Replying to unwanted comment

aoyagifamily · Member · May 15, 2010 at 5:18 pm
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How to reply to unwanted comment if email does not work (email address provided was wrong)? What happen if I hit ‘reply’ without approving the comment? Will my reply appear on the thread?

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timethief · Member · May 15, 2010 at 8:57 pm
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Anyone who sent a comment containing bogus email address (common characteristic of spammers and trolls) does not deserve your concern not your response. Why click and approve the comment? Why reply to nit at all? I would delete it.
sl1k · Member · May 15, 2010 at 9:04 pm
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To answer your question your reply will not show on the thread if it’s not approved

Please note that when leaving a reply the comment is approved by default when the author makes a comment reply.
timethief · Member · May 15, 2010 at 9:06 pm
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@slikbonez
Well said.
aoyagifamily · Member · May 16, 2010 at 1:34 am
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Thank you, slikbonez.
I understand the first line. But the second line is ???. Would you explain more?
Do you mean that when I reply to the unwanted comment, the reply will not show up, but the unwanted comment will show up on the thread by default?
sl1k · Member · May 16, 2010 at 3:14 am
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No the unwanted comment will not show “your reply will show on the blog”
timethief · Member · May 16, 2010 at 4:28 am
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Setting the technical issues aside, why would you reply to an unwanted comment you are not going to post. that does not make sense to me. I would delete the comment and get on with my blogging.
sl1k · Member · May 16, 2010 at 7:21 pm
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@TT I’ve seen it where the blog author didn’t post the unwanted comment but posted a reply to tell the person off. (Rolls Eyes about unethical comment behavior)
timethief · Member · May 16, 2010 at 7:31 pm
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It’s not logical or IMHO ethical to publish a reply to a comment that doesn’t exist on the blog.

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