Do you allow comments in your blogs?

asianslave · 2009-05-12, 08:08 PM

Do you allow visitors to comment on your blogs? If you do, what kind of comments do you actually get? What methods do you use to deal with spam or really inappropriate comments?

I am in the process of building my first adult blogs using Wordpress. I assume that comments on a porn blog would have to be heavily moderated, so I'm tempted just to do away with comments altogether, disable commenting in the admin and remove the comment links altogether. This is easy and means less work but possibly makes the blog a slightly less attractive proposition from the surfer's point of view.

On the other hand, if you're getting real surfer comments then that's valuable free SE content and variability, plus you're giving the surfer that web 2.0 interactivity that they apparently want.

So what's your personal approach to blog comments?

ArtWilliams · 2009-05-12, 09:22 PM

I do but I approve them before they become public.

walrus · 2009-05-12, 09:22 PM

I have comments on and honestly if I get one real comment a month I'd be amazed.

I use askimet which is packaged with WP for spam.

I don't actually moderate the comments. I have moderation turned on but that's only to catch the few spam comments that get passed askimet.

The way I look at it is it's a porn blog, what comments would I actually moderate as the surfer is speaking to a fantasy character. They aren't speaking to me and they really aren't speaking to the models. They are speaking to the fantasy in their head generated by either what I wrote or the pictures on the page.

I'd have totally un-moderated comments if there were more people commenting than people spamming

Maj. Stress · 2009-05-12, 09:42 PM

I have comments turned off. When I had them on all I got was spam.

Cleo · 2009-05-12, 10:26 PM

I've got them turned on. Since installing recaptcha I've not had any problems with spam but I also don't seem to get comments either.

A.J. Angel · 2009-05-13, 12:37 AM

I got them turned off on all of my blogs. I simply don't have enough time to spend checking each comment aside sorting the spams considering that I have a model's directory to manage.

Fonz · 2009-05-13, 05:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by artwilliams

I do but I approve them before they become public.

Same here.

Spiice · 2009-05-13, 07:50 AM

Yes, I do allow visitors to post comments. There is nothing better than user generated content.

digifan · 2009-05-13, 08:38 AM

I am antisocial and have them disabled

LD · 2009-05-13, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spiice

There is nothing better than user generated content.

I tend to agree, but do you get enough to be significant? I am thinking 1 comment a month as Walrus said would not b enough to make it worth the effort...(?)

nate · 2009-05-13, 12:23 PM

Short answer no.

Long and rambling answer:
It seems too much a security temptation if not a hole to allow anyone to post comments. I suppose a determined hacker could form a "get" url and do some damage, by why make it easy for them? Maybe wordpress gurus will know if the php in wordpress is limited to accepting "post", and then only when the referrer is the same domain. That would be a good step in the direction of security.

HowlingWulf · 2009-05-13, 02:53 PM

On some blogs yes. Most comments are spam, if you have a filter turned on like Askimet you'll find there's not very many comments to moderate.

Most of the comments on http://www.funnypornvids.com/ are from me but it's new so only gets 270/day. So don't worry about having to heavily moderate your new blog. Like Walrus said you might get 1 comment a month on a porn blog.

Beaver Bob · 2009-05-13, 11:36 PM

I use askimet. But like Walrus, serious comments are rare. Maybe I should start posting comments as other users on my blogs and see if it gets people talking.

hony · 2009-05-13, 11:37 PM

I allow comments but get hardly any.

PhoneMistress · 2009-05-14, 11:36 AM

I moderate all comments but rarely approve them as most are spam.

nate · 2009-05-14, 01:08 PM

It might be cool to start a little group that posts comments on each other's blogs. Like, I have a blog, and allow you to post a comment of at least 4 lines, and then you can add your URL to the comment. I wonder what that would do for search engines.

BadWolf · 2009-05-15, 08:50 AM

No, I do not allow comments at all except for one blog and that's for a specific reason.

LD · 2009-05-15, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nate

It might be cool to start a little group that posts comments on each other's blogs. Like, I have a blog, and allow you to post a comment of at least 4 lines, and then you can add your URL to the comment. I wonder what that would do for search engines.

good idea...

Gin · 2009-05-15, 10:48 AM

I used to allow them for some time. But not anymore. Too much spam and close to zero real comments.

mydirtyyoung · 2009-05-22, 01:08 PM

I just posted my first site, and I chose to allow comments and post rating hoping that the interactivity would keep visitors from just closing the site and visitors would return because they feel invested. We'll see if it pays off.

centrerelax · 2009-05-24, 01:35 AM

NO
because spam

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2009-05-12, 08:08 PM	#1
asianslave Aw, Dad, you've done a lot of great things, but you're a very old man, and old people are useless Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 28	Do you allow comments in your blogs? Do you allow visitors to comment on your blogs? If you do, what kind of comments do you actually get? What methods do you use to deal with spam or really inappropriate comments? I am in the process of building my first adult blogs using Wordpress. I assume that comments on a porn blog would have to be heavily moderated, so I'm tempted just to do away with comments altogether, disable commenting in the admin and remove the comment links altogether. This is easy and means less work but possibly makes the blog a slightly less attractive proposition from the surfer's point of view. On the other hand, if you're getting real surfer comments then that's valuable free SE content and variability, plus you're giving the surfer that web 2.0 interactivity that they apparently want. So what's your personal approach to blog comments?

