Surfing (And Commenting) By Proxy
by Jason Kenney
Oh, look, another blogging ethics kick. But I’ll keep it brief.
I can understand people surfing the web using proxy services. Don’t want folks to know what you’re doing and all that, that’s fine, privacy rules. But commenting by proxy just stinks to high heaven.
J’s Notes will not allow proxy comments. I’m sorry. You can comment anonymously, that’s fine, but if you use a proxy, you’re hiding a little too much and I won’t have it here.
Just as blog posting should be above the board, so should comments. Those participating in the conversation should be honest if they hope to be heard.
Comments
Interesting…how do you do it?
Well, the way my comments are set up is that any time an IP first posts I have to approve it to make sure it isn’t spam. Wordpress shows me the IP of every post and next to it a bit more data. Most of the time proxies come out and say “proxy” somewhere in that data. Or I can click on the IP or use WhoIs to get more information. If anything says proxy, it’s outta here.
It’s a bit of extra work, for sure, but worth it in my opinion.