Comments on: Blogger.com No Longer Allows Links to Non-Blogger Sites in Comments http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/ Breaking All the Rules I Didn't Make Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:32:00 -0600 hourly 1 By: soma uk http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-9847 soma uk Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:14:12 +0000 http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-9847 how r u, spring is cooming! good post there, tnx for www.suburbanoblivion.com how r u, spring is cooming! good post there, tnx for http://www.suburbanoblivion.com

]]> By: sarah http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-9668 sarah Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:39:57 +0000 http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-9668 An excellent comprehensive post. One thing that annoyed me was that the change to the comment form was not announced and blogspot users had to find out from other sources. Some were puzzled as to why their comments had tailed off. I made my move away from blogspot a few weeks ago for so many reasons – I reckon this will be the final straw for many and they will do the same. An excellent comprehensive post. One thing that annoyed me was that the change to the comment form was not announced and blogspot users had to find out from other sources. Some were puzzled as to why their comments had tailed off. I made my move away from blogspot a few weeks ago for so many reasons – I reckon this will be the final straw for many and they will do the same.

]]> By: Rebecca Mcmahon http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-9346 Rebecca Mcmahon Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:26:28 +0000 http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-9346 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Blogger.com No Longer Allows Links to Non-Blogger Sites in... http://tinyurl.com/yfrptvc</span></span> Blogger.com No Longer Allows Links to Non-Blogger Sites in… http://tinyurl.com/yfrptvc

]]> By: European Cruises http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-7663 European Cruises Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:38:02 +0000 http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-7663 I don't find this decision the most suitable one. They should reconsider it because this way they will lose a lot of their viewers and they won't have the same success like they had until now. I don’t find this decision the most suitable one. They should reconsider it because this way they will lose a lot of their viewers and they won’t have the same success like they had until now.

]]> By: Gadget Mania http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-7346 Gadget Mania Sat, 13 Sep 2008 09:03:10 +0000 http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-7346 just came across this, looks like lots of people will be migrating to wordpress, cant really blame them. i thought google would have had more sense than this just came across this, looks like lots of people will be migrating to wordpress, cant really blame them. i thought google would have had more sense than this

]]> By: Bl*gger Behaving Badly » sugarlemon » sweet+sour http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-6703 Bl*gger Behaving Badly » sugarlemon » sweet+sour Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:25:38 +0000 http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-6703 [...] our (non-Bl*gger) URL in the ‘Other’ section. Really. They’re just pissing people off. The assumption many bloggers seem to be making at the moment is that Google/Bl*gger are trying [...] [...] our (non-Bl*gger) URL in the ‘Other’ section. Really. They’re just pissing people off. The assumption many bloggers seem to be making at the moment is that Google/Bl*gger are trying [...]

]]> By: sevenpics http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-6616 sevenpics Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:26:36 +0000 http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-6616 it changed again i think. Cause i remember i comment in one blogger blog yesterday using only my name and url (non blogger) it changed again i think. Cause i remember i comment in one blogger blog yesterday using only my name and url (non blogger)

]]> By: Rose http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-6046 Rose Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:44:32 +0000 http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-6046 They added the url option back. :) They added the url option back. :)

]]> By: Patrick D. http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-5838 Patrick D. Sun, 23 Dec 2007 20:04:02 +0000 http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-5838 Good job, Blogger. Apparently, if you screamed loud enough about something, someone will listen. Very cool. Good job, Blogger. Apparently, if you screamed loud enough about something, someone will listen. Very cool.

]]> By: Speener http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-5836 Speener Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:23:38 +0000 http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-5836 They're pretty forthcoming about it on their blog. <a href="http://buzz.blogger.com/2007/12/you-blog-we-listen.html" rel="nofollow">Blogger Buzz: You Blog, We Listen</a> They’re pretty forthcoming about it on their blog.

Blogger Buzz: You Blog, We Listen

]]> By: Queen of Shake Shake http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-5835 Queen of Shake Shake Sun, 23 Dec 2007 12:26:21 +0000 http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-5835 Sara...thought you should know this. Blogger has corrected the problem. Now under the "Nickname" option there is an area to place your URL to your blog. That links directly to your blog. Maybe they responded to all the complaints they received. Sara…thought you should know this.

Blogger has corrected the problem.

Now under the “Nickname” option there is an area to place your URL to your blog. That links directly to your blog.

Maybe they responded to all the complaints they received.

]]> By: Speener http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-5749 Speener Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:53:25 +0000 http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-5749 Thank you Vdog for posting this. Took too long for Blogger to fix the issue and you need an OpenID - I put details over on my site: <a href="http://www.iamspencer.com/2007/12/15/blogger-wakes-up/" rel="nofollow">Blogger corrects their idiocy</a> :mrgreen: <em>Speener's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ArubberdoorMusicPoliticsSportsEtcetera/~3/200285895/' rel="nofollow">I hate Boston</a></em> Thank you Vdog for posting this. Took too long for Blogger to fix the issue and you need an OpenID – I put details over on my site:

Blogger corrects their idiocy :mrgreen:

