Comments on 5 Things About Your Website that will send Jane Screaming in FrustrationTypePad2005-07-26T15:47:09ZYvonne DiVitahttps://www.lipsticking.com/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://www.lipsticking.com/2005/07/5_things_about_/comments/atom.xml/Meghan Wier commented on '5 Things About Your Website that will send Jane Screaming in Frustration'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c011b53ef00d8344f03d753ef2005-07-27T23:41:48Z2007-08-17T23:43:05ZMeghan Wierhttp://meghanwier.blogspot.comYou know why we hate all of these things? It is because we don't have the time to waste. Why...<p>You know why we hate all of these things? It is because we don't have the time to waste. Why wait for a page to load, or a flash presentation to play... (and don't get me started with broken links and out-of date pages) -- We have dinner to cook, we have to drive the car pool, we have to run our businesses and head that charity committee. We go to the web to find info, to be validated, to better ourselves, get the news and to buy product. I need to do this fast, because the lasagna is burning, the baby has a dirty diaper, my VOIP is on the fritz, my company just IPOed and the NASDAQ just dropped.</p>
<p>And you want me to click on a pop-up for herbal viagra?? </p>
<p>-Meg</p>Steve Mertz commented on '5 Things About Your Website that will send Jane Screaming in Frustration'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c011b53ef00d834846c2e69e22005-07-27T22:18:50Z2007-08-18T00:25:08ZSteve Mertzhttp://www.incashflowwetrust.blogspot.comJane-Quit making fun of my site! I'm trusting you to fix it :)<p>Jane-Quit making fun of my site! I'm trusting you to fix it :)</p>Yvonne DiVita commented on '5 Things About Your Website that will send Jane Screaming in Frustration'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c011b53ef00d8344eeef053ef2005-07-27T12:44:14Z2007-08-18T00:16:20ZYvonne DiVitahttp://windsormedia.blogs.comInteresting point, Eric. Comment spam is not a problem I lose sleep over. Even when it was mucking up my...<p>Interesting point, Eric. Comment spam is not a problem I lose sleep over. Even when it was mucking up my blog. I just hit the delete button and...poof! it's gone. </p>
<p>Your observation is a valid one. I, too, get surly when asked to register to comment on a blog -- and only do so if I have time (who has time?) But, I can understand the reasoning. </p>
<p>I would never turn off comments. The comment area is well worth the trouble. I wish Typepad had the option to type in numbers and letters from a graphic image -- to prove you're a real person. The comment spammer's software spider can't see those letters and numbers, so...the blog writer knows the comment is legitimate.</p>
<p>I'm curious: what does Movable Type do that's so much better than what Typepad does? You seem in the know. Can you explain to me? Thanks! </p>Eric Sohn commented on '5 Things About Your Website that will send Jane Screaming in Frustration'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c011b53ef00d834844e7069e22005-07-27T02:54:14Z2007-08-17T23:29:19ZEric Sohnhttp://www.9to5AndOtherwise.comRegistering to comment on blogs is the worst. I know there's comment spam, but it defeats the spirit of blogs....<p>Registering to comment on blogs is the worst. I know there's comment spam, but it defeats the spirit of blogs. Yes, I want your input, but only if I get to vet you.</p>
<p>I'll trackback to one of those pages, but unless I can skip the registration, I won't comment.</p>
<p>Personally, I'd rather the people just turned off comments. This is one case where the middle ground is worse than both of the alternatives.</p>
<p>Not that I enjoy comment spam (although I apparently survived today with no new attacks from online casinos), but it's the price we pay for publishing. And then there's Movable Type 3.2, which has a Bayesian spam filter, which should make things a lot easier.</p>
<p>I hope...</p>