the real blog name, and kill the key words. I have also wrote anonymous where a name goes if I felt the site was totally spammy. The other thing I do is make judicious use of the mark as spam. There is also a plugin for wordpress out there to make a <a href="http://www.fob-marketing.de/marketing-blog-184-wordpress-nofollow-seo-plugin-nofollow-case-by-case.html#download_plugin">no follow case by case</a> but I haven't tried it yet. It sounds interesting though. If you could turn do follow or no follow free then selectively no follow that could be interesting. :-) staticbrain.coms last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/static_brain/~3/348666635/">The Shining Path - Un sendero luminoso</a> If it is a valuable comment, I actually edit the comment to use the real blog name, and kill the key words. I have also wrote anonymous where a name goes if I felt the site was totally spammy. The other thing I do is make judicious use of the mark as spam. There is also a plugin for wordpress out there to make a no follow case by case but I haven’t tried it yet. It sounds interesting though. If you could turn do follow or no follow free then selectively no follow that could be interesting. :-)

staticbrain.coms last blog post..The Shining Path – Un sendero luminoso

]]> By: Spammed By A Master (Of Making Money Online) | More Than Scratch The Surface http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html/comment-page-3#comment-5208 Spammed By A Master (Of Making Money Online) | More Than Scratch The Surface Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:19:23 +0000 http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html#comment-5208 [...] there are always borderline spam cases: such as those that leave a good comment, but use keywords in the name field, or those that leave their name but link to commercial (non blog) [...] [...] there are always borderline spam cases: such as those that leave a good comment, but use keywords in the name field, or those that leave their name but link to commercial (non blog) [...]

]]> By: pearl http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html/comment-page-3#comment-5109 pearl Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:38:17 +0000 http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html#comment-5109 @Obama Lies - You sure took a chance here.... so let me see if you come back with a meaningful contribution, if not, you already know the answer! I'll be waiting.. @Bruce: Agreed, I'd leave a comment if the comment is relevant but if it is something like the comment just above this one, would you? :) thanks for coming by @Obama Lies – You sure took a chance here…. so let me see if you come back with a meaningful contribution, if not, you already know the answer! I’ll be waiting..

@Bruce: Agreed, I’d leave a comment if the comment is relevant but if it is something like the comment just above this one, would you? :) thanks for coming by

]]> By: Obama Lies http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html/comment-page-3#comment-5104 Obama Lies Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:31:38 +0000 http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html#comment-5104 So are you going to delete my post or let it stay? Or will you allow keywords in the name field if the post is relevant to the conversation? Obama Liess last blog post..<a href="http://obamalies.net/obama-photo-2.html">Obama Photo</a> So are you going to delete my post or let it stay? Or will you allow keywords in the name field if the post is relevant to the conversation?

Obama Liess last blog post..Obama Photo

]]> By: Pierce http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html/comment-page-3#comment-5043 Pierce Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:36:32 +0000 http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html#comment-5043 I am in complete agreement with Bruce on this one. As long it isn't spam there is not really a reason to mess with it. The thing that really gets me is when i am trying to get anchored links for my niches and instead of deleting my comment they spam it without reading my comment. Some people automatically see an anchor and think it's spam. <em>Pierce's last blog post..<a href='http://pierce.bloggerunleashed.com/generalnews/tony-rezko-verdict-gets-closer/'>Tony Rezko Verdict</a></em> I am in complete agreement with Bruce on this one. As long it isn’t spam there is not really a reason to mess with it. The thing that really gets me is when i am trying to get anchored links for my niches and instead of deleting my comment they spam it without reading my comment. Some people automatically see an anchor and think it’s spam.

