PLEASE COMMENT - Have You EVER Used The Added Feature Of My Subscribe To Comments Plugin??
The next post will have the results from the last post.
OK, I currently have 300+ subscribers to this blog and however many readers from the outside. I would like as many comments to this post as possible, even if you never commented before and may never again…it’s that important 
.
I am moving as quickly and diligently as possible to get the new DennisEdell.com/DSWM to open. I have installed the new, albeit bare, theme and am now installing plugins.
Now, if you’ve ever installed a plugin, you know that within a week of release there’s at least a dozen or more alternatives to the same damn thing. Being a certified (or is that certifiable?) plugin junkie, I spend a considerable amount of time choosing the best possible “version” to each one.
I LOVE my current subscribe-to-comments plugin for a cool extra feature it provides…it enables the visitor to subscribe to comments WITHOUT having to leave a comment first. A very handy dandy feature for those shy or busy readers that want to keep tabs on the comments before leaving their own, don’t-cha think?
Well for one reason or another, be it the new theme or the new version of WP or whatever, this plugin is now glitching. It’s a minor glitch and one we’ve all seen before, where the tick box is 10 feet to the side of where it should be…..minor but irritating; irritating to all hell for some of us.
I knew something was bound to go wrong, when I was informed the new WP 2.9 needs two plugins to make this one plugin work. Gotta love it when that happens, but I digress…
Sooooo I ask you, have you ever taken advantage of this feature? Would you like it to be available to you? If the response is a resounding NO, then screw it, I’ll search for a plugin that doesn’t glitch. If YES, then I’ll either deal with it, or try to find the glitch and fix it.
The fate of this cool plugin resides in your hands, what say you?
Some sharing of this post would be greatly appreciated. 
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December 31st, 2009 at 9:16 pm
I’ve only ever subscribed to a post where I was interested enough to leave a reply. If the post wasn’t good enough for that I’ve never bothered to subscribe.
In other words Dennis, if you were to ditch the plugin it wouldn’t bother me in the slightest.
Happy new year.
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 5th, 2010 at 9:20 am
@Sire,
I figured as much, you never struck me as the exceptionally shy type.
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Don Power Reply:
January 5th, 2010 at 1:40 pm
I’m with Sire on this one (Hey Sire!) . I only subscribe to a blog if I’ve left a comment. (See, there, I just did it!)
Don’t think you need to bother with this plugin Dennis.
Cheers!
- Don
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Sire Reply:
January 5th, 2010 at 5:13 pm
@Don Power, Attaboy Don, you tell him
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 5th, 2010 at 10:45 pm
@Don Power,
Hey Don, just to be sure we’re on the same page; this is regarding subscribing to comments on a particular post, not the blog as a whole..sorry but your comment confused me a bit. lol
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Don Power Reply:
January 6th, 2010 at 4:40 am
@Dennis Edell,
Yes - we’re on the same page. I would never sign up for comment updates unless I commented first.
Ditch it!
- Cheers!
- Don
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December 31st, 2009 at 10:06 pm
Ditch it; if no one comments first to receive comment responses, then it’s on them.
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 5th, 2010 at 9:20 am
@Mitch,
Wow, harsh man, harsh. lol
Mitch Reply:
January 5th, 2010 at 5:10 pm
@Dennis Edell, Maybe harsh, but perspicacious as well. From my perspective, if you’re not participating in the process, then you don’t get to have a say. That’s how I feel about voting; if you don’t vote, you abrogate the right to complain about anything.
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January 1st, 2010 at 6:13 am
Never used that function of the plugin. I only subscribe when I comment.
Andrew
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January 1st, 2010 at 8:18 am
ok
Dennis Edell Reply:
January 3rd, 2010 at 6:04 pm
@free beats,
OK what? You DO like it?
I did have to pull you from the spam pit though. please use a real or nick name in front of your keywords.
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 5th, 2010 at 9:21 am
@free beats,
OK what exactly?
January 2nd, 2010 at 5:43 am
I dont use it, so does not matter whether you ditch it or not
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January 2nd, 2010 at 6:50 am
Usually I’ll subscribe whenever I leave a question for webmaster, other than that, I really don’t bother.
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 5th, 2010 at 9:22 am
@steppinout,
Interesting, you don’t care to see what others think of your comments?
January 2nd, 2010 at 4:37 pm
I have used that feature a couple of times and I like it, I think it should stay
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 5th, 2010 at 9:23 am
@JR @ Internet Marketing,
Phew, I was hoping for at least one, thanks for coming through!
January 2nd, 2010 at 6:21 pm
Hey Dennis,
I doubt I’m much help as I comment regularly and haven’t had a need to subscribe to the comments without first commenting. Sounds like a cool feature, though.
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 5th, 2010 at 9:24 am
@Alan Mater,
It does, doesn’t it? Thanks man.
