Right now the ability to post comments freely is shut down. You must be a registered user at this moment in order to comment.
I was doing registration manually for a while.
I now have a self registration process in place. CLICK HERE.
I will have to approve the registration, which I do on my own schedule.
If you sent a request for registration and did not hear back, drop me a line.
I am working the bugs out of this registration feature.
There may be a time when I open up free commenting again… and/or shut it off.
Registering and logging in can help you avoid the headache.
UPDATE 1643 GMT
Since putting up this post a little while ago, a couple dozen people have registered. It seems to be working properly.
UPDATE 2040 GMT
BTW… if you decide you are not going to provide the information I ask for, I might decide not to approve your registration. Most of what I ask for is not going to be displayed on the blog even if you do decide to comment.
UPDATE 3 Aug 1256 GMT
Quite a few of you have registered. I will keep checking during the day to sign you in.
UPDATE 1839 GMT
Folks, I am not just sitting at my computer hitting the refresh key. I am going to have to review and approve the registrations as is convenient for me. I am trying to review them and approve them in blocks.
UPDATE 7 Aug 1432 GMT
I find that when people have included something in their biographical blurb, which doesn’t appear on the blog when and if they comment, I am able more quickly to approve their registration. FYI. Also, I tend to delete right away people who think they do not need a username, or who simply put initials in the first and last name spots.
UPDATE 11 Aug 2145 GMT
Quite a few of you have registered. Remember…if you register, you have to wait for me to approve the registration. I look at them pretty often, but I am not always looking.
Thank you, Father, and it’s good to have you back. Prayers at 3pm Pacific for you, in response to your request.
Thank you for the enhancement, Father. As a point, when I tried signing in on the confirmation, I kept receiving a “Invalid username” message that appeared to be keeping me from signing in, but then I received the “confirmation of the confirmation” and here I am. It seems as if the Sunday afternoon computer gnomes, are hard at work. Oremus Pro Invicem.
Just checking to see if it works, and it appears to be working. Thank you very much Fr. Z
Thanks, Fr. Z. Appears to work very well on this end.
Thank you, Fr. Z!
Fr Z, you have been tolerant and moderate in your restrictions. Thank you for that, and for only imposing restrictions at a minimal level.
Thanks, Fr. Z. This is great, hopefully with only registered users allowed to post comments will remain sensible and informative.
Thank you, Father Z. I will try to behave!
Thank you, Father, for allowing me to participate. :-)
Thanks Father Z. The comment areas have been useful information for me. I appreciate all you do.
Good to have u back in the states. I did enjoy your choices of restraunts and foods.
There has been – in my view – a great improvement in the quality of the comments here of late… now that drive-by trolling is no longer possible (and blocking all the more easy and effective), I imagine that the comment culture here will be radically different than it was. While I have noticed great improvements over the past number of months, this has so far gone far above and beyond them, and things shall hopefully stay this way.
Father, I appreciate your allowance of my participation here, and also for your continued and effective efforts in creating and improving a good, Catholic culture in your comboxes.
I recall one post of yours, Father, which I believe was posted at the start of Lent in this year, wherein you reposted a letter of departure of someone who was (quite justly) upset with the standard combox fare. I hope that it is or already has proven safe for said unhappy person to return, and I hope that if he or she does or has already done so, that there has and will be no further scandal.
I am just checking this out too. All appears to be well. Thanks, Father Z.
Thanks for letting me on board, Father.
Apparently I’d already registered. Or e.e. cummings did so for me. Thanks, Father. And e.e.
Apparently I also had already registered, at some point. This will prevent me from making comments from my work computer , I think, but that’s just as well, really. If this saves you some annoyance, it is worth it.
Susan Peterson
Yay!!! It worked! I’m so very very very happy. Thank you Fr. Z!
Thanks Fr.!
Thank you Fr Z – just testing it now.
Deo gratias!
Many thanks and prayers, Father.
Thanks and God Bless
Thanks, Father!
I got in OK! And am delighted to be able to post comments again! I hope this feature makes the blog easier on your time Fr. Z!
