Comments at the blog

I've been doing the blog for 15 years and I heard a ton of stupid shit and posts here in those 15 years. I'm pretty much indifferent to it all at this point. I don't care about trolls. But there are a couple of people who keep commenting stuff, since forever, and it's always bad. This is nothing new. I wrote about this many times. I even wrote a big post detailing what is and what isn't permissible in 2021. I didn't post it because I would have to place that post at the very top of the blog so newcomers could read it before commenting. But most wouldn't even bother reading it anyway, so I decided naw.

But here's the problem: yes, there are trolls and regular posters who are just negative. But here at Blogger, you can't block posters. Most comments are made anonymously. You can't block anonymous comments. At one point, I only had comments from this handmaiden fetish guy who only commented on how or what they would do to such and such kinky scenarios with the ladies in PEPLUM films. This lasted over a decade! Fortunately for me, he moved on. But he was a good reason for me to stop comments. I didn't and endured his stupidity for the longest time.

The thing is I easily recognize who's posting by the usual language they use. I recognize them all the time even when they're anonymous. I could delete the comments but I don't like curating comments. Also, and one of the main reasons I kept comments on, is to show to readers the stupid stuff left in the comments, for all the world to see. It's funny.

There are other reasons which I won't detail here but suffice it to say, the only way to stop these losers is to turn off the ability to leave a comment altogether. It's unfortunate because there have been great comments and some very informative ones but for the most part, few people except the negative folks leave a comment. Last week, the blog broke a new record in views, with over 200,000 views and there were 4 or 5 comments (excluding mine).

Here's part of what I wrote back in 2021. I didn't go through deleting the comments listed below. Like I said, I didn't post this because I realized I don't like curating who says what but also, it's impossible to control them here at Blogger.  

My identity is pretty much anonymous in regards to the blog. But tons of people have contacted me and they know my name. It's not that I want to keep it a secret. My identity is unimportant in regards to the work I do. 

- If a comment was made in bad fate, ie, the comment contradicts everything I wrote...such comments won't be posted anymore. It's not up to me to point out what I wrote when it's already there in black and white. These comments only show that the person didn't read the article properly or at all. They're just nasty comments not worth the time of day. 

- If the comment is repetitive, I won't post it. Many leave the same comments over and over again. It's mind bogglingly bizarre. 

- If the comments are overtly sexual. The blog is followed by many kinky, adult fetish sites. The PEPLUM genre is a sexy genre with tons of beefcake and cheesecake so I get why many enjoy this aspect of the blog. I wrote many articles about this, including 'wardrobe malfunctions'. I don't mind if someone finds an actor or actress hot. But if the only reason someone posts comments is to advertise their fetish for slaves or maidens well those comments won't be posted anymore. 

- If the comment is just a 'drive by' comment trying to correct something that didn't need to be corrected in the first place. Those comments won't be posted anymore. The third fellow I mentioned above recently did this. He never comments on my blog or participates in anything I do but he tried to point out one thing at my WONDERS OF ALADDIN review. It was something I specifically wrote in the review that I didn't have time to do, IE identifying some actresses who played the Amazons, but he wrote a comment telling me I should have done so. Nothing else about the review (is it good or bad). Just that. This time, I didn't post the comment. I truly don't understand people like that.

It all comes down to this: do I keep comments on but delete the ones that aren't good? Or turn off comments entirely to avoid curating?

This is not a new issue. I've been thinking of blocking comments for a long time but I always thought no. This time it's different. The comments might come back eventually but for now, they're turned off. Maybe have one post per week where people can leave comments for the other posts. BTW, you can leave comments at the Facebook or X accounts (where I can block users 😂).

I'm leaving the comments on for this post.