Pierce’s last blog post..Tony Rezko Verdict

]]> By: Work At Home - Bruce http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html/comment-page-3#comment-4953 Work At Home - Bruce Tue, 13 May 2008 23:29:17 +0000 http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html#comment-4953 Why would you delete a comment just because of the anchor text? If they leave a legitimate comment on your blog then they are creating content for you for FREE!. Let them link back to their site. I always do. Now if it is a garbage spam comment that is different and I delete. <em>Work At Home - Bruce's last blog post..<a href='http://dayjobnuker.com/2008/05/11/work-from-home-jobs-work-at-home-jobs/'>Work From Home Jobs / Work At Home Jobs</a></em> Why would you delete a comment just because of the anchor text? If they leave a legitimate comment on your blog then they are creating content for you for FREE!. Let them link back to their site. I always do. Now if it is a garbage spam comment that is different and I delete.

Work At Home – Bruce’s last blog post..Work From Home Jobs / Work At Home Jobs

]]> By: David Wh1te http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html/comment-page-3#comment-4934 David Wh1te Thu, 01 May 2008 19:09:44 +0000 http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html#comment-4934 hmmm... I like a blog post that makes me think. hmmm… I like a blog post that makes me think.

]]> By: Tom Lamothe http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html/comment-page-3#comment-4931 Tom Lamothe Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:25:47 +0000 http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html#comment-4931 I think that was a pretty good post. I couldn't do it :D . Keep up the good work. I think that was a pretty good post. I couldn’t do it :D . Keep up the good work.

]]> By: Selif http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html/comment-page-3#comment-4722 Selif Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:31:23 +0000 http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html#comment-4722 Lucia'sLinkLove is definitely the way to go. I also found that if you're using Lucia'sLinkLove, then it's a good idea to remove the dofollow plugin because the dofollow plugin overrides you Lucia'sLinkLove settings and makes for thigns being dofollow when they shouldn't <em>Selif's last blog post..<a href='http://blogbuzz.net/2008/03/04/weird-facts/'>Weird Facts</a></em> Lucia’sLinkLove is definitely the way to go. I also found that if you’re using Lucia’sLinkLove, then it’s a good idea to remove the dofollow plugin because the dofollow plugin overrides you Lucia’sLinkLove settings and makes for thigns being dofollow when they shouldn’t

Selif’s last blog post..Weird Facts

]]> By: Carolyn B. http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html/comment-page-3#comment-4626 Carolyn B. Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:24:41 +0000 http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html#comment-4626 I'll have to look out for that commenting tactic -- huh. The only spam I've gotten so far is a TON of pharmaceuticals guaranteed to slim, firm or enrich me. Thank goodness for Akismet. I read a <a href="http://andybeard.eu/2007/02/ultimate-list-of-dofollow-plugins-banish-nofollow-from-comments-and-trackbacks.html">review of some dofollow plugins</a> that mentioned <a href="http://money.bigbucksblogger.com/lucias-linky-love-a-dofollow-plugin-to-foil-human-comment-spammers/">Lucia's Linky Love</a> as one with more capabilities than the familiar DoFollow, fyi. It's supposed to make it a less friendly environment for the spam commenters. I may switch to it if I start seeing much comment spam. Have you tried anything like that? <em>Carolyn B.'s last blog post..<a href='http://www.dropsofblood.com/2008/02/16/let-an-old-reporter-talk-12-tips-to-interview-anyone/'>Let an Old Reporter Talk: 12 Tips to Interview Anyone</a></em> I’ll have to look out for that commenting tactic — huh. The only spam I’ve gotten so far is a TON of pharmaceuticals guaranteed to slim, firm or enrich me. Thank goodness for Akismet.

I read a review of some dofollow plugins that mentioned Lucia’s Linky Love as one with more capabilities than the familiar DoFollow, fyi. It’s supposed to make it a less friendly environment for the spam commenters. I may switch to it if I start seeing much comment spam. Have you tried anything like that?

Carolyn B.’s last blog post..Let an Old Reporter Talk: 12 Tips to Interview Anyone

]]> By: Don’t Let Your CommentLuv Be Stolen Away! | More Than Scratch The Surface http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html/comment-page-3#comment-4393 Don’t Let Your CommentLuv Be Stolen Away! | More Than Scratch The Surface Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:51:03 +0000 http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html#comment-4393 [...] why some people put keywords in the name field - to help on searches for those keywords - at the risk of being marked as spammers. SERPs = Search Engine Results Pages or how high your site ranks when people search for a [...] [...] why some people put keywords in the name field – to help on searches for those keywords – at the risk of being marked as spammers. SERPs = Search Engine Results Pages or how high your site ranks when people search for a [...]

