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Comment Section Question Answered

I have decided to address a question that someone asked in the comment section a little while back.  I was asked why the site requires an email to post, and also why the comments have to be approved by me before going live on the site.  There are a couple of reasons why I have the comment section set up in this manner.

The reason why the site requires an email address in order to post comments is simply to stop fake comments.  The internet is loaded with bots that will come to websites and post unwanted comments, such as promotion for other sites or products which can get extremely annoying.

The reason why I require comment moderation, meaning I have to approve comments before they go live on the site, is because I want to make sure that I read all the comments.  I am in no way trying to censor comments.  If you hate my blog and want to tell me how much you hate the site or me, I really don’t care.  I require the comments to be approved so that I have to read all the comments.  When I log into the back end of the site, all the new comments are highlighted.  I like this feature because it forces me to read everything that people post.

So, that’s the reason why I have the comment section of this site set up the way it is.  I think that this is pretty much how most blogs are set it up.  If you don’t like it, you can send me hate mail or hate comments, I promise I will let them through.

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