Cha-Cha-Changes

We've made some changes here at ScienceBlogs. What it means for you, gentle reader, is that TypeKey has been kicked to the curb and commenting should be easier (just requiring an e-mail address). Let's see how it goes ..

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Just a test!

By John Lynch (not verified) on 07 Jul 2006 #permalink

Haven't been able to post. Kept getting weird messages. Hope this works.

By Bruce Thompson (not verified) on 07 Jul 2006 #permalink

Yay, this means that lazy ex-students who are adverse to strange comment validation schemes can join the comment orgy at long last! (ignoring, of course, the strange server error that occurs when I attempt to preview my comment before posting, which may be due to my commenting within my RSS reader)

By Paul Bersch (not verified) on 07 Jul 2006 #permalink

Personally, I'd prefer typekey to putting email addresses out there on the web to be harvested and spammed. I do understand the desire for the change, though.

By ChrisTheRed (not verified) on 08 Jul 2006 #permalink

The email addresses aren't made public. They just sit on the server here.

Paul: What was the error message?

By John Lynch (not verified) on 08 Jul 2006 #permalink

If you preview and then post you may get a 404 error. I don't know why and the tech people have been informed. So the advise at the moment is don't preview.

By John Lynch (not verified) on 08 Jul 2006 #permalink