The world’s finest webmaster, Joey Wilson (yes he’s a relative, but some facts simply must be trumpeted), suggested last week I open up “Mullentown” to everyone. That is, I manage the site in such a way that people can post comments without having to register and log in. Sounded good to me. Very democratic. Grass roots stuff. Unfiltered.

I had the idea that more people would feel freer to comment if they didn’t have to somehow go on the record. It’s especially good for folks who feel a little anxious or even threatened by blog etiquette and technology. Typically I disagree with the whole notion of anonymous posts and e-mails, but I’m attempting to go along with the unique qualities of the blogosphere and see what shakes out.

Today, I am back to requiring registration for comments. When I changed the rules last week I got slammed by spam. The usual Viagra, Cialis, Xanex, Oxycontin garbage — and my own latest favorite: Mormon ringtones. Penile enlargers and breast enhancement creams can’t be far behind.

So I’m asking those of you who might be intimidated by registering on this site to go ahead and sign up. Try it, you’ll like it.

This way, we can all slice right through the spam.

This entry was posted on Monday, March 5th, 2007 at 9:21 am and is filed under All, Community, Media. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

The world’s finest webmaster, Joey Wilson (yes he’s a relative, but some facts simply must be trumpeted), suggested last week I open up “Mullentown” to everyone. That is, I manage the site in such a way that people can post comments without having to register and log in. Sounded good to me. Very democratic. Grass roots stuff. Unfiltered.

I had the idea that more people would feel freer to comment if they didn’t have to somehow go on the record. It’s especially good for folks who feel a little anxious or even threatened by blog etiquette and technology. Typically I disagree with the whole notion of anonymous posts and e-mails, but I’m attempting to go along with the unique qualities of the blogosphere and see what shakes out.

Today, I am back to requiring registration for comments. When I changed the rules last week I got slammed by spam. The usual Viagra, Cialis, Xanex, Oxycontin garbage — and my own latest favorite: Mormon ringtones. Penile enlargers and breast enhancement creams can’t be far behind.

So I’m asking those of you who might be intimidated by registering on this site to go ahead and sign up. Try it, you’ll like it.

This way, we can all slice right through the spam.

This entry was posted on Monday, March 5th, 2007 at 9:21 am and is filed under All, Community, Media. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.