Le Livre d'Or

Having said all of that, I wonder if Ande's idea isn't the best (regardless of what format you choose to go with for the blog). If it was still public with no comments, but you cross-posted entries in a private forum, you could allow people to respond and discuss in a controlled/private environment, but still keep the blog itself public. I'm not sure how much extra work that would be for you, but if it was negligible I would say that's the best option for running your site the way you have and seem to love, but keeping the riffraff at bay.

Just wanted to take the time to say hi to everyone and get to know people a little. We look forward to contributing to the community.

Sincerely,
Alcock and Associates
2 North Central Avenue, 26th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85004
(602) 989-5000
alcocklaw.com

Just wanted to take the time to say hi to everyone and get to know people a little. We look forward to contributing to the community.

Sincerely,
Alcock and Associates
2 North Central Avenue, 26th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85004
(602) 989-5000
alcocklaw.com

I hate to see us lose your input but I wonder if simply publishing articles with no comments enabled and having a members-only forum wouldn't be a good compromise. There's something about the immediacy of the response form and the lack of accountability available from anonymity (oh, hypocritical me) that seems to encourage people's awfulness.

I hate to see us lose your input but I wonder if simply publishing articles with no comments enabled and having a members-only forum wouldn't be a good compromise. There's something about the immediacy of the response form and the lack of accountability available from anonymity (oh, hypocritical me) that seems to encourage people's awfulness.