This new version of Blogger is making me crabby. Blogger kept nagging me every time I logged in to switch to their new improved thing, and so I finally did, and now I keep running into trouble. People can’t comment on my blog anymore as their logged-in selves if they still have the old version for their own blogs; they have to select “other” and type in their information that way if they don’t want to be anonymous. I can’t comment on old-version blogs as my logged-in self, either, but have to do the same work-around process. This is annoying, and should have been fixed before they went to the new version. I don’t know if I wish I’d never switched, or if I wish everyone else would switch. Either version is fine with me (I’ve noticed no improvements in the new version) as long as we’re all doing the same one. The commenting problem is silly.
As I understand it, this is part of the merge with Google. I happened to already have a Gmail account, but I wonder what happens if you don’t? Since you have to log in to the new Blogger with your Gmail information, do they let you sign up for a Gmail account if you don’t already have one? Usually Gmail accounts are invitation only. Well, if any of you need a Gmail invitation, I have some spares. Let me know if you need one.
Quite a few of the girls in my circle who use blogger, do not use bloggers comments. Haloscan provides a free commenting service and shows you where to put it in your code. I very rarely had problems with it.
I will have to look into this! I mean, when I am less lazy. I am a terrible procrastinator. But now the idea is in my comments, for me to go back to on the day when I think, “Hey, I need to look into that comment idea.” Thanks!