Comments now restricted to registered users

Andrew Lee · **Joined:** Sat Feb 04, 2006 9:19 am **Posts:** 1878

After discussion with the other moderators last week, we have decided to restrict entry comments to registered users in order to reduce the amount of spam.

Anonymous users will still be able to view the comments, but posting of comments will only be available if you are logged in.

Hopefully this will improve the quality of comments and help lessen the work required to kill spammy comments.

dmg · **Joined:** Fri Jun 04, 2010 2:11 am **Posts:** 283

Hip hip hooray!

Checker · **Posted:** Sun Jun 05, 2011 11:11 pm

Thanks

I'm sure, this will help a lot to reduce spam.

guinness · **Joined:** Mon Aug 27, 2007 2:00 am **Posts:** 3740

Brilliant! I've aways said this should be the case, so it's great to see this being implemented

ChemZ · **Posted:** Mon Jun 06, 2011 12:31 am

Ahhh man! I actually look forward to killin' some spam....

joby_toss · **Posted:** Mon Jun 06, 2011 3:32 am

Thank's for this!

Wolfghost · **Joined:** Fri Jul 02, 2010 6:14 am **Posts:** 156

Very good, thanks !!

I am Baas · **Joined:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 4:51 am **Posts:** 2591

There are a few that post comments regularly but never really joined TPFC. I hope they decide to join now (like Magibon did before).

ChipsNHotSauce · **Posted:** Mon Jun 06, 2011 9:47 am

I am Baas wrote:

There are a few that post comments regularly but never really joined TPFC. I hope they decide to join now (like Magibon did before).

I guess that would include me, although I tended to post under different names. *ducks from flying tomatoes*

I am Baas · **Joined:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 4:51 am **Posts:** 2591

ChipsNHotSauce wrote:

I am Baas wrote:

There are a few that post comments regularly but never really joined TPFC. I hope they decide to join now (like Magibon did before).

I guess that would include me, although I tended to post under different names. *ducks from flying tomatoes*

Welcome to TPFC, ChipsNHotSauce. Glad you decided to join.

freakazoid · **Joined:** Wed Jul 18, 2007 5:45 pm **Posts:** 598

What do you guys think about putting a blurb about having to register in order to leave a comment on an apps' permalink page if you're not logged in?

Andrew Lee · **Joined:** Sat Feb 04, 2006 9:19 am **Posts:** 1878

@freakazoid: Blurb added. Thanks for the suggestion!

webfork · **Posted:** Wed Jun 08, 2011 3:24 pm

Andrew Lee wrote:

@freakazoid: Blurb added. Thanks for the suggestion!

Right now its showing up in red multiple times on the main page under each entry. I'd recommend making it only visible if someone clicks "post comment" or "permalink".

Wolfghost · **Joined:** Fri Jul 02, 2010 6:14 am **Posts:** 156

Very nice work freakazoid and Andrew

freakazoid · **Joined:** Wed Jul 18, 2007 5:45 pm **Posts:** 598

webfork wrote:

Andrew Lee wrote:

@freakazoid: Blurb added. Thanks for the suggestion!

Right now its showing up in red multiple times on the main page under each entry. I'd recommend making it only visible if someone clicks "post comment" or "permalink".

Agreed! Also currently, the blurb shows up even when I'm logged in.

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