Earlier this year when we opened up the comments so that you no longer had to register to leave a comment we said that we would keep this under constant review. Unfortunately, over the past few weeks it has become apparent that the current format is not sustainable (of note is that I have had the most feedback of anything related to the mechanics of the site on this issue – all of it in favour of how it used to be) and leads to disagreements which have started to get nasty and personal between the individuals involved. While I do have to approve every single comment made and there will be some out there who say “well don’t approve any comments like that” I do not have the time to have to constantly filter comments, edit them or just reject them. As a result with immediate effect we will only be accepting comments where a name\/username is left – anything which is anonymous will no longer be approved. For now we will keep the not having to register setting and see how this works – if it continues to be problematic then we will review again. I make no apology for trying to be positive in the majority of articles that are published on this site (and I know its not always possible and I don’t always achieve it) – there is an awful lot of negativity in the world and so if we can look at the positives of something which for most people who read this site is a hobby then we will continue to do so.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Earlier this year when we opened up the comments so that you no longer had to register to leave a comment we said that we would keep this under constant review. Unfortunately, over the past few weeks it has become … Continue reading