Comment Instruction

Here is a brief tutorial on comments. I have received a couple of requests to clarify how to leave them.

Leaving comments in Blogger is quite simple. The owner of the blog can choose who (if anyone) can leave comments and decide if the comments will be moderated before posting or not.

If you want to leave a comment:
1. Click on the comment link (it will highlight when you roll your cursor over it) below the post you want to leave a comment for

2. Type your comment in the box

3. Scroll down, you may need to type in some spam prevention letters called "Word Verification"
(if you're a blogger and have not yet enabled this feature, I recommend it--prevents random INAPPROPRIATE comments or comments with INAPPROPRIATE links in them)

4. Scroll down and choose your identity:
If you have a google account it will automatically appear if you are signed into google, if not it will allow you to sign in right there

There is an option for open ID which will allow you to use your LiveJournal, WordPress, TypePad or AIM username if you have one

If you have none of the above, you can choose "Name/URL"--just type in your name

Some blogs allow "Anonymous" comments as well, if that is what you want click that option

5. Once you have typed your comment, done the word verification and chosen an identity click "Publish Your Comment" It will then appear in the comment column or at the top of the pop-out comment box (depending on which is enabled on that blog)


The folks who have inquired thus far have been family...my blog, Mammas Meandering Mind and A Branch on the Tree are enabled for all of the above identities. Sleeping Ute Mountain and Beginning a New Journey are enabled to allow Google and Open ID.

Signing up for a google account is astonishingly easy if that's what you'd like to do.

Hope this is helpful.

Now, I guess I should post something worth commenting on ;)

: )