Since there's been a debate about why the top blogs do or do not have comments enabled, I decided to run some statistics on the Wizbang comment system. I was a little surprised at the results...
Wizbang: (Founded March 2003)
Total Posts: 4762
Total Comments: 43624
[Note: Approximately 10,000 comments were not migrated from Wizbang locations prior to October 2003, and are not included in the total above.]
MT-Blacklist Stats (Since MT-Blacklist 2.0 was installed November 26, 2004)
Comment spams blocked: 42276
Comment spams moderated: 14171
Duplicates blocked: 312
Blacklist - Strings: 2589
Blacklist - URLPatterns: 33
Blacklist - Regexes: 24
Blacklist - FlexProtect: 0
Blacklist - Pending: N/A
That's almost as many blocked comments in 2 1/2 months as in nearly 2 years of publishing Wizbang!
Take that for what it's worth...
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"Top blogs" in what sense?<... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Scott Ferguson | February 14, 2005 3:53 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
"Top blogs" in what sense?
I don't consider the blogs with the biggest hit counts to be the top blogs, necessarily. Kos and Atrios, and to a certain extent LGF are just facilitated echo chambers. Having "open threads" is a characteristic of this type of blog.
On the other hand, there are respectable blogs that allow comments. This one, for example; and Roger L. Simon's blog, are excellent examples.
I think the open comment thing is irrelevant to the quality of a blog.
1. Posted by Scott Ferguson | February 14, 2005 3:53 PM |
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Posted on February 14, 2005 15:53
2. Posted by Bud Tugley | February 14, 2005 5:06 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Ha. That article was too funny.
So, what I've learned is that "Conservative' bloggers have the attitude that if you have a dissenting opinion, you can go out and get your own blog and spout to your hearts content. See: Self reliance.
If your a "Progressive" blog you must have comments enable because, you know, every dissenting opinion must be guaranteed an audience. Anything less would have a "chilling" effect on dissent. See: Entitlement.
Yep. Thats about par.
2. Posted by Bud Tugley | February 14, 2005 5:06 PM |
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Posted on February 14, 2005 17:06
3. Posted by McCain | February 14, 2005 7:41 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
My conclusion from this data is there is much too much yapping going on.
3. Posted by McCain | February 14, 2005 7:41 PM |
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Posted on February 14, 2005 19:41
4. Posted by Rightwingsparkle | February 14, 2005 7:54 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Kevin, I hope you aren't letting this serve as a warning or something!!!
4. Posted by Rightwingsparkle | February 14, 2005 7:54 PM |
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Posted on February 14, 2005 19:54
5. Posted by Henry | February 15, 2005 12:21 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Yea Kevin, if you allow comments YOU MUST BE LIBERAL.
/stop sarcasm
5. Posted by Henry | February 15, 2005 12:21 AM |
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Posted on February 15, 2005 00:21
6. Posted by -S- | February 15, 2005 7:22 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
What Scott Ferguson wrote (^^).
My only suggestion for Wizbang would be some sort of saving of the comments that are allowed to stand/remain after various editing/screening. Many excellent comments have been made in Wizbang and it represents so much great content that is later not found when you search the Archives. At least, not the last time I tried.
I'd offer to host the comments in Archives for free if it'd help or be something useful for others...at least the Best Of or thereabouts.
6. Posted by -S- | February 15, 2005 7:22 AM |
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Posted on February 15, 2005 07:22
7. Posted by BR | February 16, 2005 4:58 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Kevin - yes, see Suzy's above.
I believe the loss of search function of Comments content happened during one of your earlier technical upgrades. It would be valuable to have it again.
7. Posted by BR | February 16, 2005 4:58 AM |
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Posted on February 16, 2005 04:58