Comments and feedback on articles

The satisfaction when one sees a comment on an Article is immense. I thought it is there. If it is not there I think it should be brought back. That makes the site more active with more audience visiting.

It only encourages spammers on most sites and this site is not exception too. We don't want "Thank you" - "Good article" kind of comments. 

Usha, you have rightly pointed out the need for the facility of leaving comments on articles. Even I feel that it should be available. I also sometimes feel like leaving comment on articles, either appreciating  their good works or seeking certain clarification.

suni51 wrote:

It only encourages spammers on most sites and this site is not exception too. We don't want "Thank you" - "Good article" kind of comments. 

I am agree. I think few members like to read whole article. Most of us visit on article page and comments only to earn points.

anil wrote:

suni51 wrote:

It only encourages spammers on most sites and this site is not exception too. We don't want "Thank you" - "Good article" kind of comments. 

I am agree. I think few members like to read whole article. Most of us visit on article page and comments only to earn points.

You dont earn points for commenting on articles . you earn one point only for reading 

You would better know the problem of allowing comments only if you knew the inside story of this. Spammers takeover the article section and post a series of Spam comments. Keeping the site clean only increases the job of the moderators. 

True, now understood the reason. Only if there was an automated bot which would clean the spam, the site would be even more wonderful.

I think that having a facility to comment is good. But the comment should be a genuine one. Getting a feedback to your work definitely motivates one to keep improving the quality of their writing. But as Sunil mentioned spammers can become a real pain for moderators. But we do not earn by posting comments. So why would anyone be interested in just putting some vague comments and spamming the whole thing.

I think it is more related to advertising as spamming than anything else. Already in forums we are seeing that some people are spamming with their Advertisements.

Why not let only members comment and have a minimum  number of words..? 

True, that can serve the purpose to a great extent. Spammers can be very less in that case and moderation becomes easier.

usha manohar wrote:

Why not let only members comment and have a minimum  number of words..? 

Good suggestion. If only the members can comment, it can control spamming. As for those members who try to spam in comment section, their account can be blocked after being warned.

And it surprises me to read that some members would comment just for earning points. 

Yes, blocking after warning is very necessary, as there are vast number of articles and if only warnings are given, some members may continue spamming.

jabeen wrote:

usha manohar wrote:

Why not let only members comment and have a minimum  number of words..? 

Good suggestion. If only the members can comment, it can control spamming. As for those members who try to spam in comment section, their account can be blocked after being warned.

And it surprises me to read that some members would comment just for earning points. 

As far as I know we don't earn points for commenting on articles. 

I think that Usha's suggestion is a good one and would discourage people from posting comments for the sake of spamming.

usha manohar wrote:

Why not let only members comment and have a minimum  number of words..? 

It doesn't take long to create an account and become a member on any site. I can see the same spammers create another account from different IP addresses and email IDs for spamming the forums. The best way to save the articles from spammers was to disable the comments. You can see that movers advert from different members in forums. 

suni51 wrote:

usha manohar wrote:

Why not let only members comment and have a minimum  number of words..? 

It doesn't take long to create an account and become a member on any site. I can see the same spammers create another account from different IP addresses and email IDs for spamming the forums. The best way to save the articles from spammers was to disable the comments. You can see that movers advert from different members in forums. 

Understood...

usha manohar wrote:

anil wrote:

suni51 wrote:

It only encourages spammers on most sites and this site is not exception too. We don't want "Thank you" - "Good article" kind of comments. 

I am agree. I think few members like to read whole article. Most of us visit on article page and comments only to earn points.

You dont earn points for commenting on articles . you earn one point only for reading 

Yes I think I never write comments on article. It require enough time to read and than comment. I  rarely read articles. My working at here is limited up to writing few comments.