tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post2077492149151244652..comments2024-03-20T13:10:11.477+05:30Comments on nanopolitan: When nasties are on the prowl ...Abihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06790560045313883673noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-41094362468921773042007-12-14T21:18:00.000+05:302007-12-14T21:18:00.000+05:30As it happens in life, People will comment on your...As it happens in life, People will comment on your every action, and sometimes on something you have not even said or done. Few will talk about it with you but majority will talk behind your back-the Life Blood of all the societies- GOSSIP. Anon comments are like Gossip. Don't bother about them.Why should you allow other's comment to decide your actions?--PKPKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288316071377288075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-69486381674400284312007-12-14T17:53:00.000+05:302007-12-14T17:53:00.000+05:30Every new electronic technology has its etiquette ...Every new electronic technology has its etiquette and its equivalents in the "real" world...and Anon trolls are like hit and run drivers. In my experience Anon is always a coward - someone who wants to lob a bomb onto my porch, not have a mature conversation. A couple of times I lifted the "sign in" bar and was instantly disappointed. So...back to sign-ins for me. At least your post lets me know, I am not the only one....Sirensongshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01822574155670958895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-46772976891485920462007-12-14T11:09:00.000+05:302007-12-14T11:09:00.000+05:30I think Abi has a point here. Just like its easy t...I think Abi has a point here. Just like its easy to be nastier online than in real life, its also easier to ignore nuisances online than in real life. <BR/><BR/>Imagine a post that is attracting lot of comments and then one Mr. X comes in with his rubbish and the system goes on just as if nothing happened. I am curious to see how such scenarios play out. <BR/><BR/>For active communities there are simple technical solution like thumbs downs. There are ways to game the system but there are ways to game the gamers as well. Limit thumbs downs per IP/bcookie while providing a final say to the blogger. One can go on and on. The truth is that there are relatively simple technical solutions that are worth trying out. <BR/><BR/>And why are they not happening ? <BR/><BR/>Good question, maybe the problem is not as widespread to attract the attention of the companies. Or maybe something else. <BR/><BR/>Ooops..sorry too long a comment. Next time I will just make a post out it and link in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-67486545048534718552007-12-13T21:32:00.000+05:302007-12-13T21:32:00.000+05:30Amrita: You are right: nasty anonymous commenters ...Amrita: You are right: nasty anonymous commenters are a totally different menace. Here's an effective way to deal with them: disemvowel their comments!<BR/><BR/>Anindita: Oops! That was my mistake, and I have corrected it. Sorry about that.<BR/><BR/>n!: Yes, I don't know how Dilip manages to take all those horrible, personal attacks. I would have given up a long time ago. I mentioned women in this post, mainly because the concerted attacks seem to be directed against a few women bloggers.<BR/><BR/>Blue: Yes, any reaction seems to be a victory for the trolls. Ignoring them works. What also works (if you know the person behind the nasty comments) is to confront them through e-mail. At least in a couple of cases that I was involved in, the trolls did tone things down. Of course, this will not work if the trolls are anonymous.<BR/><BR/>Karthik: OpenID is the right way to go. I just finished a post on this. Anonymous comments are okay, as long as they don't get abusive.<BR/><BR/>Anil: Yes, search engines do provide them a readership. But, I just wanted to see what we can do to deter those bloggers whose behavior is motivated by their need for others' attention.Abihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06790560045313883673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-27961568162292164942007-12-13T20:12:00.000+05:302007-12-13T20:12:00.000+05:30Search will always ensure they cannot be kept out,...Search will always ensure they cannot be kept out, if kept away from your blog, they'll rant from theirs ... about you.<BR/><BR/>And Google will do the rest!Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-45017091823338963292007-12-13T13:21:00.000+05:302007-12-13T13:21:00.000+05:30i think all blogging platforms must ban anonymous ...i think all blogging platforms must ban anonymous comments and associate each user with something like their openIDs.(http://openid.net/) <BR/><BR/>While anonymous commenting has certain advantages, in a free world, there should be no need for anons. Why let someone make a point, if they cannot stand up for it? <BR/><BR/>One other thing is that many free blogging platforms today come with very poor control features. Yahoo 360 seemed good wrt controlling who sees what plus tight integration with yahoo mail but I didn't quite like the rest of it. Blogger and wordpress, control is virtually nonexistent.<BR/><BR/>Social networking sites are more vulnerable to such gender related targeting. Facebook is turning out to be a privacy nightmare but atleast most social networking sites come with control features though still not mature enough.Karthikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06063174245492980402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-465200700586363472007-12-13T06:30:00.000+05:302007-12-13T06:30:00.000+05:30It's hard to decide what to do with haters/trolls....It's hard to decide what to do with haters/trolls. It's like if you choose to react to them at all (banning, arguing, whatever) they win.<BR/><BR/>(I ended up pulling my blog for a few days to try and think about whether my hater had any kind of a point amid his vitriol.)<BR/><BR/>This isn't much of a comment and offers no new insights, but... thanks for writing about the topic.Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13875686468126571113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-65004218852189838552007-12-13T02:26:00.000+05:302007-12-13T02:26:00.000+05:30It is unfortunate that the people taking their blo...It is unfortunate that the people taking their blogs private have been women. But I'm not sure that the nasties target only women. I can think, for example, of Dilip D'Souza's blog "Death ends fun" which gets its fair share of really nasty and anon commenters. I can appreciate how difficult it must be for him to keep his blog open to comments inspite of the virulent and often personal comments he gets there. <BR/><BR/>n!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-40601472279748404162007-12-13T00:14:00.000+05:302007-12-13T00:14:00.000+05:30that should be "was"that should be "was"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-91329801092163943242007-12-13T00:13:00.000+05:302007-12-13T00:13:00.000+05:30Hey, thanks for the link and the support. One of t...Hey, thanks for the link and the support. One of the reasons I also felt the need to do this is because of nasty comments on UV posts that suddenly made me loathe to make myself so vulnerable to these same people on my own site -- in case they decided to drop by. It's true that all the recent cases have been women. I'm not sure though if this has to do with the fact people wanted to bully women or whether it's because we women are often more personal on our sites, and hence it's easy to pick on us. <BR/><BR/>And small issue with the quoted portion -- in my post, the was is scratched out to make a point. Here it's not so it looks like a typo. Can you remove it or scratch it out please? Am a bit OCD like that :).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-66239310829814665602007-12-12T21:41:00.000+05:302007-12-12T21:41:00.000+05:30It's a good idea, Abi, but what I've found is that...It's a good idea, Abi, but what I've found is that nine out of ten (that sounds terribly official but i'm just naming a ballpark figure) nasties turn out to be anonymous posters rather than fellow bloggers. I've had a few bloggers come and rant but by far, the crazies tend to be anons. And this is exponentially higher on group blogs and sites. And some of the nasties are very upfront about the fact that their primary problem with someone is their gender.<BR/><BR/>PS - thanks for the linkage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com