Comments on: Reference Question of the Week - 11/19 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2006/11/21/reference-question-of-the-week-1119 or, The Hitchhiker's Guide to Fear and Loathing at a Public Library Reference Desk Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:29:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: herzogbr http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2006/11/21/reference-question-of-the-week-1119#comment-960 herzogbr Thu, 30 Nov 2006 15:16:56 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=22#comment-960 Curses... foiled again. However, you'll be happy to know that since adding the math requirement, spam comments went down to forty-one. That's a fifty percent drop - which means that not <i>all</i> spammers can add. Besides, I always have my delete key. Curses… foiled again. However, you’ll be happy to know that since adding the math requirement, spam comments went down to forty-one. That’s a fifty percent drop - which means that not all spammers can add. Besides, I always have my delete key.

]]> By: Liz http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2006/11/21/reference-question-of-the-week-1119#comment-908 Liz Thu, 30 Nov 2006 01:44:51 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=22#comment-908 EIGHTY a DAY??? Wow. That's incredible. So is one of those new spam-proofing tools solving math problems? I had to solve 0+8 to be able to post this comment. If you can read this, I must have solved it correctly (my first grade teacher will be so proud). If I had known you could remove posts I would have had you erase that "men under the desk" post long ago. Good luck with the spam filters. All this work--I'm so proud of all of you regular blog-keepers. You make it look easy. EIGHTY a DAY??? Wow. That’s incredible. So is one of those new spam-proofing tools solving math problems? I had to solve 0+8 to be able to post this comment. If you can read this, I must have solved it correctly (my first grade teacher will be so proud). If I had known you could remove posts I would have had you erase that “men under the desk” post long ago.

Good luck with the spam filters. All this work–I’m so proud of all of you regular blog-keepers. You make it look easy.

]]> By: herzogbr http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2006/11/21/reference-question-of-the-week-1119#comment-859 herzogbr Wed, 29 Nov 2006 04:45:30 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=22#comment-859 Sorry - I spent Thanksgiving with my family in Ohio, blissfully away from the computer. As for comments, I'm sure every blog is different. I use <a href="http://www.wordpress.org" rel="nofollow">Wordpress</a>, which does allow me to moderate/delete comments manually or based on keyword filters. Since I'm new at this, my filter is still quite porous, hence the slog of spammy comments recently (plus me being away from the computer and unable to remove them). Currently, I'm getting about 80+ a day. But I did notice that <a href="http://www.librarian.net/stax/1905" rel="nofollow">Jessamyn</a> recently mentioned a <a href="http://lordchaos.dominatus.net/wordpress-plugin-challenge" rel="nofollow">spam-proofing tool</a>, which I am going to look closely at as soon as I get caught up. Sorry - I spent Thanksgiving with my family in Ohio, blissfully away from the computer.

As for comments, I’m sure every blog is different. I use Wordpress, which does allow me to moderate/delete comments manually or based on keyword filters. Since I’m new at this, my filter is still quite porous, hence the slog of spammy comments recently (plus me being away from the computer and unable to remove them). Currently, I’m getting about 80+ a day.

But I did notice that Jessamyn recently mentioned a spam-proofing tool, which I am going to look closely at as soon as I get caught up.

]]> By: Liz http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2006/11/21/reference-question-of-the-week-1119#comment-706 Liz Sun, 26 Nov 2006 04:40:16 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=22#comment-706 What, no Thanksgiving post??? ;) Actually, I have a technical question for all you experienced bloggers: Say someone uses your blog to post ads or something (this is, of course, <a href="http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=10" rel="nofollow">purely hypothetical</a>). Can you remove comments as you choose, or are the posts a permanent fixture once submitted? What, no Thanksgiving post??? ;)

Actually, I have a technical question for all you experienced bloggers: Say someone uses your blog to post ads or something (this is, of course, purely hypothetical). Can you remove comments as you choose, or are the posts a permanent fixture once submitted?

]]> By: herzogbr http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2006/11/21/reference-question-of-the-week-1119#comment-414 herzogbr Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:05:39 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=22#comment-414 Yep, that's true of many things - the perpetual trouble with signage. But one problem with my library is that we stick the tax forms just about as far away from the front door as possible, tucking them back in a corner. This year, right near where people come in, I'm going to try to make a large tax display with tax forms and instructions, the <a href="http://www.wiley.com/go/jklasser" rel="nofollow">Lasser tax books</a>, handouts, and, most of all, a very large sign that says "Tax Forms." We'll see how that goes. Yep, that’s true of many things - the perpetual trouble with signage.

But one problem with my library is that we stick the tax forms just about as far away from the front door as possible, tucking them back in a corner. This year, right near where people come in, I’m going to try to make a large tax display with tax forms and instructions, the Lasser tax books, handouts, and, most of all, a very large sign that says “Tax Forms.” We’ll see how that goes.

]]> By: Kate http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2006/11/21/reference-question-of-the-week-1119#comment-410 Kate Tue, 21 Nov 2006 14:41:00 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=22#comment-410 Man, I don't miss those tax forms. People would walk right past them to the reference desk to ask where they were. Man, I don’t miss those tax forms. People would walk right past them to the reference desk to ask where they were.

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