Alan Mater Reply:
January 7th, 2010 at 5:59 pm
@Dennis Edell,
I’m sure there are people that find a use for it. I’m just not one of them lol.
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 8:37 am
@Alan Mater, Love the honesty.
January 2nd, 2010 at 8:26 pm
I generally only subscribe if I leave a comment too, so I probably wouldn’t miss it.
Out of curiosity, did it have a way to manage subscribers to where you could see if a lot of people used it?
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Ari Herzog Reply:
January 2nd, 2010 at 8:48 pm
@Kikolani, my answer to Alan is the same as yours; and I had a similar question.
Alan, I’d keep it. The more options for conversation/learning, the better. If no one uses it after 3 months, nix it.
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Alan Mater Reply:
January 3rd, 2010 at 3:12 pm
@Ari Herzog,
Hi Ari,
I wasn’t implying in any way that Dennis get rid of it. Just that I haven’t used the feature myself.
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 5th, 2010 at 9:25 am
@Kikolani,
Excellent question, I’ll check that section and get back to you.
January 2nd, 2010 at 8:54 pm
Subscribe to comments is extremely helpful for those who comment a lot.
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 5th, 2010 at 9:26 am
@Gabe | freebloghelp.com,
Very true and a plugin EVERY blogger should install first. However this post is regarding a specific feature that comes with this particular STC plugin.
Gabe | freebloghelp.com Reply:
January 5th, 2010 at 9:34 am
@Dennis Edell, Sorry, I completely missed the specific feature part. I must’ve been half asleep when I was reading this.
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 5th, 2010 at 9:39 am
@Gabe | freebloghelp.com,
No problemo! And your input is…..(such a PITA ain’t I?) lol
January 2nd, 2010 at 9:11 pm
Not a big feature to me, I have never subscribed to comments without adding a comment myself.
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 5th, 2010 at 9:27 am
@Tycoon Blogger,
Thanks for the input buddy. (Please try to remember to watch the name field.
)
January 2nd, 2010 at 9:20 pm
Hmmm…ok!!
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 5th, 2010 at 9:28 am
@bee,
OK what exactly?
January 3rd, 2010 at 12:29 am
What is the reasons that you need more comments
Dennis Edell Reply:
January 5th, 2010 at 9:29 am
@Eddy Tembilung,
There are MANY reasons to want/need comments. This post however is regarding one particular subscribe to comments plugin.
January 3rd, 2010 at 12:32 am
So what is your main blog? New on or this one? Just subscribed to this one too. Thanks
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 5th, 2010 at 9:30 am
@Tinh,
Everything from here is going to be moved the DennisEdell.com which will become my main blog…stay tuned for the move news so you can then subscribe there.
January 3rd, 2010 at 12:36 am
You should post more articles concerning WP 2.9. Happy new year.
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 5th, 2010 at 9:33 am
@CF,
Welcome to the blog! Please watch the name field in the future. I need a real or nick name in front of any keywords.
I purposely haven’t posted on 2.9 because EVERYONE else has. lol I would just be rehashing info.
January 3rd, 2010 at 4:09 am
I can’t ever remember subscribing to comments without commenting. If it was that interesting to me I would subscribe to the entire feed. I’ve seen the option on many blogs but never considered using it. What’s the point really, don’t we subscribe to comments mainly to see what response we generated with our comments? If you can’t get it working kick it to the curb, no one will notice. That’s right, I said it
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 5th, 2010 at 9:33 am
@Brian D. Hawkins,
Well OK, as I replied to Sire, you’re not exactly the shy type.
January 3rd, 2010 at 6:09 pm
No, I usually do not; I only subscribe for posts if I ever subscribe to anything, but that is mainly because my lack of time.
Keep up the good work.
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January 4th, 2010 at 2:29 am
To be honest, I never heard of that plugin before. I think that I am going to wait for the review of others.
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 5th, 2010 at 9:35 am
@Carmina Topacio,
No matter which one, a subscribe to comments plugin is a MUST for all blogs.
January 4th, 2010 at 11:57 am
To be frank with you, I’ve seen less than 1% of the blogs I visit use that feature. Note, blogs and NOT news sites. I would say ditch it as it just isn’t worth it. This isn’t because everyone else isn’t using it, but if the mass doesn’t use it, you know that it isn’t something that is required.
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 5th, 2010 at 9:36 am
@Static | ahnternet,
Interesting distinction and well taken point between blogs and news sites, thanks for the input and welcome to the community!
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January 5th, 2010 at 10:20 am
Never used that function of the plugin !!
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 5th, 2010 at 10:37 am
@Wenger,
Thanks for the input and welcome to the blog!
In the future, please add a real or nick name in front of your keywords; I had to pull you from the spam pit.
January 6th, 2010 at 3:17 am
I like to subscribe when I wants an answer from front party for my questions.
