The Pragmatician: TIDBITS

love the quote!

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chaverah : 5:50 AM

Yay! I get to be linked!

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kasamba : 6:13 AM

Does that make me the missing link?

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kasamba : 6:13 AM

OK. Prag... I will conduct an experiment and undo the word verification. But if things get out of hand I will have to reinstate it. Then you cant say I didnt at least try :-)

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FrumGirl : 10:28 AM

I'll play too. Word verification shall disappear until things get out of hand (then again, things have a way of getting out of hand even with word verification -- SIGH)...

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MUST Gum Addict : 12:44 PM

will agree and try the same experiment as frumgirl and see what happens.

shavua tov!

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Sarah Likes Green : 1:39 AM

I don't know HOW to get rid of word verification!!!

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kasamba : 2:06 PM

What happens if you teach a fish to use the internet?

Will it link to you?

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Jameel @ The Muqata : 3:15 PM

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Eli Sp. : 4:28 PM

I agree it takes less time for someone to delete the spam messages they get than it does for everyone who comments to use the word verification.

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Eli Sp. : 4:43 PM

Thanks all for trying.
I understand you'll want Word verification back on if spamming gets out of control!

Kasamba-I'm not sure how to undo it, but try this link
http://www.blogger.com/blog-comments.g?blogID=14415471

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Pragmatician : 2:46 AM

You know it: Spam. I hate also the letters.

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Emanuel Ben-Zion : 3:12 AM

jameel-it'll eat you for a day

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the sabra : 3:36 AM

Prag....... I also can't stand the word verif. I have only gotten 1 spam in the months that I have been blogging. I don't think anyone else even saw it, I deleted it within the hour that I got it, no prob. Thanks for encouraging everyone else to remove theirs! :)

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Toto : 7:07 AM

I agree.

And when you get to my age, and the contacts combined with the reading glasses are not the best optical quality, there is a definite issue.

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BarbaraFromCalifornia : 12:27 PM

I hate the word verification, too, but I hate the spam even worse! Love your blog!!

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Stacey : 7:54 PM

See, how eager people are to please.
I must say it annoyed me too, I personally never had those spam comments, but I have watched Eshet's blog and they were non-stop.
I will also experiment it, but we should all keep an eye on each others blogs, so if there will be spam, e-mail the blogger, in case they dont get to see it.

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Moochy : 5:51 AM

PS. just realized that you jave my link there, can you add" last but not least" lol.

BTW what about the croutons?? I saw an advertisement for passover croutons, are we hooked?

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Moochy : 5:53 AM

dear prag - i wholeheartedly agree about the word verification thing.

happy blogging

mh

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Mata Hari : 8:16 AM

I am in total agreement with you Prag, I can’t stand word verification, drives me nuts.

Now how about writing up something (rules) for commentors, I once started writing up such a list, but got lost in middle and probably have it saved somewhere on my computer...

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Chasidishe Shaigitz : 8:45 AM

Prag...
Uch..I hate word verification...
Thanks for bringing up the important point..
It seems to have shown some dividents already

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David_on_the_Lake : 2:41 PM

Yes, it's agitating. But if you get alot of hits, you gotta have verification to keep the convo real. If you don't, you should drop it to pick up more comments

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Nemo : 7:55 PM

I don't think I have ever seen the same word twice on word verification - I just wish they would make the letter SLIGHTLY clearer because they are almost impossible to put in right. For someone who reads on a regular basis, I feel like they are making up a new alphabet sometimes!

Cute quote :)

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Shoshana : 3:34 AM

Chaverah- Glad you liked it
Kasamba- One of the missing ones
Mia-I can’t eat a soup without.
Swiftthinker-if it’s to fill his belly, no
If it’s to provide him with nourishment, then yes.
Masmida-If you delete a few times, Sheila and Bert get the message.
Must gum-BTW way does must gum come as kasher le-Pessach?
Even you’re being spammed even with WV, then you can still disallow anonymous comments.
Sarah-Thanks for trying
Jameel-Did you test that theory?
G green-I don’t think so.
So did you deactivate WV?
The Red pen-Indeed it does, deleting a few spam message takes about 10 sec.
Emanuel ben zion- Glad you share my opinion.
Emah s-You’re welcome and thanks for setting a good example.
Eshet- Thanks for trying
Barbara-I didn’t even think about that, but it’s just another good reason.
Rebecca- Yeah that’s very annoying, but I think it became less bad, it’s worth a try.
Shop-Easier that way, the job is already done!
Moochy-Yes I can’t believe it, it’s a pleasant surprise.
I always post a pic and didn’t know which one was appropriate for this post, since we call the croutons “tidbits” at home, I chose this pic.
In a couple of days you’ll be among the first: )
Mata-I love it when people agree with me!thanks
Chasidshe- It’s a thought, I wouldn’t really know what rules to set, but it’s something to consider.
David-I’ve been a fan of you’re not resorting to using WVblog, since WV started.
Nemo-Or to spare the ones who leave comments the trouble of entering WV.
Shoshana-I wondered the same thing :)

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Pragmatician : 4:31 AM

I hate word verification because i usually don't get it roght the first time! Ever!! The letters are too squished together. I've noticed that if you leave it on for a bit and then take it off, the spammers don't come round anymore.

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Sara : 1:21 PM

yeah i agree i hate those word verifications, they really get you nervous. that's why i dont have it on my blog. the thing is i never really experienced any spam yet so i can’t really speak.

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Lucky Wolf : 7:30 PM

Loved your pic of "shkadei marak" (soup almonds)- there used to be a commercial here in Israel where a kid would pour a MOUNTAIN of those things over his soup. The voice-over said, "Sometimes the soup is just an excuse!"

I also hate word verification. I don't get that much spam, but I'll take it rather than force people to perform the tedious task of deciphering those hard-to-read letters and typing them in.

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JJ : 11:06 AM

ra'anana ramblings-That's a good punchline, and quite true as a matter of fact. I for one am not intersted in soup except when the almonds are available.

Thanks for stopping by and kol hakavod foor refraining from using WV.

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Pragmatician : 11:10 PM

Oh I didn't even know you disable word verification. I'll check it out.

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Miss S. : 7:15 AM

I just discovered your blog (well, not exactly 'just'). May I use that quote on my blog? I will link it to yours, bli neder.
Ok, ok, I can see that NOBODY likes word verification much; it is somewhat of a pain. I think I might disable it for my blog. Maybe I'd get more comments that way?
BTW, your blog is pleasant on the eyes and easy to read. And interesting! I wish I had started blogging b/4 Purim, b/c I have so much to say on the subject! But it is not timely anymore. Suffice it to say that my husband makes a FANTASTIC fried Purim star for mishloach manot! It's been our 'trademark' for years now...

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Lady-Light : 10:59 AM