people can't comment on my blog

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  ofyl · Member · May 31, 2012 at 11:44 am

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  People are reporting that they cannot comment on my blog – they are being asked to log in? They used to be able to comment. Did something change? (My settings are not requiring them to do that)
  Blog url: http://ofyl.wordpress.com/

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · May 31, 2012 at 3:54 pm

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  You can read about the Recent Update to Comments here > https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/recent-update-to-commenting?replies=4

  There’s more here as well:

  There is quite a bit of speculation here, and while I can’t address every single point, I’d like to point out that one of the many reasons behind this change was to provide greater control over your own identity within comments at WordPress.com.

  Anyone who knows your email address could have easily linked their comment to your account in a way that was indistinguishable from you leaving it, and you would have no way of knowing it or stopping them. Now comments linked to your account are always going to be from you. … read more > https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/you-must-be-logged-in-to-comment/page/11?replies=327#post-852388

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  ofyl · Member · May 31, 2012 at 5:22 pm

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  Thanks so much! That’s exactly the information I needed.

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  timethief · Member · May 31, 2012 at 5:30 pm

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  You’re welcome and best wishes.