tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post3108987669809477787..comments2024-03-24T10:06:36.115-03:00Comments on Bloomingwriter: Gardening in Nova Scotia: Budding Comments, Blooming Ideas, and those darn embedded comments.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-56168958154611161562010-11-14T20:17:44.486-04:002010-11-14T20:17:44.486-04:00Thanks for your fine explanation to what was going...Thanks for your fine explanation to what was going wrong when I tried to leave comments. I do love to comment, the ideas fly into my head and it' fun to respond but by the time you're enabled, it no longer seems to matter!<br /><br />As a new blogger, no blog of my own yet, I appreciate guidelines such as this, and would love links to other 'educational' posts.<br /> <br />The chris m.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16954303602767492218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-90520501273402173952010-02-10T11:01:43.041-04:002010-02-10T11:01:43.041-04:00Hi Jodi, Sue's strategy has been working for m...Hi Jodi, Sue's strategy has been working for me as well. I don't use word verification, and have approval set up only for older posts. Those seem to be the most problematic ones for spam comments. The occasional spam comment on a newer post is promptly deleted from the link provided in the email notification from Blogger.<br /><br />I like the options available for blogrolls in blogger,garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-72097246110728711232010-02-08T22:50:19.757-04:002010-02-08T22:50:19.757-04:00I agree it's overkill to both have blogger app...I agree it's overkill to both have blogger approval and the word verification. I just have mine set up to approve older comments. I have been catching lots of spam to reject that way. If one gets through on current posts, I go ahead and delete it from the blog.Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-64811273854621749232010-02-07T13:05:05.987-04:002010-02-07T13:05:05.987-04:00Hi Jodi, thanks so much for coming to visit my new...Hi Jodi, thanks so much for coming to visit my new blog. I am really appreciating all the support of the seasoned bloggers. This post here is super helpful! I'll see how it goes, but I do certainly want people to leave comments, so I'm going to make sure they can.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524574998937986323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-74731989300051426372010-02-04T18:40:30.589-04:002010-02-04T18:40:30.589-04:00Jodi - thanks for the tips for the new blogger. I&...Jodi - thanks for the tips for the new blogger. I'm three weeks in and feel like my brain has been turned on for the first time in 5 years (5 years ago, I had my 3rd baby, moved across the country, then had my 4th baby, all within a span of 10 months. Makes me tired all over again just to say it.) But you're right - it is so very gratifying when someone leaves a comment. Makes you feel Kelly@LifeOutOfDoorshttp://www.lifeoutofdoors.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-50906259463062485152010-02-03T20:13:49.108-04:002010-02-03T20:13:49.108-04:00Sorry, I'm a bit late to join the conversation...Sorry, I'm a bit late to join the conversation, but did want to say thank you Jodi and everyone for even more useful pointers! <br />It sounds like it wasn't such a bad thing to choose Wordpress for my blog! Now I need to go and look if it wants word verification for a comment. Wordpress seems to do a pretty good job of catching spam at any rate. So much to learn! <br />Today's job isAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-55776831208728026932010-02-03T17:58:33.190-04:002010-02-03T17:58:33.190-04:00I have problems leaving comments on some blogs - a...I have problems leaving comments on some blogs - and now this post explains why.<br /><br />I do use captcha as the majority of my readers are from across the pond and I'm sleeping when you're all reading my blog and commenting so I would have too many comments to aprove in the morning rush hour. I have to say that its so nice at breakfast time to open up the blog and see who has been Rosie Nixon Fluertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10851979959739600135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-56704788643757856332010-02-03T17:30:18.558-04:002010-02-03T17:30:18.558-04:00Hi jodi thanks for following my blog and leaving a...Hi jodi thanks for following my blog and leaving a comment. I agree with you about the annoying hoops we have to jump through, sometimes, to leave comments on some people blogs. I've been blogging for 7 years now and I've had my share of horrible spam, although enabling a capcha code doesn't stop all spammers. You've inspired me to disable my capcha code. I will see how it Melanie J Wattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03265452434129642917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-9408233099175955792010-02-03T10:56:51.593-04:002010-02-03T10:56:51.593-04:00Jodi, I am so appreciative of this post! Thanks f...Jodi, I am so appreciative of this post! Thanks for writing it. Spammers have been so intrusive that I've been forced to add word verification~~which I dislike very much. It's an extra step and when time is short and one ought not to be typing (!)