Get Rid of Anonymous Posters!

Destroy anonymous trolls.

But c'mon, Deference, you don't want to miss out on quality posts like:

Monkeys, airplanes, doo-doo, civil engineering, rancor, elephants.

That's gripping reading that I don't want to be left without . . .

I think there's an option in the 'post blog' settings that lets you specify no anonymous posters. So you could do it for all your articles if you wanted to.

I agree with Sanchino, how can you pass up griping reparte like. "you neo-con pig you suck" or "you bleeding heart moron, you suck"

Monkeys, airplanes, doo-doo, civil engineering, rancor, elephants. - San Chonino

The random words spam-bots incorporate to get around spam filters amazes me. I'm not sure how it works but it would be interesting to find out!

I think there's an option in the 'post blog' settings that lets you specify no anonymous posters. So you could do it for all your articles if you wanted to. - Cactoblasta

Right, but I would ask JU to do away with the ability to post anonymously at all. I personally believe anybody should be able to walk on to my blog and type something up without fear of their post be deleted but, then again, I've not had any serious trouble with anonymous posters on my blog. It's only been on other people's blogs I've run into bots, spammers, etc. . I guess the people I should really be asking are those that maintain the blog - eh?

I agree with Sanchino, how can you pass up griping reparte like. "you neo-con pig you suck" or "you bleeding heart moron, you suck" - ModerateMan

I agree. At least with a registered user there is accountability. It could be years after a registered user says something and they could be quoted and held to task for what they said, but an anon user comes and goes leaving piles of crap that sticks to everybody's shoes but their own.

Cactoblasta, I've looked around and can't find a way to switch a blog setting to only allow for registered users to post after the blog has already been created.

I don't know how Draginol did it unless he used some other means.

Cactoblasta, I've looked around and can't find a way to switch a blog setting to only allow for registered users to post after the blog has already been created.

Click Edit -> select the radio button for "Only Registered Users" under "Who Can Respond"? Does that not work?

Also, you personally believe that your blog should be open to anyone, including anonymous posters, but you feel that Draginol should instate a policy that bans them entirely from JU? There's a word for that... why don't you try leading the way by making it less friendly for anonymous posters, and axe them from all of your postings first?

Not hypocritical at all, pseduosoldier.

You see, if people are on my blog, I have the option to deal with problematic anons.

Many bloggers, however, don't have the time or don't always know of the ways to deal with spammers, so maintaining a blog inundated with anons can be problematic.

This conundrum can be dealt with most easily by doing away with the problem entirely.

Thank you for your invaluable assistance, Pseduosoldier.

I don't know how Draginol did it unless he used some other means.

The guy is Joe User. He can do whatever the crap he wants. He's probably got all sorts of other superpowers we just haven't seen yet . . .

Thank you for your invaluable assistance, Pseduosoldier.

Is this sarcastic or was the part of my post that attempted to solve your issue actually successful?

Something must have changed since the new forum layout.

I go to 'tools', 'edit', then three tabs; 'contents', 'options', and 'previews' show up, but none of them have an option to change to only registered users.

Shucks, thanks anyway, Pseudo.

Is this sarcastic or was the part of my post that attempted to solve your issue actually successful? - Pseudosoldier

No sarcasm. Even though I was not successful, I wouldn't chide someone trying to help unless I was ribbing them in good nature.

JU can be so buggy sometimes. You see how I misspelled your handle, Pseudo in post #8?

Though I'm logged in and though I logged in again I'm still told I have to be 'logged in' to edit the post. That sh*t drives me nuts in heated debate.

"Hey, look! Deference said insoluble instead of 'insolvent'!"

Something must have changed since the new forum layout. I go to 'tools', 'edit', then three tabs; 'contents', 'options', and 'previews' show up, but none of them have an option to change to only registered users.

That's what it is, then. I was referring to utilizing your blog interface to edit. There's an edit hyperlink at the bottom of each article. It's there that you should find the radio button I mentioned.

And I hadn't noticed the mistake in my pseudonym's spelling as I was too distracted by the fact that you had capitalized it at the end of your message.

Bloggers have the ability to decide who can read their individual posts. It's on a per post basis. I'm not going to impose my personal preferences onto the entire site.

I'm still new to this. I stared off just reading, then commenting anonymously, and then after some encouragement from Dr. Guy and others I registered. I still do more reading than commenting.
I've seen some of the rambling comments and spam stuff - it is annoying.

I sometimes post from work, and I don't sign in there.  Some habitual paranoiacs have said that I'm "sneaking in."  But JU has options, yo, eh?  You can stop any non-registered user from saying anything -- even if they just don't wanna sign in.

But some of us LIKE anonymous posters.  They provide a nice break from the typical conservative crap that most JU posters spout.  This site has become a den of the minorty, like Little Green Footballs, or the Free Republic.

How amusing.  I'm a registered user, but I've posted anonymously on my own threads (using my JU name) because I didn't feel like downloading a Stardock cookie onto my machine.

so ban 'em, what do I care.  Just be aware that sometimes, we type from computers we don't want to log in on.

 

There's an edit hyperlink at the bottom of each article - Pseudosoldier

I primarily use FireFox and with it, the 'edit' button hasn't shown up at the bottom of my articles.

I used Internet Explorer to check against, 'lo and behold!' it showed up!

I wonder if this is a cookie issue? I have JU as an exception to my otherwise restricted cookies for Firefox but I can't think of any other reason as to why Internet Explorer isn't showing any problems.

Bloggers have the ability to decide who can read their individual posts. - Draginol

Sure, but I was talking about the prospect of banning anonymous users from posting at all, not simply restricting their ability to read some users posts.

I guess, in the end, the way JU is is as perfect as it can be made.

*shrug*

Just be aware that sometimes, we type from computers we don't want to log in on. -Myrrander

Yes, I did a bit of that last summer, and sometimes (as in a University Computer Lab) one must have administrative access to get a cookie, so anonymous log in is one's only hope.

They provide a nice break from the typical conservative crap that most JU posters spout. - Myrrander

Anonymous posters are 'new blood' that help keep JU from becoming stagnant and at times bring in quality new users. That is very important to this community, however, those serious enough to actually become members of it, I hope, are probably the ones you want to stick around anyway. Certainly there are some glaring exceptions to that rule, but from a communal perspective, it's better to have a sub-par neighbor that can be held accountable then a quality visitor that can disappear at will.

One last bit, Myrr, the people over at FreeRepublic are much closer to actual conservatives then (respectfully) most anyone at JU.

...I was too distracted by the fact that you had capitalized it at the end of your message. - Pseudosoldier

I often capitalize people's handles as a sign of respect, informalize people's handles to show comraderie, and de-capitalize to show disrespect.

An eccentricity of mine.

I like trolls, they liven things up, and even spambots have resurrected old articles of mine for renewed conversation, which can also be a plus.

Plus, for the real points whores, it ups the ante just a bit (5 points, after all) for all those spams . . . I'm sure attention whores don't mind.

well I'm kind of partial to anonymous bloggers because I was one for months before I finally joined. As long at they have something to say and contribute fairly to the posts I say give them a chance. Maybe they, like me, will eventually hang out for a while....... and for the others, if they don't behave......well shoot em....with the delete button that is.   

Plus and minus, I'm just glad JU has some discussion going on.

I've seen some of the rambling comments and spam stuff - it is annoying.

And for those, there is always the delete button!