Disqus: Love It or Leave It? Feedback Wanted

One of the main reasons that I implemented Disqus was because of their robust anti-spam features. The other reason was because of their strong social media support. Over the years, Disqus evolved to be their own social media network, and the social media tools I loved (like being able to easily post a comment AND have it simultaneously post to Facebook & Twitter) were removed. Another reason that I switched was because Blogger's comment system seemed to give people trouble.Well, comments are way down, and people send me comments on Twitter, Facebook, email, and privately instead of posting here. They all begin their messages the same way. "I tried to leave a comment on your blog, but couldn't." Not even my oldest daughter is able to leave comments, and posting on my blog is one way that she feels connected to home while she attends school in Germany. After I received only two comments during my "Writing in a Fishbowl" series, I've begun to think that Disqus isn't a good fit for my blog anymore. Maybe it's time to reinstate the Blogger comment system. It's linked in now with YouTube and G+ accounts, and still supports alternate logins from other networks. I'll still require logins to cut down on spam. Sorry, guys, but you have no idea how popular my blog is for spammers without all these protections. They absolutely LOVE that I have over 800 posts over eleven years here. They hunt out the older posts, thinking I won't catch them. I'd rather write more content here than spe...

Source: The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey - April 18, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: blogs