A Few Housekeeping Bits and Pieces
Image via WikipediaThere are a couple of small “housekeeping” matters I wanted to fill you in on. It seems easier to simply put together a post detailing the bits and pieces I really want to say. Apologies for the “boring” nature of this post. Some days the “boring” stuff just needs to be said.
COMMENT MODERATION
Some of you will have come across a message when you try to post a comment which indicates you’ve used a word from my spam filter in your comment which may result in it going to moderation.
Unfortunately, spammers don’t limit themselves to nonsense or objectional words in their spam comments and so some regular words are also in there.
If you click on the button “yes, post my comment”, it will go through. INCLUDING the word my filter has picked up.
If your comment doesn’t appear (and it’s not your first comment - 1st comments ALWAYS go to comment moderation) you can use the contact form listed in the tabs in my header to let me know.
I apologise for the inconvenience but this seems to be the least intrusive way of dealing with spam right now.
PARTIAL RSS FEEDS
There is a temptation to set your blog to partial RSS feeds in an attempt to force readers to click through to your blog. Some people do this for advertising dollars (or cents), some to help their statistics and some because they think people will comment more if they are forced to visit their site.
I don’t want to rant and rave about this one because what you choose to do is your choice. It’s your blog.
Here’s my problem. Some blogs I really like choose to only publish partial feeds. And I just don’t have the time to click through to every blog that I read. So when it comes to making hard choices about which blogs I will and won’t read, those with partial feeds are the first to go.
Publishing a full feed might reduce your visitor statistics in the short term but it will increase your loyal readership in the long term.
Like I said, it’s your choice whether or not you publish a full or partial feed. And it’s my choice how I choose to spend my time. Sadly, those who only publish partial feeds are the blogs that tend to get culled from my reader when I need to cut back on how many blogs I read.
BLOGROLL
My blogroll is a combination of blogs I enjoy reading and my way of thanking readers of this blog. I read a LOT of blogs and try to, at the very least, occasionally visit the blogs of those who comment here.
I do apologise that there are not enough hours in my day to regularly read the blog of every single one of my readers but I do try to do what I can as time allows.
I got the impression from some of the responses to my recent “blogroll call” that some people are reluctant to even contemplate my wanting to put their blog on my blogroll.
Unless you regularly publish objectionable material, I AM happy to include you on my blogroll. My not reading or commenting on your blog is less a reflection on what I think of it and more a reflection on my time limits.
So if you’re reading this and you’re yet to put your hand up to be included on my blogroll, I hope you’ll feel more comfortable doing so now. 
ADVERTISING
My apologies for anyone who has had annoying little boxes (that supposedly are NOT pop ups but are very close to it) appear on their screen. It’s taken me by surprise and I’m in the process of looking into that. I think it’s a new thing BlogHer are trialling. To be honest, they don’t pay me enough to be that annoying. Hopefully I can get it sorted out sooner rather than later.
THINK THAT’S ALL
HELLO???? Are you still awake???
Thanks for bearing with me. I hope that’s helped to clarify a few things but if you have any questions or concerns, feel free to say so.
P.S. I KNEW I’d forget something. If you have a blogger blog that uses a pop up window for your comments, I cannot comment right now. Don’t ask me WHY but the pop up window won’t open fully enough for me to comment. I’m REALLY sorry. I have NO IDEA what is going on or WHY this is happening.