]]> By:   Weekly Links - January 26th by Joe McLaughlin’s Blog http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html/comment-page-3#comment-4390   Weekly Links - January 26th by Joe McLaughlin’s Blog Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:49:17 +0000 http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html#comment-4390 [...] Delete or Edit Comments? from Interesting Observations. [...] [...] Delete or Edit Comments? from Interesting Observations. [...]

]]> By: David Deangelo http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html/comment-page-3#comment-4357 David Deangelo Mon, 04 Feb 2008 01:12:29 +0000 http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html#comment-4357 I usually try to leave them if the content of their comment is good. If it's gibberish I delete it. There are a few commentor's that leave their business name in, and I've come to just use that as their "name" and it works great! <em>David Deangelo's last blog post..<a href='http://www.seduction-chronicles.net/david-deangelo/#comment-973'>By: David Deangelo Announces New Live Program</a></em> I usually try to leave them if the content of their comment is good. If it’s gibberish I delete it. There are a few commentor’s that leave their business name in, and I’ve come to just use that as their “name” and it works great!

David Deangelo’s last blog post..By: David Deangelo Announces New Live Program

]]> By: pearl http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html/comment-page-3#comment-4356 pearl Mon, 04 Feb 2008 01:09:50 +0000 http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html#comment-4356 @Chris - guess some of us are a bit more sick of such spam and thats understandabe - I thought of letting all of these people in on how I feel on the issue - so if they are going to provide value to the conversation, I welcome them whole heartedly - but with commentLuv, they don't need to worry 'coz they get value back! @Chris – guess some of us are a bit more sick of such spam and thats understandabe – I thought of letting all of these people in on how I feel on the issue – so if they are going to provide value to the conversation, I welcome them whole heartedly – but with commentLuv, they don’t need to worry ‘coz they get value back!

]]> By: pearl http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html/comment-page-3#comment-4354 pearl Mon, 04 Feb 2008 01:03:38 +0000 http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html#comment-4354 @RennyBA - hmm, I never even thought of it! guess, 'coz sometimes I do not want to log in the blog just to reply to comments! and when I've filled out my info in the name, email etc, it stays for the next reply and its just easier :) anything for the short cuts! Oh, Im heading over there now (im surprised how your comment got through akismet with that link though :)) @RennyBA – hmm, I never even thought of it! guess, ‘coz sometimes I do not want to log in the blog just to reply to comments! and when I’ve filled out my info in the name, email etc, it stays for the next reply and its just easier :) anything for the short cuts! Oh, Im heading over there now (im surprised how your comment got through akismet with that link though :))

]]> By: Chris - soupornuts.com http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html/comment-page-3#comment-4343 Chris - soupornuts.com Sun, 03 Feb 2008 18:42:21 +0000 http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html#comment-4343 Hi Pearl, Conversation keeps the brain stimulated, but not if it's just to get you or someone else to click on over their blatantly commercialized, made for adsense site. Bring something interesting to the conversation. The sad thing is that most of the people who set up these kinds of sites could probably get all the traffic that they wanted if they would concentrate on publishing excellent content instead of mindless drivel and ads. Give a real name - no keyword stuffing - leave real thoughts or delete em all. Chris Melton <em>Chris - soupornuts.com's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Soupornutscom/~3/228363106/'>Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it also creates millionaires</a></em> Hi Pearl,

Conversation keeps the brain stimulated, but not if it’s just to get you or someone else to click on over their blatantly commercialized, made for adsense site.

Bring something interesting to the conversation. The sad thing is that most of the people who set up these kinds of sites could probably get all the traffic that they wanted if they would concentrate on publishing excellent content instead of mindless drivel and ads.

