I’ve turned the comments off, permanently.
As much as I enjoyed letting people gain a “dofollow” link from this blog, and strongly advocate the use of “dofollow”, I personally don’t have the time to moderate posts like, “Thanks for such a nice information.I like it.” by someone just looking for a link and using daft “Name” text like, “Metal Buildings” just for the link benefit. Sadly, most comments are like that.
I know this blog is on lists of “dofollow” blogs, and I also know that people are outsourcing the task of posting on blogs such as these to India, Thailand and other exotic locations for probably two bucks per hour or a nickel per comment. I wouldn’t mind that if people read the posts and wrote thoughtful comments with their true Name and a keyword or two in the name section. What I object to is having to spend my time, which I value at $1,000 per hour, moderating rubbish comments. I’m not going to pay an outsourcer to moderate the rubbish comments either, that just seems like it would extend the problem.
So, comments are turned off. I will still post, and I hope you enjoy the content.