Thank you, Father!
Already registered when you were still in the UK, Father Z!
Thanks!
May this will keep the ‘trolls’ out!
Just a test and a thanks for an excellent site!!!
Michael Val
We are GO for comments, Padre!
Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.
Thank you Father! Process was smooth and prompt–and it works!
Feels good to have my voice back..Thanks Father, Look forward to reading the comments of many others from all over the globe again..
I had to laugh when asked to type in the above anti-spam words. Mine was “anti-airport”. Yes, a necessary evil they seem to be.
Thank you for allowing me to register, and a very blessed Year of the Priest to you, Father.
I’m grateful for your website and for the opportunity to register, Father Z.
May God continue to bless you and your work.
Woot.
Post! Haha.
Fr. Z – WordPress said to tell you there’s a new version out! lol. ;-)
Irishgirl wrote:
May this will keep the ‘trolls’ out!
:) I *was* reflecting on how much more peaceful it is, around here… somewhat like a beautiful museum in an off-hour…
Thanks, Father!
Hurrah, I’ve been approved! :D Thank you, Father.
Father you sound as if the instant gratification crowd/generation is a bit impatient….
Thank you, Father.
Ooooh!!! It worked! Thanks, Father! :)
Thank you for this blog, Father. Many prayers…
Thank you Father.
Three Hail Marys have been offered for your blogging ministry.
Thanks Father!
Thank you so much Father!
Thank you Father for providing this interesting and informative forum where I can always count on being challenged and learning something, even when I don’t agree with some posters. At least now perhaps the most egregious trolls will not get in the way, but as with most “fixes” of internet annoyances, the relief may be short-lived…we keep changing spam filters at work, only to be infiltrated again some months later.
Thanks Rev. Fr. For the voice. Your blog is one of my “daily must read” though to be hnoest, I seldom comment unless there’s something that I feel I can contribute, but most of the time, your readers would have already said something along the same line of thinking, so why bother to repeat. Anyway.. continue the good work and I definitely will continue to visit this rather enligthening blog.
God Protect and Preserve you.
Testing. Oh joy!
Just wanted to test this. Thank you, because I apparently needed manual intervention. Suggestion: How about a thread for nothing other than testing. Kind of like this is turning into :)
Thanks Father
Testing… Gratias agimus…
Thanks, Father, just to test.
I wish everyone, especially priests, a Happy Feast of St Jean-Marie Vianney.
I know I’ve already made a comment here, but…
Happy Feast of St. Jean-Marie Vianney, Father Z!
And thanks for your ‘comment’, paladin!
Thank you Father Z! Your blog is required daily reading for me.
Thank you, Father Z, it works.
Thank you Father, it’s working.
God Bless you +
Thanks Fr. Z!
I finally was able to log in. I am not sure what the problem was but I was in some kind of word press purgatory where I kept asking for my password and when I clicked on the verification, it kept telling me I had an invalid key. Whatever, it’s working now!
Thank you, Father, for my activation. I promise to always follow the Golden Rule when posting.
Many thanks, Father. Even though the anti-spam words don’t appear now, I hope I will always bear in mind the “THINK BEFORE POSTING” one!
Awww…I actually sort of enjoyed reading (and laughing at) some of the ridiculous things people would say! (It was half the reason I read this blog… tee hee…)
Well, I’d logged in a long time ago, and am just testing to see if I’m still able to comment. Glad you’re on top of things, Father.
Maria
Thanks, Father.
Thank you FatherZ for letting me in. I look forward to reading you Blog daily.
Oh, my gosh!!! Thank you Fr. Z. I am a so very grateful “Amish” Catholic grandma! I love this blog.
Ahhhh, “in” again. Thank you Father.
Just testing my login, too. Thank you, Father Z, for my favorite Catholic blog. You have done so much to foster my faith, and in turn, that of my five young sons.
Hallelujah I’m in, thanks, Father!
Welcome back, Tina. Glad you survived the wild west. We’ve missed you.