Give a real name – no keyword stuffing – leave real thoughts or delete em all.

Chris Melton

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]]> By: RennyBA http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html/comment-page-3#comment-4335 RennyBA Sun, 03 Feb 2008 00:58:54 +0000 http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html#comment-4335 Its a tough question and many have left good answers here already - sorry I'm late! My general rules are: if it's commercial, I delete it and I also sometimes (if I have the chance!) like Sublimely: check their blog and correct the URL. If I am in doubt, I let it pass - commenter's will have to stand for what they have done. Since we are at it: experience of blogging and commenting I mean: Why do you make a new comment when replying, instead of edit the comment with your own reply? The way I do it e.g. Just curious - I mean of course: you do it your way and that's perfectly okay! Btw: Talking about experiences: Why don't you join me in The Big Blog Bang: http://www.terella.no/2008/01/27/272/ <em>RennyBA's last blog post..<a href='http://www.terella.no/2008/01/30/canadian-maple-fudge-invading-norway/'>Canadian Maple Fudge invading Norway</a></em> Its a tough question and many have left good answers here already – sorry I’m late! My general rules are: if it’s commercial, I delete it and I also sometimes (if I have the chance!) like Sublimely: check their blog and correct the URL. If I am in doubt, I let it pass – commenter’s will have to stand for what they have done.

Since we are at it: experience of blogging and commenting I mean: Why do you make a new comment when replying, instead of edit the comment with your own reply? The way I do it e.g. Just curious – I mean of course: you do it your way and that’s perfectly okay!

Btw: Talking about experiences: Why don’t you join me in The Big Blog Bang: http://www.terella.no/2008/01/27/272/

RennyBA’s last blog post..Canadian Maple Fudge invading Norway

]]> By: pearl http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html/comment-page-3#comment-4325 pearl Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:22:21 +0000 http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html#comment-4325 @Stephen - I understand people want to get the benefit, and I didn't mind it either really - only recently it started getting to me - with commentLuv, they do have the keyword rich links as you said - so there was no need to over do it - just took the focus away from real conversation.... good to have you back Stephen - hope you visit again! @Stephen – I understand people want to get the benefit, and I didn’t mind it either really – only recently it started getting to me – with commentLuv, they do have the keyword rich links as you said – so there was no need to over do it – just took the focus away from real conversation….

good to have you back Stephen – hope you visit again!

]]> By: pearl http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html/comment-page-3#comment-4324 pearl Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:12:41 +0000 http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html#comment-4324 @Mig - great strategy there :) @IAAdmin - hmm members only site - whats the purpose of that though? Are members able to publish their content as well on your site? @Matt B - I will be adding commenting policy soon... had been thinking about it for sometime but never got around to it! @Mig – great strategy there :)

@IAAdmin – hmm members only site – whats the purpose of that though? Are members able to publish their content as well on your site?

@Matt B – I will be adding commenting policy soon… had been thinking about it for sometime but never got around to it!

]]> By: Stephen Cronin http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html/comment-page-2#comment-4317 Stephen Cronin Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:18:18 +0000 http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html#comment-4317 Pearl, It's all about link juice, PageRank and ranking high in the search engines (SERPs). Because you're a DoFollow blog, I get a little bit of PR for the link I leave with my comment. That helps with my PageRank, but not necessarily with the SERPs. If I leave my name in the name field, it really only helps me in the SERPs if people are searching for my name. If I leave my keywords instead, it helps me if people are searching for my keywords. That's the reason people leave keywords instead of names - not because they are just advertising... Personally I allow keywords in the name field, because I don't mind people benefiting - IF they've read my post and made a decent comment. Having said that, I'm starting to think about using the CommentLuv plugin as you do. That will help people get keyword rich links, so I may decide that the name must not have keywords. IF I do that, I'd edit my template and change the Name (required) prompt in the comment form to something like Name (no keywords allowed). <em>Stephen Cronin's last blog post..<a href='http://www.scratch99.com/2008/01/wordpress-plugin-iframewidgets-v1-released/'>WordPress Plugin IFrameWidgets 1.0 Released</a></em> Pearl,

It’s all about link juice, PageRank and ranking high in the search engines (SERPs).

