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I have been told that there is now a "Prove you're not a robot" requirement on my blog. I hate those things, for one thing I can't very easily read those numbers, and because I don't have a lot of problems with robots!
I checked my settings and under
Comment modification: I have checked "Never".
Under "Show word verification", I have "No".
Please be assured that this is not my doing, and I will be glad to remove it if someone can explain to me how to remove it.
If you want to comment on one of my posts but don't like the verification process, please feel free to email me at the address which appears directly under the header photo.
I am truly sorry for any inconvenience to readers wanting to make a comment. I can't understand how this has come about.
Thanks for your understanding, and for reading and commenting on my blog.
UPDATE:
I found a tiny box with the word "Complaints" on my blog settings page, in the lower right corner. I submitted the complaint to blogger, but I'm not sure it will be acted upon. In reading a bit of forum entries for blogger I came across many similar complaints. It seems that Google has selected blogs that might be susceptible to spam and have arbitrarily added the word verification option to many blogs. I am furious that Google sees fit to alter a person's settings without even notifying the person, especially when the effects reach the entire reading population of that blog. Anyone who wants to leave a comment must tolerate this added step, and I don't like it.
I hope Google will remove this unwanted setting, but I don't know what else to do. Many folks who commented in the blogger forum say they re-visited their settings entered "NO" to this setting but it still appears in their blog.
UPDATED UPDATE:
I'm shouting a tentative HOORAY - I made a small change from the comment being a pop-up window, to an embedded-in-the-page comment. I'm not sure of why that makes a difference, but I did a test and didn't get the verification requirement. Please comment if you can and let me know if it is truly fixed. Thanks.
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HELP! (Updated)
I have been told that there is now a "Prove you're not a robot" requirement on my blog. I hate those things, for one thing I can't very easily read those numbers, and because I don't have a lot of problems with robots!
I checked my settings and under
Comment modification: I have checked "Never".
Under "Show word verification", I have "No".
Please be assured that this is not my doing, and I will be glad to remove it if someone can explain to me how to remove it.
If you want to comment on one of my posts but don't like the verification process, please feel free to email me at the address which appears directly under the header photo.
I am truly sorry for any inconvenience to readers wanting to make a comment. I can't understand how this has come about.
Thanks for your understanding, and for reading and commenting on my blog.
UPDATE:
I found a tiny box with the word "Complaints" on my blog settings page, in the lower right corner. I submitted the complaint to blogger, but I'm not sure it will be acted upon. In reading a bit of forum entries for blogger I came across many similar complaints. It seems that Google has selected blogs that might be susceptible to spam and have arbitrarily added the word verification option to many blogs. I am furious that Google sees fit to alter a person's settings without even notifying the person, especially when the effects reach the entire reading population of that blog. Anyone who wants to leave a comment must tolerate this added step, and I don't like it.
I hope Google will remove this unwanted setting, but I don't know what else to do. Many folks who commented in the blogger forum say they re-visited their settings entered "NO" to this setting but it still appears in their blog.
UPDATED UPDATE:
I'm shouting a tentative HOORAY - I made a small change from the comment being a pop-up window, to an embedded-in-the-page comment. I'm not sure of why that makes a difference, but I did a test and didn't get the verification requirement. Please comment if you can and let me know if it is truly fixed. Thanks.
- Blogs
I have noticed several times in the past week or so that when I write a comment and hit Publish, it never shows up. In one case I wrote my comment and published it twice but it didn't ever appear. I'm mentioning this because I think...
- More About Comments And Google
Thanks to all who helped me test my comment section yesterday. I heard that Google is going to come up with a different verification process that will just involve checking a box. I'm not sure if it will matter whether or not the comments...
- Can't Get Moving
There were several things I wanted to get done today, but still haven't gotten dressed. I keep putting it off and will now wait until I get into my gym clothes late this afternoon. After reading Barney's comment yesterday about...
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A couple of days ago I changed my settings so that anyone could comment, and hoped the spammers would leave me alone. I immediately got a couple of spams and the number is growing. Blogger catches them, fortunately, but I do have to go back...
- Temporary Halt To Anonymous Comments
After having to delete more than 75 spam comments yesterday, and waking up this morning to 19 more in my mailbox, I've decided to not accept anonymous comments. I regret the inconvenience this may cause the readers of this blog, but I don't...