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Comments now restricted to registered users

Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 8:48 pm
by Andrew Lee
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.

Re: Comments now restricted to registered users

Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 9:27 pm
by dmg
Hip hip hooray!

Re: Comments now restricted to registered users

Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 11:11 pm
by Checker
Thanks :!:
I'm sure, this will help a lot to reduce spam.

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Re: Comments now restricted to registered users

Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 11:35 pm
by guinness
Brilliant! I've aways said this should be the case, so it's great to see this being implemented :D

Re: Comments now restricted to registered users

Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 12:31 am
by ChemZ
Ahhh man! I actually look forward to killin' some spam.... :P

Re: Comments now restricted to registered users

Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 3:32 am
by joby_toss
Thank's for this!

Re: Comments now restricted to registered users

Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 5:06 am
by Wolfghost
Very good, thanks !!

Re: Comments now restricted to registered users

Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 6:44 am
by I am Baas
There are a few that post comments regularly but never really joined TPFC. I hope they decide to join now (like Magibon did before).

Re: Comments now restricted to registered users

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

Re: Comments now restricted to registered users

Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 6:18 pm
by I am Baas
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.

Re: Comments now restricted to registered users

Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 10:18 am
by freakazoid
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?

Re: Comments now restricted to registered users

Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 1:42 pm
by Andrew Lee
@freakazoid: Blurb added. Thanks for the suggestion!

Re: Comments now restricted to registered users

Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 3:24 pm
by webfork
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".

Re: Comments now restricted to registered users

Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 4:18 pm
by Wolfghost
Very nice work freakazoid and Andrew 8)

Re: Comments now restricted to registered users

Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 8:48 pm
by freakazoid
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.