I am turning off commenting on my blog

Okay, I’d like to make an official announcement that I will be closing down commenting on my blog.

The decision was made because I’ve been receiving more spam comments than legitmate ones and it’s taken too much of my time to filter them out.

However, this does not mean that you can not leave a “comment” really.  This just means that the only way to “comment” on my blog is through trackbacks.

Let me explain what a trackback is.

Imagine 2 bloggers, Ben and Jerry.

Now, let’s say Ben posts something interest his blog, and Jerry wants to leave a comment on Ben’s blog post, but also wants Jerry’s readers to know that he has left a comment on Ben’s blog.

Jerry can achieve this by making a post on his blog and trackback to Ben’s blog.

If both Ben and Jerry are using Wordpress blog platform, Jerry can simply insert a link back to Ben’s blog post and Ben will be notified of a trackback.

Now, Jerry’s readers can follow the link to Ben’s blog post, and Ben’s blog post will show a trackback in the comments section of the post.  Essentially this becomes a reciprocal link.

If you would like the official definition of a trackback, click here.

Having that said, please use trackbacks to leave a comment on my blog!