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Note to Commenters

By Jeralyn, Section Blog Related
Posted on Tue Jun 28, 2005 at 01:52:17 PM EST
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Please remember the chatterer rule in the comments.

I have just notified a right-wing commenter who has already posted over 20 comments today that he is now limited to four a day.

If you are a conservative who disagrees with what I write, feel free to express yourself, but there is no need to comment on every post or to repeat yourself and annoy other commenters. This site exists to further my point of view, not your's.

If you haven't received a notice that you are limited to four comments a day, then this doesn't apply to you. It is very rarely necessary for me to invoke the rule as most conservatives don't abuse it.

And, whatever your politics, if you comment a lot, bandwidth is expensive and it would be very nice if you contributed through our paypal link.

Now back to our regularly scheduled converstations.

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    Note to Commenters | 8 comments (8 topical)
    Re: Note to Commenters (none / 0) (#1)
    by Dadler on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:39 PM EST
    Give it up, folks!! A few bucks in the kitty for this great forum ain't nothin'. All you free marketeer righties oughtt understand this acutely, no? So kick in and be part of the community. Come the 1st of the month, J, I'm there with more bones for the bucket. Peace, girl.

    Re: Note to Commenters (none / 0) (#2)
    by roy on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:39 PM EST
    For a perspective check, Google up how many threads you've posted to. If it's more than the number of nickels you've donated, perhaps it's time to pitch in.

    Re: Note to Commenters (none / 0) (#3)
    by mattd on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:40 PM EST
    TalkLeft might want to consider supporting TrackBack. Then, when people go chatter-crazy, TalkLeft could send them a pre-written E-mail about how to start their own blogs for free. They'll set up their own blogs, and their posts will ping back here through trackback, alerting readers to other comments without requiring TL bandwidth, and new readers will learn from them about TalkLeft. I think this is what the ACLU means by "the solution to bad speech is more speech." :-) (More blogs! MORE BLOGS! Eat blogs! Nourishment, yum...)

    Re: Note to Commenters (none / 0) (#4)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:40 PM EST
    I eliminated trackbacks because they breed comment spam like crazy.

    Re: Note to Commenters (none / 0) (#5)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:40 PM EST
    Matt, An excellent idea!

    Here's another suggestion. We on the left could cut down on some wasted space by not letting the right-wingers lead us off topic. It's a trap they set intentionally, and many of us give them extra talking points, and allow them to set the conversation. I for one am going to be much more careful of how I use my space in the future.

    Re: Note to Commenters (none / 0) (#6)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:40 PM EST
    Oops! Ok, not such a great idea. Mine still works. Let's see what else we can come up with.

    Re: Note to Commenters (none / 0) (#7)
    by MikeDitto on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:40 PM EST
    Yeah trackbacks were a real headache. Not only is managing the spam a pain, but the server load for a trackback exceeds that of doing a comment. In and of itself that's not a bad thing, but when trackback spammers are hammering the server hundreds of thousands of times a day, Mr. Server gets an unhappy frown face.

    Re: Note to Commenters (none / 0) (#8)
    by mattd on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:41 PM EST
    Yeah, I've noticed spam trackbacks at times, but I haven't noticed them taking more server resources than a normal comment. The spam, she is a problem on all the internets.

    Note to Commenters | 8 comments (8 topical)