Why can I comment without signing in?

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  michaeladdisonbearfan · Member · Jan 11, 2015 at 6:18 am

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  When commenting, I type in my email, and my username and website name comes up and I can post a comment without signing in. Why?

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

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  musicdoc1 · Member · Jan 11, 2015 at 7:39 am

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  Where are you commenting? On a WordPress.com website, comment settings are set by a website administrator at Settings > Discussion. It is not even necessary to have a WP account to comment on a WP website, let along be logged in, if the settings allow non-members to do so.

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  musicdoc1 · Member · Jan 11, 2015 at 7:40 am

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  let along = let alone :)

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  michaeladdisonbearfan · Member · Jan 11, 2015 at 8:25 am

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  It’s not a wordpress site. But that shouldn’t happen though, right? Don’t you always have to sign in to comment, especially on a non-wordpress site that permits wordpress users to comment? It was like that in the past.

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  musicdoc1 · Member · Jan 11, 2015 at 8:36 am

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  Other hosting service providers will have different rules. Sometimes you have to create an account to comment. Some websites might allow non-members to sign in under Twitter account to comment. You may have a choice which account you’d like to comment under, such as: Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Disqus, etc.