Because you’re a DoFollow blog, I get a little bit of PR for the link I leave with my comment. That helps with my PageRank, but not necessarily with the SERPs.

If I leave my name in the name field, it really only helps me in the SERPs if people are searching for my name. If I leave my keywords instead, it helps me if people are searching for my keywords. That’s the reason people leave keywords instead of names – not because they are just advertising…

Personally I allow keywords in the name field, because I don’t mind people benefiting – IF they’ve read my post and made a decent comment.

Having said that, I’m starting to think about using the CommentLuv plugin as you do. That will help people get keyword rich links, so I may decide that the name must not have keywords. IF I do that, I’d edit my template and change the Name (required) prompt in the comment form to something like Name (no keywords allowed).

Stephen Cronin’s last blog post..WordPress Plugin IFrameWidgets 1.0 Released

]]> By: Matt B http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html/comment-page-2#comment-4311 Matt B Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:45:38 +0000 http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html#comment-4311 I'm of the edit point of view. It does help to have a written policy (blog post or static page). I’m of the edit point of view. It does help to have a written policy (blog post or static page).

]]> By: IAAdmin http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html/comment-page-2#comment-4309 IAAdmin Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:41:52 +0000 http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html#comment-4309 Because my site is members only (although it's free to join), all of my comments, at thus far, have been great. And yes, I love getting comments, too...................:) Because my site is members only (although it’s free to join), all of my comments, at thus far, have been great. And yes, I love getting comments, too……………….:)

]]> By: Mihaela Lica http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html/comment-page-2#comment-4290 Mihaela Lica Mon, 28 Jan 2008 06:07:53 +0000 http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html#comment-4290 No deleting unless they are spam or offensive to the readers. And no editing the comment either. What I do though is remove the link if it leads to offensive or questionable content. :) I don't want to have my readers to land on pages that contain porn, spyware or anything that might offend them and I do not want my site to be associated with such elements. I am a "dofollow" blogger like you, and many spammers abuse this (actually my blog is listed in the ultimate list of dofollow blogs on many forums and blogs). I noticed that the spammers make now valid comments so I always check the link if I get a "new reader." <em>Mihaela Lica's last blog post..<a href='http://www.ewriting.pamil-visions.com/2008/01/28/social-networking-automation/'>Social Network Automation and Why You Don’t Want to Be Part of It</a></em> No deleting unless they are spam or offensive to the readers. And no editing the comment either. What I do though is remove the link if it leads to offensive or questionable content. :) I don’t want to have my readers to land on pages that contain porn, spyware or anything that might offend them and I do not want my site to be associated with such elements. I am a “dofollow” blogger like you, and many spammers abuse this (actually my blog is listed in the ultimate list of dofollow blogs on many forums and blogs). I noticed that the spammers make now valid comments so I always check the link if I get a “new reader.”

Mihaela Lica’s last blog post..Social Network Automation and Why You Don’t Want to Be Part of It

]]> By: pearl http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html/comment-page-2#comment-4289 pearl Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:32:47 +0000 http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html#comment-4289 Hi Ghillie Suits Guy - Im glad you came by! and let me first thank you for reading my blog... sincerely. Now I understand that you choose to be private and I absolutely don't have a problem with that... and its not really about me wanting you or anyone to give me your real true names when you want to remain anonymous. May be if you had used any name - other than your business, no one would have noticed anyway.. and with the commentLuv plugin, and this blog being do-follow, you were getting the benefit anyway... don't you agree? :) let me know... Hi Ghillie Suits Guy – Im glad you came by! and let me first thank you for reading my blog… sincerely.

Now I understand that you choose to be private and I absolutely don’t have a problem with that… and its not really about me wanting you or anyone to give me your real true names when you want to remain anonymous.