...it's a bother! <br />Regarding word verification~ It is the default setting and unless you check it off it is on. Bloggers can't Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-19529123564081474052010-02-02T23:20:34.914-04:002010-02-02T23:20:34.914-04:00Jodi, you are such a giving person. :) I remember ...Jodi, you are such a giving person. :) I remember the posts you did a couple of years back on ways to improve our blogs-I have tried to follow your suggestions and have been grateful for them. These latest posts, again, show your more than willingness to help fellow bloggers. Bravo! All of the suggestions and comments are interesting and I am going to try to welcome new bloggers with the same beckiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400859161321357279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-6491621726752472172010-02-02T23:16:18.440-04:002010-02-02T23:16:18.440-04:00Been away today longer than anticipated, due to an...Been away today longer than anticipated, due to an unfortunate issue with a tire on my car. Thankfully, I have roadside assistance. When I finally limped home on my spare donut tire, (refusing to buy a tire that didn't match my other 3 studded snow tires), I decided to take the evening off from everything. Toasted, that's me. <br />Thank you to all of you for your comments and it's a Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-25080139646537263252010-02-02T23:06:39.249-04:002010-02-02T23:06:39.249-04:00Haha, you are getting a lot of comments to read ag...Haha, you are getting a lot of comments to read again! As i read most of them, it looks like you will be reading replies from your students and how we realized or not our mistakes, as if that was our assignment. About my double comment in one post, that was because sometimes i dont remember which of my regularly followed blogs i already did. It also sometimes take a long wait to open one's Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-33974917333782022292010-02-02T22:52:27.885-04:002010-02-02T22:52:27.885-04:00I have no idea if I have embedded comments... does...I have no idea if I have embedded comments... does wordpress do this? Nowhere in my admin page do I see the word "embedded." I guess I'll just have to figure it out somehow.<br /><br />I think the "word" verifications can be quite amusing sometimes, but then, I never got a window saying, in effect, DENIED. That would be so frustrating. :(Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11454557080455458675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-48027003412026316142010-02-02T21:35:46.767-04:002010-02-02T21:35:46.767-04:00I had no idea what my setting for comments was on ...I had no idea what my setting for comments was on until you mentioned the differences. Even though I noticed some irritation my part of the captcha words and such. <br /><br />I changed mine to a pop-up window...hopefully it will be better for everyone. lolKynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13222304237028745181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-16841920892163034492010-02-02T19:22:17.821-04:002010-02-02T19:22:17.821-04:00Oh, my goodness! You sure know how to get things ...Oh, my goodness! You sure know how to get things going in the blogosphere...I say that in a good way! <br />It is meaningful to all of us of how we feel about posts, comments, etc. I have enjoyed your posts! <br />Also, we used to have a cat that looked exactly like your tripod kitty. Every time I look at the photo I am reminded of Madison :)Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07572136733330325375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-17098891732031964592010-02-02T19:12:20.521-04:002010-02-02T19:12:20.521-04:00I totally agree with what you said about having co...I totally agree with what you said about having comments moderated and having the word verification. I took off the verification ages and ages ago but still have to approve comments. This weeds out spammers as well and doesn't give the person commenting a headache trying to decipher the letters. I do tend to shy away leaving comments if the word verification is there. <br />Great Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02114199768103222510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-82614718507116714172010-02-02T18:44:58.665-04:002010-02-02T18:44:58.665-04:00Hi Jodi~~ I see you use the pop up window which I ...Hi Jodi~~ I see you use the pop up window which