2009-05-12, 09:22 PM	#3
walrus Oh no, I'm sweating like Roger Ebert Join Date: May 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,773	I have comments on and honestly if I get one real comment a month I'd be amazed. I use askimet which is packaged with WP for spam. I don't actually moderate the comments. I have moderation turned on but that's only to catch the few spam comments that get passed askimet. The way I look at it is it's a porn blog, what comments would I actually moderate as the surfer is speaking to a fantasy character. They aren't speaking to me and they really aren't speaking to the models. They are speaking to the fantasy in their head generated by either what I wrote or the pictures on the page. I'd have totally un-moderated comments if there were more people commenting than people spamming __________________ Naked Girlfriend Porn TGP free partner account

2009-05-12, 10:26 PM	#5
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	I've got them turned on. Since installing recaptcha I've not had any problems with spam but I also don't seem to get comments either. __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289

2009-05-13, 08:38 AM	#9
digifan ...and since we know an end will come it makes our living so much fun Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: In your dreams, baby Posts: 3,835	I am antisocial and have them disabled __________________ Webair Rocks

2009-05-12, 09:22 PM	#2
ArtWilliams You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 6,244	I do but I approve them before they become public.

2009-05-12, 09:42 PM	#4
Maj. Stress Progress rarely comes in buckets, it normally comes in teaspoons Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Dark Side Of Naboo Posts: 1,289	I have comments turned off. When I had them on all I got was spam.

2009-05-13, 12:37 AM	#6
A.J. Angel And Lord, we are especially thankful for nuclear power, the cleanest, safest energy source there is. Except for solar, which is just a pipe dream Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 229	I got them turned off on all of my blogs. I simply don't have enough time to spend checking each comment aside sorting the spams considering that I have a model's directory to manage.

2009-05-13, 07:50 AM	#8
Spiice Internet! Is that thing still around? Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 9	Yes, I do allow visitors to post comments. There is nothing better than user generated content.

2009-05-13, 12:23 PM	#11
nate I can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Merica! Posts: 543	Short answer no. Long and rambling answer: It seems too much a security temptation if not a hole to allow anyone to post comments. I suppose a determined hacker could form a "get" url and do some damage, by why make it easy for them? Maybe wordpress gurus will know if the php in wordpress is limited to accepting "post", and then only when the referrer is the same domain. That would be a good step in the direction of security. __________________ Its just a jump to the left.

2009-05-13, 02:53 PM	#12
HowlingWulf Me fail English? That's unpossible! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: FL Posts: 1,381	On some blogs yes. Most comments are spam, if you have a filter turned on like Askimet you'll find there's not very many comments to moderate. Most of the comments on http://www.funnypornvids.com/ are from me but it's new so only gets 270/day. So don't worry about having to heavily moderate your new blog. Like Walrus said you might get 1 comment a month on a porn blog. __________________ WordPress Porn directory theme => Maddos Create a Porn Tube => Video Pornster

2009-05-13, 11:36 PM	#13
Beaver Bob Porn Blog Addict Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Posts: 715	I use askimet. But like Walrus, serious comments are rare. Maybe I should start posting comments as other users on my blogs and see if it gets people talking. __________________ Need Custom Content? Spunky Dollars

2009-05-13, 11:37 PM	#14
hony If something's hard to do, then it's not worth doing Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 249	I allow comments but get hardly any. __________________ $$$ Webcam programs that earn for me -- YMMV $$$

2009-05-14, 11:36 AM	#15
PhoneMistress Operator! Give me the number for 911! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Washington DC Posts: 138	I moderate all comments but rarely approve them as most are spam. __________________ Cheap Phone Sex with Cheryl

2009-05-14, 01:08 PM	#16
nate I can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Merica! Posts: 543	It might be cool to start a little group that posts comments on each other's blogs. Like, I have a blog, and allow you to post a comment of at least 4 lines, and then you can add your URL to the comment. I wonder what that would do for search engines. __________________ Its just a jump to the left.

2009-05-15, 08:50 AM	#17
BadWolf I'm going to the backseat of my car with the woman I love, and I won't be back for TEN MINUTES Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 83	No, I do not allow comments at all except for one blog and that's for a specific reason.

2009-05-15, 10:48 AM	#19
Gin WHO IS FONZY!?! Don't they teach you anything at school? Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 41	I used to allow them for some time. But not anymore. Too much spam and close to zero real comments. __________________ DiamondGays.com - fresh twinks and best ratio! Highly recommended!

2009-05-22, 01:08 PM	#20
mydirtyyoung Internet! Is that thing still around? Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 9	Comments and Rating I just posted my first site, and I chose to allow comments and post rating hoping that the interactivity would keep visitors from just closing the site and visitors would return because they feel invested. We'll see if it pays off. __________________

2009-05-24, 01:35 AM	#21
centrerelax I'm going to the backseat of my car with the woman I love, and I won't be back for TEN MINUTES Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 86	NO because spam __________________ Adult Webmaster Forum - Porn Movies - Webmaster Resource - Adult Videos Forum