May be if you had used any name – other than your business, no one would have noticed anyway..

and with the commentLuv plugin, and this blog being do-follow, you were getting the benefit anyway… don’t you agree? :) let me know…

]]> By: pearl http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html/comment-page-2#comment-4288 pearl Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:19:56 +0000 http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html#comment-4288 @Shana - heyy I am soo glad you finally found the blog and I never realized you didn't know :) thank you so much for the kind words and I am thrilled to have you as my reader Shana .. hmm whats it with me that I feel bad deleting people's comments? I really feel they ought to have a bit of consideration for others 'coz if everyone started doing this, it wouldn't look like a conversation at all... please... do come back and I'd be looking forward to your comments here... Oh, my good friend ghillie suits is here today :) @Shana – heyy I am soo glad you finally found the blog and I never realized you didn’t know :) thank you so much for the kind words and I am thrilled to have you as my reader Shana ..

hmm whats it with me that I feel bad deleting people’s comments? I really feel they ought to have a bit of consideration for others ‘coz if everyone started doing this, it wouldn’t look like a conversation at all…

please… do come back and I’d be looking forward to your comments here…

Oh, my good friend ghillie suits is here today :)

]]> By: pearl http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html/comment-page-2#comment-4287 pearl Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:05:46 +0000 http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html#comment-4287 @Alina - same here... I'll edit the comments instead... may be some of us are too soft :) glad to have you back Alina.... stay in touch @Alina – same here… I’ll edit the comments instead… may be some of us are too soft :) glad to have you back Alina…. stay in touch

]]> By: pearl http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html/comment-page-2#comment-4286 pearl Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:03:28 +0000 http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html#comment-4286 @Sue - exactly - thats my stance, I'd feel a bit unfair to someone who otherwise adds a valuable feedback - thanks for stopping by PS: I replied to your email the other day... hope you rec'd it @Sue – exactly – thats my stance, I’d feel a bit unfair to someone who otherwise adds a valuable feedback – thanks for stopping by

PS: I replied to your email the other day… hope you rec’d it

]]> By: Shana Albert - TheNanny612 http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html/comment-page-2#comment-4284 Shana Albert - TheNanny612 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:16:51 +0000 http://fresh-perspectives.net/2008/01/delete-or-edit-comments.html#comment-4284 Hi Pearl, Let me just start off by saying that this is the first time I stopped by your blog and I love it!! You have a brand new dedicated reader. What the hell took me so long to stop by? I love your fresh perspective of things. :-) Anyway, your post.... I think I would delete the comment. It is unfortunate that if the commenter had something that would have started a wonderful discussion, but by using something other than his/her name on the comment leaves you to wonder whether they are trying to get a back link for his/her keywords. If we allow a few through then our readers will think it is okay to do the same. But, by deleting the comments that are there for the back-links we are letting our readers know that those kind of comments are unappreciated. Again, Pearl.... you have a wonderful blog and I will be back regularly to check your posts out. Shana <em>Shana Albert - TheNanny612's last blog post..<a href='http://www.socialdesire.com/2008/01/24/26-reasons-why-i-love-twitter/'>26 Reasons Why I Love Twitter - Plus 27 More just in Case</a></em> Hi Pearl,

Let me just start off by saying that this is the first time I stopped by your blog and I love it!! You have a brand new dedicated reader. What the hell took me so long to stop by? I love your fresh perspective of things. :-)

Anyway, your post…. I think I would delete the comment. It is unfortunate that if the commenter had something that would have started a wonderful discussion, but by using something other than his/her name on the comment leaves you to wonder whether they are trying to get a back link for his/her keywords. If we allow a few through then our readers will think it is okay to do the same. But, by deleting the comments that are there for the back-links we are letting our readers know that those kind of comments are unappreciated.

Again, Pearl…. you have a wonderful blog and I will be back regularly to check your posts out.

Shana

Shana Albert – TheNanny612’s last blog post..26 Reasons Why I Love Twitter – Plus 27 More just in Case

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