Comments on: The Great Comment Debate

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:53:29 +0000

Personally I’m never sure when to allow and publish comments. I agree with Brad, treat comments just as you would in a forum and not just to get a mention.
Your right Jane comments do start discussions so maybe I will start allowing more comments on my blog from now on.

By: Jane @ Limoges Boxes

Jane @ Limoges Boxes — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:04:21 +0000

Comments starts discussion, conversation and relationships. It also creates additional user generated content that keeps a certain post fresh. But I strongly advise that comments should be moderated to avoid spam. We always want to have a meaningful discussion and opinions on our comment section.

By: Linda Stacy

Linda Stacy — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:33:24 +0000

I address the issue in my comments policy. I explain that while we appreciate compliments, we delete these one or two word notes (or remove the links) because spam bots often leave these types of comments. Otherwise I’m fairly tolerant of links as long as the comment is relevant to the discussion.

However, I’m sure as my blog gets busier, it will be more difficult to manage, and time constraints will likely force a new policy. Not sure which direction I’ll go… more tolerant or harsher tools to combat spam.

By: Brad

Brad — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:42:03 +0000

Comments on a blog post should be treated like comments in a forum. You wouldn’t post “that’s great” on a forum (or most people wouldn’t). No. you only post what is relevant to the topic. Same should apply to the blogs.

I think most people are trying to link build to their own blogs or websites but are too lazy to read the articles and comments so they just leave something generic.

By: Nehh

Nehh — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:35:32 +0000

Comments that are of two words..like “great post” which actually does not share the readers view to the post made..are deleted by me… like (used tries) said quality matters.

By: Jim Gaudet

Jim Gaudet — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 05:00:40 +0000

I personally check every comment. If you put in a URL then I will check that URL. I will go to who.is and make sure it is a valid domain that is not going to expire any moment. Then, I make sure the link is not a redirect and not a “spammy” site.

If all tests are passed, I approve the comment and reply (if needed).

By: Jeff @ WordPress Max

Jeff @ WordPress Max — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:32:56 +0000

I have a policy of deleting all drive-by comments, if you aren’t contributing… no link for you! I also moderate all comments and say so on the blog, comment twice…deleted.

By: Edward Dumchus

Edward Dumchus — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:52:00 +0000

My own feeling is that if someone leaves a comment which contributes something valuable and relevant, I approve the comment. If it just says “nice post” or “great job, man” (an actual comment I got more than 15 times on one blog on one day, all with different names, but only two different links)or something else meaningless, I delete it without an afterthought.
I don’t worry about delinking URL’s, unless I know they are to porn, internet pharmacies, or gambling sites.
(I found the link to this post reading Michel Fortin’s blog, he mentioned it in his post on fake friendly comments.)

By: Michel Fortin

Michel Fortin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:50:21 +0000

@Jeffro – Looks like there’s another one:

http://yoast.com/wordpress/minimum-comment-length/

By: Michel Fortin

Michel Fortin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:35:46 +0000

@Jeffro

Thanks, but it’s too bad the plugin doesn’t exist (the download gives me a 404 error). I’ll see if I can contact the owner…