Who can post? Who can comment? And what's up with this Kilroy dude?

In case you've missed it, we had a strange visitor to our blog, who left a comment on Jonna's Glamour Shot post. I didn't remove it because even though it was a shameless attempt at self-promotion, he also included a bit of flattery (okay, so it was B.S., but still...) and actually took the time to write something that specifically mentioned our blog. Also, his blog actually has stuff on it and is well-written (no, I'm not endorsing it). Spam blogs, or splogs, on the other hand are nothing but links to other sites and are intended to generate advertising or pay-per-click revenue from people clicking on the links on them.

To set the record straight, anyone can comment on our blog as long as they do the word verification step. This discourages outright spammers because it's a hassle to do this when you're spamming blogs a hundred at a time. And it encourages interaction among the blogging community and any friends of the family that might drop by.

One last thing on the topic of posting - you don't need to "sign" your posts. Every post and every comment you make automatically includes your name, or the blogger ID name you created, at the end of your post or comment. You can change what displays if you like. Just go to "Edit Profile" from the Blogger Dashboard and look under the "Identity" heading for a field labeled "Display Name." It's separate from your Blogger username so you can change it if you want and it won't affect your login.