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“Legitimate Comments Marked as Spam”

Mark Thoma:

I just let Typepad know that the comment situation is unacceptable. They need to allow me to approve commenters by IP so this doesn't happen, fix it themselves, or I am going to have to switch to a new blog provider. I can't take this much longer.

For now, if you are thinkig of starting a blog, I'd recommend something other than Typepad.

via economistsview.typepad.com

We use Typepad, is anyone having any comments problems here? We don't get many comments, maybe the reason is because Typepad won't let you … or that we are always right.

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  1. rjs Avatar
    rjs

    hmmm…if someone is having trouble commenting, how are they to respond?

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  2. Nick Rowe Avatar
    Nick Rowe

    Testing. Typepad even dumps my comments in spam on my own blog!

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    www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=775402715

    I use my facebook log-in. Typepad has always been a pain for me to use.

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  4. Curtd Avatar
    Curtd

    There is a reason that WordPress powers something on the order of 20% of all internet sites. There is a reason that sites like the NYT and other magazines run on WordPress. It’s just easier to use for authors and editors, easier to use for readers and commenters, easier to use by administrators who can find a plugin make almost any part of WordPress behave the way that they want or need it to. And it’s easier to find someone to pay pennies to configure it if that’s not something you want to spend time on.

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  5. John Whitehead Avatar
    John Whitehead

    Email??

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    John Whitehead

    We had received 8 comments as spam. I’ve published them and they seem to have appeared.

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