I much prefer over the entire page and I'll tell you why in two words: SHORT MEMORY. I can click on the "show original post," no problem. But in order to get the photos, I've got to leave this page and I lose my place in Blotanical, etc. Royal pain. <br /><br />If anyone reading this is using the whole page comment option, Please Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-10539421845452679512010-02-02T16:16:32.333-04:002010-02-02T16:16:32.333-04:00Ah, I was going to leave the same comment, more or...Ah, I was going to leave the same comment, more or less, that Robin just left. I think this is good info for those who are new to blogging and use Blogger. Maybe they should hire you to write some of their documentation. :-)Dig, Grow, Compost, Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111150807638669133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-44873881734985134392010-02-02T16:10:22.965-04:002010-02-02T16:10:22.965-04:00It was really interesting reading all the comments...It was really interesting reading all the comments on your previous post. I really agree with you about encouraging new bloggers to leave comments so we can find their blogs in return. I just added a couple of new blogs to my blogroll this morning, and I plan to keep doing so. I saw that Jen at Muddy Boots Dreams has a post up today encouraging bloggers to visit some new blogs on her blogroll Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-63765022693343579762010-02-02T14:35:04.417-04:002010-02-02T14:35:04.417-04:00Jodi, you are such a teacher at heart and so encou...Jodi, you are such a teacher at heart and so encouraging. <br /><br />I do wish with Blogger that we could respond directly to each comment.Robin's Nesting Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894844125547373328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-6006980166519315932010-02-02T12:14:42.646-04:002010-02-02T12:14:42.646-04:00Hi Jodi, I just visited Nancy Bond's site and ...Hi Jodi, I just visited Nancy Bond's site and she mentioned featuring a new blogger every so often. Great idea.<br /><br />I hate word verification! After having some #$%@ spammer from a porn site target me, I had to begin using it. Had some negative feed back for comment moderation so word verification seemed to be the lesser of the evils. Overall, I've had little trouble with googleRoses and Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-28502376846720422352010-02-02T12:14:03.600-04:002010-02-02T12:14:03.600-04:00Great post Jodi, I've also had messages go mis...Great post Jodi, I've also had messages go missing or not go through. Since I right-click-and-open-in-new-tab everything, posts do get lost sometimes. If I write a longer message, I try to copy it before sumbitting, just in case. The right-click on blotanical is very frustration, since you can't have more than one tab open at a time (without it jumping around). I have not yet added Rebecca @ In The Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513002032328432666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-64795823597741785272010-02-02T10:23:00.103-04:002010-02-02T10:23:00.103-04:00First, I want to say to I love your red orchid cac...First, I want to say to I love your red orchid cactus flower. It is drizzling rain here and the bright red made me smile:)<br />Then I want to say thank you for explaining the difference in the way the comment boxes work. Since I am sharing my daughter's blog, I am not sure how it is set up, so I am going to send her a link to your blog. I have actually given up making a comment sometimes Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09908700492889879332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-68433865825813336042010-02-02T09:20:32.236-04:002010-02-02T09:20:32.236-04:00And here I thought I was the only one having troub...And here I thought I was the only one having trouble leaving posts on blogs using the embedded format. <br /><br />I find it enormously pleasurable to read the blogs of people around the country, around the world. <br /><br />You put a lot of work into this post. Thank you.<br /><br />donnadonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06950476333013336671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-60432557291019043072010-02-02T09:16:46.493-04:002010-02-02T09:16:46.493-04:00Jodi, what an angel you are. You have given a lot ...Jodi, what an angel you are. You have given a lot of time and effort to this quest, I hope that you do not receive any negative feedback this time. I always thought the reason I had so many problems with making comments was due to the fact I am on Wordpress, not Blogger. Sometimes, I would just give up, which was very annoying after spending time writing (what I thought was) a thoughtful and Deborah at Kilbourne Grovehttp://kilbournegrove.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com