Blog Comments Require Moderator Approval!
Thank you to one of my blog readers for this feedback:
“I posted my comment on your blog (Aug. 24th ”They “Tried” All Right!“) but somehow I don't see it.”
Got it. Here's some good news! Only the blog moderator can “approve” a comment that has been submitted to the blog.
Any comment not approved does not become available for the public to view. No one can see it.
So, if anyone says something vulgar or negative or uses bad language -- anything you don't want -- the moderator can delete it or ignore it, and no one else will see it.
A while ago I discovered that blogs sometimes get spammed too. I saw some “comments” come in to my blog that were very nasty - horrible stuff! Fortunately, there is a spam-catcher built-in to the “WordPress” blog program. That’s the first place to catch spam.
Second, as the moderator of the blog, I will see it and mark it as spam. And the program gets smarter and smarter, so what it misses the first time it will catch subsequent times.
So, this is more good news about blogs, and I'm glad the question came up. Nothing goes on a blog without the moderator's permission!
If you've ever thought about having your own blog but were worried about it getting out of control, this information should alleviate that concern.
