tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10124852.post6987634061550931754..comments2023-03-17T22:02:34.195+11:00Comments on This is the old ChiefTech blog...: The Comments Have ItJames Dellowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816163470369202593noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10124852.post-11123301510939083822008-10-15T13:57:00.000+11:002008-10-15T13:57:00.000+11:00I've seen plenty of clients express delight at co...I've seen plenty of clients express delight at comments, only to then realise that their preferred method of handling them (moderation prior to publishing) won't scale with the number of comments they expect.<BR/><BR/>It takes a fair degree of trust in the system to allow comments to be posted and only moderated after the fact - although it is a far more scalable and easy to use system.Falkaynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13474476407114622880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10124852.post-16776715185555168772008-10-15T13:32:00.000+11:002008-10-15T13:32:00.000+11:00Far be it from me to tell other bloggers how they ...Far be it from me to tell other bloggers how they should blog. But I agree with Stu that comments are a vital part of publishing "2.0"--in fact, I <A HREF="http://thenoisychannel.com/2008/10/14/20-means-give-to-get/" REL="nofollow">just blogged about it</A>.<BR/><BR/>But I do understand how celebrity bloggers see it differently. It's not just a problem of comment spam; some people use comment sections parasitically, treating the comment section as a publishing medium rather than part of a sincere conversation.<BR/><BR/>One of the challenges of "social media" is that it conflates publishing, marketing, and conversation. I think the social norms are still a work in progress.Daniel Tunkelanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10240432137428080022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10124852.post-48668415629438407922008-10-15T08:35:00.000+11:002008-10-15T08:35:00.000+11:00Comments are a vital part of any content managed s...Comments are a vital part of any content managed system today, not only blogs. I can only see turning comments off for all posts as a retrograde step. I do see some posts where people want to express thoughts without dealing with comments - the example I cite there is when Bill Buchan was remembering those who died on the Piper Alpha oil platform.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com