Feel free to DISQUS

While perusing my friend Anne's blog, Chic Pixel, late last week, I noticed that its comments section was different. Specifically, I noticed it was now using DISQUS, which I'd previous seen and used at blogs like Tiny Cartridge, rather than Blogger's built-in comments engine, as had previously been the case.

After putting Chic Pixel's new comments section through its paces (you know, by leaving a few comments), I decided I had to add DISQUS to this blog, too. The main reason: It allows for nested or tiered comments. In other words, should someone named, er, TheGayGamerFan leave a comment that says, "Awesome! I've been waiting for you to fix your broken comment system!!" I'll be able to reply to him/her directly without having to preface my response with something like, "Thanks, TheGayGamerFan..."

Don't worry if little or none of what I just said makes sense. Just do what I did while visiting Chic Pixel last week and leave a comment on this or any other of this blog's many posts. That should go a long way to helping you understand why this comments engine is better than the built-in one I was using before.

Note: Although I enabled "guest commenting" while setting up DISQUS earlier today, I'm not entirely sure if that means you can leave a comment here without signing up for DISQUS. If that's not the case and you do have to sign up for DISQUS to leave a comment, please accept my apologies. Believe me when I say, though, that registering for DISQUS is quick and painless, so please don't shy away from doing so.

I think the coast is clear ...

Well, I haven't had to deny any SPAM-ish comments for a few days, so I'm going to switch my settings back to the way they were a week or so ago -- which means comments will no longer need to be approved. Yay!

See also: 'Spam, sausage, spam, spam, spam, bacon, spam, tomato and spam'

Spam, sausage, spam, spam, spam, bacon, spam, tomato and spam

As some of you have likely realized, a spammer took a shine to my blog last night.

Although it seems he/she has given up, I've decided to change my settings and moderate all incoming comments until I'm sure that's the case.

Sorry for the hassle, and thank you for your patience!