Speener’s last blog post..I hate Boston

]]> By: Sophmom http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-5745 Sophmom Fri, 14 Dec 2007 22:45:12 +0000 http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-5745 Speener said: "What galls me about this is the total ignorance of what blogging is about. Sometimes I comment, and then go back to blog about what I just read. The idea is to encourage community, to share with your peers, to circumvent the structure that we’re so often asked to adhere to for no good reason." Exactly! I've had my blog since June of 2004. I have 112 blogs in my blogroll. I have found myself starting to click on a blog from my blogroll to pay them a visit and stopping upon realizing that the one I was considering is a blogger blog, knowing the difficulty I'll encounter when attempting to comment. These are the steps as I experience them: 1. Click the link; 2. Read the post (which may or may not include clicking links and reading other things); 3. Click on comments; 4. Click on the "This page displays both secure and nonsecure items..." warning (BTW, "nonsecure" is not a word); 5. Begin writing my comment; 6. Realizing it's blogger, I open another tab to sign into blogger, something I have to do over and over regardless of the fact that I'm signed into my google toolbar; 7. Go to my blog to pull out the code for the link (I realize I could eliminate this step by learning the code for the link - working on that one); 8. Copy and paste the code into the comment field at the end of my comment; 9. Enter my blogger username and password into the username and password field (this, despite the fact that I'm signed into both my google toolbar and blogger); 10. Sometimes I have to do #9 twice; 11. Post my comment. Now, I'm thinking that I should put an asterisk by all the blogger blogs in my blogroll just so I can know if I'm going to head over there, what kind of time and effort commitment I'm making. Like Speener said, it shows their "total ignorance of what blogging is about." *sigh* <em>Sophmom's last blog post..<a href='http://dotcalm.blog-city.com/bad_holiday_videos.htm' rel="nofollow">Bad Holiday Videos (adult content alert)</a></em> Speener said: “What galls me about this is the total ignorance of what blogging is about. Sometimes I comment, and then go back to blog about what I just read. The idea is to encourage community, to share with your peers, to circumvent the structure that we’re so often asked to adhere to for no good reason.”

Exactly! I’ve had my blog since June of 2004. I have 112 blogs in my blogroll. I have found myself starting to click on a blog from my blogroll to pay them a visit and stopping upon realizing that the one I was considering is a blogger blog, knowing the difficulty I’ll encounter when attempting to comment. These are the steps as I experience them:

1. Click the link;
2. Read the post (which may or may not include clicking links and reading other things);
3. Click on comments;
4. Click on the “This page displays both secure and nonsecure items…” warning (BTW, “nonsecure” is not a word);
5. Begin writing my comment;
6. Realizing it’s blogger, I open another tab to sign into blogger, something I have to do over and over regardless of the fact that I’m signed into my google toolbar;
7. Go to my blog to pull out the code for the link (I realize I could eliminate this step by learning the code for the link – working on that one);
8. Copy and paste the code into the comment field at the end of my comment;
9. Enter my blogger username and password into the username and password field (this, despite the fact that I’m signed into both my google toolbar and blogger);
10. Sometimes I have to do #9 twice;
11. Post my comment.

Now, I’m thinking that I should put an asterisk by all the blogger blogs in my blogroll just so I can know if I’m going to head over there, what kind of time and effort commitment I’m making. Like Speener said, it shows their “total ignorance of what blogging is about.” *sigh*

Sophmom’s last blog post..Bad Holiday Videos (adult content alert)

]]> By: Samantha http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-5744 Samantha Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:57:49 +0000 http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-5744 Great post. I hope it really is fixed. :-) Great post. I hope it really is fixed. :-)

]]> By: VDog http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-5742 VDog Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:40:22 +0000 http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-5742 So they've <a href="http://vdogandlittleman.blogspot.com/2007/12/commenting-linky-love-back-up-woot.html" rel="nofollow">"fixed" it now</a>. Le Sigh. What jabrones. And I'm still on Blogger. Le Sigh. So they’ve “fixed” it now. Le Sigh.

What jabrones.

And I’m still on Blogger. Le Sigh.

]]> By: arubberdoor | Reason 2,362 why Blogger sucks the big one http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-5714 arubberdoor | Reason 2,362 why Blogger sucks the big one Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:51:53 +0000 http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-5714 [...] Suburban Oblivion - Blogger.com No Longer Allows Links to Non-Blogger Sites in Comments [...] [...] Suburban Oblivion – Blogger.com No Longer Allows Links to Non-Blogger Sites in Comments [...]

]]> By: Speener http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-5713 Speener Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:06:37 +0000 http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-5713 What galls me about this is the total ignorance of what blogging is about. Sometimes I comment, and then go back to blog about what I just read. The idea is to encourage community, to share with your peers, to circumvent the structure that we're so often asked to adhere to for no good reason. I moved my blog off of blogger over a year ago and have nothing but good things to say about Wordpress. The best thing is that it's so extensible, that if you don't like something, it's generally pretty easy to change it by adding a plug-in. Moving a blog sucks, but becoming stuck with a platform that is this clueless sucks harder. What galls me about this is the total ignorance of what blogging is about. Sometimes I comment, and then go back to blog about what I just read. The idea is to encourage community, to share with your peers, to circumvent the structure that we’re so often asked to adhere to for no good reason.

I moved my blog off of blogger over a year ago and have nothing but good things to say about Wordpress. The best thing is that it’s so extensible, that if you don’t like something, it’s generally pretty easy to change it by adding a plug-in. Moving a blog sucks, but becoming stuck with a platform that is this clueless sucks harder.

]]> By: Mary http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-5711 Mary Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:02:56 +0000 http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-5711 I was going to move over to worpress anyway, but now I have even more reason! I was going to move over to worpress anyway, but now I have even more reason!

]]> By: Redneck Mommy http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-5710 Redneck Mommy Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:19:30 +0000 http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-5710 Boy did this piss me off when I came back home from vacation and discovered this. Facking google. Makes me love wordpress all the more. Boy did this piss me off when I came back home from vacation and discovered this.

Facking google. Makes me love wordpress all the more.

]]> By: jenny-up the hill http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-5708 jenny-up the hill Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:44:57 +0000 http://www.suburbanoblivion.com/2007/11/30/bloggercom-no-longer-allows-links-to-non-blogger-sites-in-comments/#comment-5708 I'm adding my address in the comments section....and it's taking too long. Most irritating!! I’m adding my address in the comments section….and it’s taking too long. Most irritating!!

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