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Thinking About Disabling Blog Comments

Ari Herzog

I remember when commenting was a feature at the bottom of every newspaper and media website article. Initially, anyone could add a comment without a profile. Readers grew frustrated with the lag between the time they posted their comments and the time the comments were approved. Create a profile and write what you want.

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Hello 2015, Goodbye Comments

Ari Herzog

I am disabling blog commenting on this post and into the future. My reason is simple: You’re reading but you’re not commenting. It is a time management task to ensure comments are real and not spam and I’m seeing lots of spam comments try to get published. Commenting is not that place anymore.

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Blogging Every Day

Ari Herzog

This is the 1,526th blog post since May 2007. June 2020: 19 posts June 2019: 0 posts June 2018: 1 post June 2017: 0 posts June 2016: 0 posts June 2015: 1 post June 2014: 7 posts June 2013: 1 post June 2012: 5 posts June 2011: 14 posts June 2010: 17 posts June 2009: 23 posts June 2008: 13 posts June 2007: 17 posts.

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Do You Read Blogs in 2018?

Ari Herzog

I started blogging in 2004; and I launched this blog in 2007. Beginning in 2009 and several times since, I invited my blog readers to delurk and add a comment. The idea was people could come out of the shadows, whether or not they followed my blog, to add a comment and say hi. This is my first blog post of 2018.

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Happy Belated 9th Birthday to My Blog

Ari Herzog

For instance, here’s a piece from May 2007 critiquing a website. I’ve created a lot of content since 2007 — and people continue to visit, comment, and share. Why this blog exists: I created my first blog post on May 14, 2007 on the then-12th anniversary of my father’s death. Thanks for reading.

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Blogging Every Day

Ari Herzog

May 2007: 26 posts. Comments I used to have the same trouble about how much to blog and do I. May 2016: 0 posts. May 2015: 3 posts. May 2014: 8 posts. May 2013: 6 posts. May 2012: 1 post. May 2011: 18 posts. May 2010: 21 posts. May 2009: 33 posts. May 2008: 66 posts. Thanks for reading. Please sign up to receive blog posts by email.

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Why I Blog – and Happy 10th Birthday

Ari Herzog

For instance, here’s a piece from May 2007 critiquing a website. You may not know that the first day of my blogging on May 14, 2007 was also the 18th anniversary of my father’s death. Thanks for continuing to visit, comment, and share. Comments Great that you do this. Dad died on May 14, 1995. He was 46.

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