tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post1333095178578456214..comments2024-03-29T01:58:40.773+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: VerificationYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-68690074508588133822012-08-23T18:14:38.137+01:002012-08-23T18:14:38.137+01:00It is a pain and I have, before now, stopped comm...It is a pain and I have, before now, stopped commenting on blogs which have it switched on.Jennytchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13621488409334115930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-23567033975262333462012-08-23T15:43:45.486+01:002012-08-23T15:43:45.486+01:00I had to go check my settings, it never occurred t...I had to go check my settings, it never occurred to me that I might have a verification system on my own blog. I don't think I do, I couldn't find a setting for that. I did, however, check the box that says the blog isn't available for search engines or general public access. I guess I did that when I set it up. I don't have a lot of readers and that suits me fine. I've added some new readers over the years from other blogs and when I get comments from them it's like talking to friends. I like that. I can't read half of those verification words, either. Sometimes I try a couple of times and then just give up.<br />Jan Blawathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06697621979002856884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-51207427032902673902012-08-23T12:48:41.035+01:002012-08-23T12:48:41.035+01:00I was under the impression it was all about stoppi...I was under the impression it was all about stopping automated spam, and I've had it switched on since a bout of spam comments a couple of years ago. But this week I've had one charming (and lengthy) comment from 'Boycott American Women' and a couple in a Far Eastern script, so that's obviously not working. I'll be switching it off.Malcolm Cinnamondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05120038732155986660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-57300800602484644512012-08-22T23:57:49.238+01:002012-08-22T23:57:49.238+01:00EARL GRAY I am assuming you just caught sight of y...EARL GRAY I am assuming you just caught sight of your face in a mirror!<br />GERALD HYDE Thanks for dropping by this common blog. What's wrong with spam? Fry it or grill it and serve with buttered new potatoes and peas - Beautiful!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-73854844181551404492012-08-22T23:02:38.734+01:002012-08-22T23:02:38.734+01:00I tried removing the captchas from my blogs but qu...I tried removing the captchas from my blogs but quickly got inundated with spam so I put them back - though they frustrate me I don't mind perservering with them - what annoys me a bit is when blogs have both captchas AND moderated comments -- if you are moderating all comments you don't need captchas. Gerald (SK14)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-29574450061241759352012-08-22T21:39:18.098+01:002012-08-22T21:39:18.098+01:00ARHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...ARHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH (ENOUGH SAID)John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-72543388856616580572012-08-22T16:01:22.380+01:002012-08-22T16:01:22.380+01:00RHYMES WITH...Thanks for your explanation but I st...RHYMES WITH...Thanks for your explanation but I still don't understand....re. Albanian swear words, I bet Mrs B has fired a few at you over the years!<br />SIR SHOOTING PARROTS We are thinking on the same wavelength once again. Ever see the musical "Blood Brothers"?<br />HELEN We should make an online club for those of us who eschew the verification balderdash. I mean we're not talking about banking or online purchases are we?<br />THREE LEGGED LOIS Nice to meet you again. I just went over to your blog but it kept flashing and wouldn't appear. Pleased you are also an anti-verification rebel.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-27835883928542272162012-08-22T15:48:40.913+01:002012-08-22T15:48:40.913+01:00I don't know if CAPTCHAs discourage spammers, ...I don't know if CAPTCHAs discourage spammers, but they certainly discourage me. I've stopped commenting on several blogs because the effort of getting through the verification and sign-in processes doesn't seem worthwhile. Most of my comments are not significant enough to warrant that much effort! <br /><br />Glad you aren't using them - and I hope others follow your lead.Lois (three-legged-cat)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12678081529440242681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-88429767415651859732012-08-22T13:29:21.084+01:002012-08-22T13:29:21.084+01:00Completely with you on this. Hate them and have to...Completely with you on this. Hate them and have to really like a blog and its owner to persevere with them.<br />The blogs I visit most have removed them , thank goodness.<br />CheersHelsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-48775532057524857802012-08-22T13:04:45.125+01:002012-08-22T13:04:45.125+01:00This is getting to be a habit, but I agree with yo...This is getting to be a habit, but I agree with you. The verification system is a pain. <br /><br />I know it's there to stop spam comments, but I wouldn't have thought it necessary unless that was becoming a real problem.<br /><br />I get them now and again, usually in a spurt of half a dozen or so, but for the time being I think it's easier for me to delete them than put visitors through the irritation of a verification system.Shooting Parrotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07503757845024102476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-59234703873062196512012-08-22T12:32:05.155+01:002012-08-22T12:32:05.155+01:00But I love the thought of Albanian swear words.
L...But I love the thought of Albanian swear words.<br /><br />Love,<br /> Alfierhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-38851639644151184412012-08-22T12:30:58.861+01:002012-08-22T12:30:58.861+01:00I think it's to distinguish the human beings (...I think it's to distinguish the human beings (reading with real eyes) from the automatic spammers who apparently lie in wait just outside the door, eager to make our lives miserable. So what we have done is we have traded one misery for another.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.com