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 6th, 2010 at 10:25 am
@neelmoney,
Thanks!
Please try to remember to include a real or nick name in front of keywords, such as - name@neelmoney -
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January 7th, 2010 at 7:28 am
@Donanim Haberi,
Thanks for the input and all the comments, I appreciate it!
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January 8th, 2010 at 4:52 am
It’s depend on the type of content. If that content worth enough to make a conversation and follow it then I never hesitate to subscribe.
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 8:34 am
@Arafat Hossain Piyada,
Thanks for the input and welcome to the blog! I just left a comment at your place and it disappeared…I sent you an email through your contact form.
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Arafat Hossain Piyada Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 10:43 am
@Dennis Edell, Because your comment catch by Akismet as you use post link in website field. That is a bad practice and can add your site on Akismet spam list. So, beware friend.
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 12:46 pm
@Arafat Hossain Piyada,
Actually it’s an advised practice and done for years, I’m not really sure why Akismet would suddenly start picking that up now.
Ah well, it happens I guess.
Dennis Edell Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 12:49 pm
@Arafat Hossain Piyada,
It’s not the post link, I just took it out to reply to your reply and still ended up gone.
Arafat Hossain Piyada Reply:
January 9th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
@Dennis Edell, It’s look like your url is on Akismet spam list. I think you should ask other Wordpress blogger to make it sure.
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 9th, 2010 at 7:04 pm
@Arafat Hossain Piyada,
Have you actually SEEN me on this list? If so, can you tell me where to find it?
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Arafat Hossain Piyada Reply:
January 9th, 2010 at 10:26 pm
@Dennis Edell, As I told you, all your comment automatically put into my spam box, I’m quiet sure you are in blacklist. You should ask other webmaster to confirm it. If they confirm this issue then you should contact Akismet team - http://akismet.com/contact/ You can read an example note here - http://azeemkhan.info/2008/how-to-get-off-of-akismet-blacklist/ Hope this will clear everything to you. Akismet don’t like post link on URL field and you do it regularly and that’s the reason for this blocking. Take the necessary steps buddy.
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 10th, 2010 at 3:32 am
@Arafat Hossain Piyada,
I’ll ask, but if true then that’s brand spankin new, lol. I’ve been doing it for years as have many bloggers that value deep-linking.
Dennis Edell Reply:
January 11th, 2010 at 10:16 am
@Arafat Hossain Piyada,
Well, I got a reply from Akismet, take this as you will because it just confuses me even more…..
“Akismet isn’t a blacklist. Your comments may not be accepted on some blogs - each of our users teaches Akismet what types of comments they do and do not consider to be spam.”
Arafat Hossain Piyada Reply:
January 11th, 2010 at 11:45 am
@Dennis Edell, I just have an advice for you, you should stop your old practice if you don’t want to go spam box directly. Blogger usually don’t love such practice so as Akismet. Use your home page URL from now and I hope within a month they will lift that spam tag from your site.
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 11th, 2010 at 2:14 pm
@Arafat Hossain Piyada,
Honestly, always linking to just the homepage is a bad idea. if individual bloggers have an issues with posts, then they can say so; it’s not Akismet.
January 9th, 2010 at 4:03 am
Hiya Dennis! I personally feel that you should ditch the plugin. And here’s to a funtastic 2010 to you and all your blog readers! MAy it be the best one ever, folks!
Dennis Edell Reply:
January 9th, 2010 at 11:11 am
@Jaq @ Net Age Web Design, Same to you and yours my friend!
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January 11th, 2010 at 6:46 am
Hey Dennis, sorry for the late reply - Xmas, New Year and snow-related travel issues intervened - email is OK on the blackberry but bit of a pain to navigate and post on blogs at times!
I HAVE used this feature occasionally, but it would NOT bother me at all if it went away. I’d suggest binning it!
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 11th, 2010 at 8:24 am
@Matt Chatterley, Better late then never, since I haven’t decided yet; thanks for the input and happy new year!
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January 14th, 2010 at 5:40 pm
I would subscribe to the entire feed. I’ve seen the option on many blogs but never considered using it.
Thanks
Dennis Edell Reply:
January 15th, 2010 at 10:04 am
@kanishk, Please use a real or nick name in front of your keywords and no linking within the comment itself unless it is relevant to the post.
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January 15th, 2010 at 10:43 am
I never take advantage of this feature! I also saw an option on many blogs but I ignored!
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 15th, 2010 at 12:05 pm
@Ines, Thanks for the input and welcome to the blog!
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January 21st, 2010 at 10:16 am
Frankly, I used this less than 20 times since I noticed it as sometimes it spam my inbox, replyme is the best
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 21st, 2010 at 5:45 pm
@Tinh, It is good, but it only sends email to those that replied directly to the commenter…I prefer to see all comments place on a post.