When I first started my blog four and a half years ago I made a decision to allow anyone to post comments, knowing that I had the ability to delete comments that did not contribute to any conversation that I and readers were having.
I soon realized that I needed to impose comment moderation, under which I would be able to review comments, and then reject them or approve them for posting. Comment moderation has worked for most of the life of my blog.
There have been a number of readers who have posted anonymously or pseudonymously while making valuable contributions to discussions, and I have appreciated their comments without regard for whether they agreed with me.
Over the last couple months I have seen a steep increase in the number of spam comments — comments that are utterly irrelevant to the posts in question, and offering medications and get-rich-quick schemes. Comment moderation has given me the ability to reject these submissions a dozen at a time. But I'm tired of dealing with them.
I have decided not to allow anonymous commenting any longer. I regret having to make this change, but it seems to be the simplest step toward stopping the flood of spam.
Monday, December 28, 2009
Saturday, December 26, 2009
My upcoming worship commitments
Over the next six Sundays I will be involved in worship at the following churches.
December 27, 2009, 11:00 AM, preaching at the Pine Run Presbyterian Church.
January 3, 2010, 11:00 AM, officiating at the Lord's Table at the Puckety Presbyterian Church.
January 10, 2010, 9:30 AM, preaching at the Nu Mine Presbyterian Church.
January 10, 2010, 11:00 AM, preaching at the Rural Valley Presbyterian Church.
January 17, 2010, 9:30 AM, preaching at the Jacksonville Presbyterian Church.
January 17, 2010, 11:15 AM, preaching at the Ebenezer Presbyterian Church.
January 24, 2010, 10:45 AM, preaching at the Apollo United Presbyterian Church.
January 31, 2010, 10:45 AM, preaching at the Apollo United Presbyterian Church.
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